Upgraded WorldServer Translation Software Due

Idiom Technologies Inc. this week will announce upgrades to its WorldServer translation software.

The WorldServer 8 software platform, available in June, will provide advanced import and export capabilities into translation tools to validate terms.

Idiom added support in WorldServer 8 for industry standards, such as TermBase eXchange (TBX), an open XML-based standard for terminological data. The changes are desgined to enable new functionality that could improve terminology import processes.

Idiom also said it re-architected the translation to improve performance, making it easier to import and export into large databases. Other support includes J2EE, Java, Web Services, XML, DITA, TMX/TBX and XLIFF; and standards, such as Windows, UNIX, , Documentum, Interwoven and TRADOS.

WorldServer executives said the software was initially built for billion-dollar companies that spend more than $1 million on translating documents accompanying hardware, software and other products, but they claim it has begun to attract smaller enterprises.

Pricing for WorldServer starts at $75,000, and is based on the number of users and requirements.

Idiom has 80 employees and is based in Waltham, Mass. Idiom says it supports a range of customers including Adobe Systems, AutoDesk, Baxter Healthcare, eBay, General Motors, Motorola and Oracle. Idiom competitors include SDL International, Lionbridge and Transware

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