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About Globalization
Globalization is the process of preparing your organization—at all levels—to do business internationally.
Globalization encompasses many aspects. These links will help you learn more about the process.
What’s involved?
Learn the terms and processes involved…
Why should I globalize?
Learn about the business opportunity globalization represents…
How do I know if I'm ready?
Learn what it takes…
How do I globalize my website?
Learn how to globalize websites…
What about support?
Learn how support builds global brand loyalty…
The Best International Web Support Sites >
The seven habits of effective globalizers…
Learn the characteristics of successful needed to successfully take you content to international audiences…
The Globalization Industry Primer
Need a quick overview of globalization?
How do I successfully maintain quality when outsourcing globalization?
Learn how to develop quality practices in an outsourced environment…
Globalization Ethics
What ethics requirements are globalization professionals expected to abide by?
Translation Memory (TM)
Translation Memory allows you to reuse translations, saving time and money…
Terminology management
Managing the terms you use lowers cost, improves support, and builds global brand…
Global Translation Management Systems (GTMS)
GTMS is the interface between content management and translation…
What is localization? Internationalization? Where can I learn more?
The best place to start is our Globalization Industry Primer, which is available in a number of languages...
I keep seeing abbreviations like GILT, L10N, I18N, G11N, etc. What do they mean?
GILT stands for Globalization, Internationalization, Localization and Translation...
Can you supply me with evidence that internationalization saves companies money?
Proper internationalization reduces the cost of subsequent localization by about 50% and reduces the time needed for localization by about half…
