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FREE WEBINAR: How to initiate a localization project using TMS
(Translation Management Systems)
Translation Management Systems (TMS) are making inroads to
enhance localization processes, communications and meeting
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localization and don't know what TMS is.
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Nabil Freij: President, founder and owner of GlobalVision
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University. He has worked for 20 years in the hardware,
software, and localization industries. Freij has traveled
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and quoted. You can read Nabil's blog on http://globalvis.blobspot.com
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NEW! MadCap Software Announces New Releases of Mimic and Lingo
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Mimic V2: Communicate Visually
Create fully editable, interactive movies that show how a
software application or system works.
* Several output formats to choose from:
* Microsoft® Silverlight (New)
* Adobe® Flash®
* Adobe® AIR (New)
* Mimic Movie Format
* PDF (New)
* XPS (New)
* Full Integration with MadCap Lingo for seamless
* translation and localization (New)
* Seamless integration with MadCap Flare
* Cross-product variable support
* And much more
Easy to Use
As the author, you can produce simulations, presentations,
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1. Record
You choose how you would like to capture your movie:
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3. Distribute
You pick the output format: choose from one or more of the
output formats mentioned above, or output straight from your
operating systems command line. If you are a Flare author,
embed the movie in your Flare project.
Easy to Access
Your users can view and listen to demonstrations; interact
with simulations; or read through presentations, using the
Mimic movie viewer or their familiar Internet browsers.
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MadCap Lingo V1.5 Now Available
Reduce Translation Costs and Time-to-Market
MadCap Lingo is the most integrated authoring tool and
translation memory system the industry has ever seen. Never
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New in Version 1.5:
* Integration with Mimic, Capture, and X-Edit
Taking the power of translation and localization beyond the
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* Find and Replace and Find-in-Files search
Advanced tools to rapidly update multiple instances of
common strings.
* Improved Diff Project creation
Now interim releases of documentation projects can be
streamlined making the process faster and more efficient.
* New keyboard shortcuts
Increase localization speed and focus.
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