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Global Content Management System Selling products globally requires a different approach/philosophy. For one, you have to think about global access to source content that is vital to product life-cycle. For example, if you’re selling products in 10 countries, you will need a solid implementation of a global content management system for sharing source content in […]

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Accurate Intellectual Property Translation If your company has intellectual property to be translated, including patents and copyright materials, you need more than the average translator. These types of translations require one of the right expertise to produce a quality and legally sound product. Your translation needs to be acceptable to the patent offices of both countries

Financial Translations Translators With the increasing globalization of business and many companies holding offices in multiple countries, there is a need for everyone to receive the same information. This is especially important for any departments dealing with finances in a corporation. Because of this, the demand for financial translations has increased drastically. Financial translations require

EPIC Translations’ founder, Mostansar Virk, will be featured in the “Michigan Entrepreneur” TV show to be aired in Bloomfield Hills, MI and surrounding areas on Thursday March 10th, 2011. Mr. Virk will discuss EPIC Translations and its impact on the local economy. He will additionally provide insight and useful advise for new entrepreneurs looking to

Translation Errors It was realized that translation errors occurred in a Free Trade Agreement between Korea and the European Union. This was the second set of errors found in the document. It was first reviewed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, where errors were found and corrected. After those corrections were made, it

There’s a new initiative(Pharmacy Translation Initiative) being pushed in New York to provide language assistance in all chain pharmacies to those residents who don’t speak English. Many citizens are not able to read or understand a pharmacist’s instructions of their medications. Nisha Agarwal, director of the Health Justice Program, reveals that 88% of pharmacists see

President Translation Mix-Up : Between President Obama and Chinese At a news conference this past Wednesday, between President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao, there were some translation mix-ups, causing great confusion between the two leaders. There was not simultaneous translation from English to Chinese for Hu Jintao, as thought by President Obama. When both

A regional dialect is not a distinct language of its own, but a variety of language spoken by a certain region of a country.  Take into account that regional dialects are of utmost importance when translating a document, thus it is also necessary to express to your Translation Service Provider if you require a specific

Machine Translation Software on Smartphone Quite a few companies have released Machine Translation Software for various smartphones and tablets in order to provide on-demand translation service.  In some instances, you can take a photo on your phone and send it to a server where it will provide you the translation in your desired language. In

Did you know that EPIC Translations is a partner with SDL Corporation? What does this mean for you? Well, first you should know who SDL Corporation is. They are the “world leader in Global Information Management providing software to help corporations create and maintain all multilingual content.” How does this help you? SDL Trados is

In these difficult economic times, a change in career or a supplemental source of income is sometimes necessary for many.  One avenue for one to explore is the translation industry.  “U.S. News & World Report” lists translator/interpreter as one of the 50 best careers in 2011.  Demand for translators is growing rapidly as the translation

On January 12, Google released a revised version of its Google Translate for Android Application. The service was already allowing translation via text for 53 different languages and translation from voice to text in 15 languages. The new revision allows two users in close proximity, speaking different languages, to converse back and forth entirely through

Benefits of outsourcing your translation needs To Translation Companies Consider the following scenarios: Does your company have operations in multiple countries? Does your company have patents that you’d like to file in other countries? Does your company outsource manufacturing to other countries? Is your company involved in a legal dispute in another country? If you answered

Human translators quite often wonder why would anyone use machine translations?  Larger companies quite often wonder why can’t machine translations be made better?   As simple as this sounds, we can not underestimate the complexities involved when deciding which option to consider.  To begin with, I think it’s important to define machine translation. It is