GlobalSight

From 1997 to 2005 it was called Ambassador Suite and was developed and owned by GlobalSight Corp. that according to Red Herring magazine was one of the "ten companies to watch" in 1999.{{cite web |author=John Freivalds |url=http://www.infomanagementcenter.com/enewsletter/2009/200902/fourth.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713031344/http://www.infomanagementcenter.com/enewsletter/2009/200902/fourth.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-13 |title=Globalization Software Goes Open Source |publisher=Infomanagementcenter.com |date=2008-12-16 |accessdate=2013-09-21 }} In 2005, Transware Inc. acquired it and continued its development. In May 2008, Welocalize{{cite web |url=http://www.welocalize.com/ |title=welcome |publisher=Welocalize.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-21 |archive-date=2020-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125224223/https://www.welocalize.com/ |url-status=live }} acquired Transware and GlobalSight. In January 2009 after replacing the proprietary technology used in the product (workflow, database, object relationship mapping, middleware, directory management and scheduling) with open source components Welocalize released version 7.1.

The Steering committee formed by representatives of the main companies currently involved in the project are listed here.

• Stephen Roantree from AOL
• Mirko Plitt from Autodesk
• Jessica Roland from EMC Corporation
• Frank Rojas from IBM
• Daniel McGowan from Novell
• Martin Wunderlich{{cite web |url=http://www.MartinWunderlich.com |title=Martin Wunderlich's Blog | Language, localisation, translation, technology |publisher=Martinwunderlich.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025170410/http://www.martinwunderlich.com/ |archive-date=2018-10-25 |url-status=dead }}
• Melissa Biggs from Sun Microsystems
• Tex Texin from XenCraft[http://www.ccjk.com/language/website-localization/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128140748/http://www.ccjk.com/language/website-localization/ |date=2014-11-28 }}[Human Translation Services]
• Reinhard Schaler from The Rosetta Foundation
• Phil Ritchie from VistaTEC
• Sultan Ghaznawi from YYZ Translations{{Cite web | url=http://www.welocalize.com/english/technology/globalSight.aspx | title=Technology Innovation in Neural Machine Translation and Automation | access-date=2010-04-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429053836/http://www.welocalize.com/english/technology/globalSight.aspx | archive-date=2010-04-29 | url-status=dead }}
• Derek Coffey from Welocalize{{cite web |url=http://www.welocalize.com/ |title=welcome |publisher=Welocalize.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-21 |archive-date=2020-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125224223/https://www.welocalize.com/ |url-status=live }}

In December 2008 there were four Language Service Providers involved in the project: Afghan Translation Service, Applied Language Solutions, Lloyd International Translations and VistaTEC.{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.fiercecontentmanagement.com/story/first-open-source-translation-management-system-coming/2008-12-17 |title=First open source translation management system coming |publisher=FierceContentManagement |date=2008-12-17 |accessdate=2013-09-21 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191328/http://www.fiercecontentmanagement.com/story/first-open-source-translation-management-system-coming/2008-12-17 |url-status=dead }}

According to the Translator and Reviewer Training Guide{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsight.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=103&Itemid=12 |title=Document Details | Translator GlobalSight Training |publisher=Globalsight.com |date=2009-04-23 |accessdate=2013-09-21 |archive-date=2013-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922175051/http://www.globalsight.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=103&Itemid=12 |url-status=live }} and the GlobalSight vs WorldServer,{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsight.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=22&Itemid=12 |title=Document Details | GlobalSight vs. WorldServer 1.0 |publisher=Globalsight.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-21 |archive-date=2013-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922175048/http://www.globalsight.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=22&Itemid=12 |url-status=live }} the software has the following features:

• Customized workflows, created and edited using graphical workflow editor
• Support for both human translation and fully integrated machine translation (MT)
• Automation of many traditionally manual steps in the localization process, including: filtering and segmentation, TM leveraging, analysis, costing, file handoffs, email notifications, TM update, target file generation
• Translation Memory (TM) management and leveraging, including multilingual TMs, and the ability to leverage from multiple TMs
• In Context Exact matching, as well as exact and fuzzy matching
• Terminology management and leveraging
• Centralized and simplified Translation memory and terminology management
• Full support for translation processes that utilize multiple Language Service Providers (LSPs)
• Two online translation editors
• Support for desktop Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tools such as Trados
• Cost calculation based on configurable rates for each step of the localization process
• Filters for dozens of filetypes, including Word, RTF, PowerPoint, Excel, XML, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, JSP, Java Properties, Frame, InDesign, etc.
• Concordance search
• Alignment mechanism for generating Translation memory from previously translated documents
• Reporting
• Web services API for programmatic access to GlobalSight functionality and data
• Although a plugin called Crowdsight intended to extend the functionality and support crowdsourcing, GlobalSight was found not suitable to support crowdsourcing processes that depend on redundant inputs.{{cite book|title=Assessing Support for Community Workflows in Localisation. |volume=99 |pages=195–206 |publisher=Springer |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-28108-2_20 |series = Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing|year = 2012|last1 = Morera|first1 = Aram|last2=Aouad |first2=Lamine |last3=Collins |first3=J. J. |isbn=978-3-642-28107-5 }}

In 2011, Globalme Language & Technology{{cite web |url=http://www.globalme.net/globalsight-saas |title=Globalsight SAAS |publisher=Globalme |date= |accessdate=2013-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207153830/http://www.globalme.net/globalsight-saas |archive-date=2014-12-07 |url-status=dead }} released an open source plugin which connects the back end of a Drupal or Wordpress website to GlobalSight. Publishers can send their content directly to GlobalSight using this CMS plugin.

Drupal CMS

In 2014 Globalme and Welocalize published an open source Drupal plugin to provide integration capabilities with the Drupal TMGMT translation management plugin.

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{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.globalsight.com/ GlobalSight official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201094902/http://www.globalsight.com/ |date=2011-02-01 }}
• [http://cmswithtms.net CMSwithTMS Drupal & Wordpress translation plugin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017225901/http://cmswithtms.net/ |date=2011-10-17 }}

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