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RE: [xliff] RE: "none of the market leader TenT companies has signed on to the XLIFF standard "

  • 1.  RE: [xliff] RE: "none of the market leader TenT companies has signed on to the XLIFF standard "

    Posted 07-28-2008 20:20 
    











    


    Hi Bryan, Doug,
    


    


    I had a look at this blog and they appear to be talking about a
presentation by Jost Zetzsche. While I was not at the conference, I know Jost
very well. He regularly asks the question ‘Why isn’t everyone using
XLIFF?’. He is likely to be suggesting that translation companies should
be much more enthusiastic about XLIFF. I understand the point that most of the
big translation companies are actually using XLIFF and many were involved in
creating the standard (Lionbridge, SDL, Moravia) but I think a more important
point is being raised here about the bind which translation companies have when
it comes to technology.
    


    


    Thanks,
    


    


    Peter.
    


    


    


    


    From:
bryan.s.schnabel@tektronix.com [mailto:bryan.s.schnabel@tektronix.com]
    
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:07 PM
    
To: ddomeny@ektron.com; xliff@lists.oasis-open.org
    
Subject: [xliff] RE: "none of the market leader TenT companies has
signed on to the XLIFF standard "
    


    


    


    


    


    Hi Doug,
    


    


    


     
    


    


    


    Thanks for sharing this with us.  I did not attend, but I find
this line of thinking interesting (surprising).  I'm more on the
implementer's side of the XLIFF picture.  I wonder if some of the TC
members from the tool or LSP side want to comment, or comment on the
blog.  I'd love the chance for us to comment on companies that have signed
on to the XLIFF standard.
    


    


    


     
    


    


    


    Thanks,
    


    


    


     
    


    


    


    Bryan
    


    


    


     
    


    


    


    -----Original Message-----
    
From: Doug Domeny [mailto:ddomeny@ektron.com]
    
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:53 PM
    
To: xliff@lists.oasis-open.org
    
Subject: [xliff] "none of the market leader TenT companies has
signed on to the XLIFF standard "
    


    All,
    


    


    I
found this statement in a blog… (http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2008/07/21/news-from-the-ata-tcd-conference/)
    


    


    "For
example at present, none of the market leader TenT companies has signed on to
the XLIFF standard that allows the exchange of bilingual files between
tools."
    


    


    Now,
I agree the XLIFF adoption is very low (most translators I deal with have never
heard of it), but I know that some are using XLIFF.
    


    


    Thought
some of you might wish to comment on the blog. It might help XLIFF adoption.
    


    


    Were
any of you present at the conference mentioned?
    


    


    -Doug


  • 2.  Re: [xliff] RE:"none of the market leader TenT companies has signed on to the XLIFF standard "

    Posted 07-28-2008 20:53 
    On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:20:01 +0200
"Peter Reynolds"


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