The San Francisco Aids Foundation (SFAF) and and the Los Angeles LGBT Center has a new fan. New San Francisco resident CSOFT International is sponsoring employee Nate Denny in the AIDS/LifeCycle Ride 2015, a 545-mile (877km) bike ride, down from San Francisco to LA from May 31st – June 6th . Of course, he has the […]
BookBub, American Eagle Outfitters, Alibaba. These are three companies that are showing that expansion is the only way to survive in today’s competitive business world. This week in the news, we highlight all three as they make aggressive moves to reach global markets.
The highly anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron has left movie-goers in China with a range of emotions, ranging from confusion to irritation, and for some even resulting in waterworks. The bafflement, however, is not regarding the movie itself, but rather in the translation of it. As some of the translations are being released online, it’s […]
Meet Leila Saphariny, one of CSOFT’s newest staff members. Born in North Korea to a Laotian mother and a Jordanian father, Leila is the epitome of a Third Culture Kid (TCK), a term used to describe people who have spent a significant portion of developmental years in a culture different than their parents’. For Leila, […]
Companies looking to expand internationally will need an determine the best translation option for their business and an overall localization strategy to help them achieve their goals. But many businesses are often paralyzed by the many translation options available to them. Depending on the company’s financial capability, number of languages to be translated, and the complexity of […]
Imagine living with the constant fear of death every time you eat. In today’s edition of Wacky Word Wednesday, we will explore one of the most life-threatening jobs in the world. Pregustator [pri-GUHS-tay-tuhr] -nounA forestaste; A person whose job is to taste food or drink before it’s served (Esp. in ancient Rome)
All countries have global brands; they’re famous for something. Germany is incredibly efficient, Norway has terrific social services, the United States is a hotbed of innovation. Most developed nations seem to have a lot of things to brag about, but those who are less developed usually have far fewer.
This week in the news, Guandong factories are having robots replace workers. Tens of thousands of employees are being replaced, with more plans to become entirely robot run. BMW furthers its localization efforts into India by increasing their parts production in Chennai. And finally, 3D printers become even more handy and are used to create space […]
More and more mobile users are realizing that most mobile apps are a hassle; they simply clutter mobile screens and waste of valuable bandwidth. And app creators are starting to question whether they should make apps to begin with. That’s because as the number of mobile apps has exploded on both the Apple Store and […]
While wearable technology products and smartphone apps to monitor your every move are already widely available, it makes you wonder what kind of gadgets 3D printing will be able to produce next. The answer is simple: whatever you want. Watches no longer solely tell the time; they now have James Bond-esque capabilities, meaning there’s no […]
At the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America Conference held in Chicago last week, CSOFT had an opportunity to share its expertise on content localization through a presentation entitled “No Puns Allowed: Writing and Managing Content for Your Global Audience.” CSOFT’s James Davidson and Marisa Chavarria, the main speakers of the sessions, said it had a great […]
Pack your bag and get ready for an adventurous journey for today’s Wacky Word Wednesday, a weekly celebration of the wackiest and most interesting words from around the world! This week’s word is, you guessed it, Hegira! Hegira [hih-JYE-ruh ]-nounA flight to escape danger; a journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or […]
