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Written by Michael Reimer
“How do I find the right language service provider for my company?” Are you the decision-maker for organizing translations in your company, and are you faced with the task of optimizing external resources? Are the translation volumes and the number of required language pairs increasing? Is the requirements profile becoming more and more diverse? In addition to translations, do you need interpreters, video localization, or proofreading of translated texts for quality assurance? Then it really makes sense to rethink and reorganize the language services for your company. There are many ways to find a new service provider, one of which is through a call for tenders. But is a call for tenders worth the effort, and how do I tackle the issue so the right provider is actually found in the end?

Any new product intended for a wider audience than just local users should be translated into certain languages of regional markets. PC games are no exception, and their localization must adhere to a range of rules. Along with accuracy, their translation also requires end-to-end adaptation and fluency as perceived by native speakers of the target language. Additionally, hard character limits may be imposed on individual text segments to ensure that their translation fits within assigned margins, is correctly broken into lines, and more. It is also essential to check the entire translated text directly in the game to ensure it is appropriately placed in the context of specific situations and gameplay elements. This is the multifaceted work that Janus Worldwide’s Game Localization Department handles.

The R&D team has successfully completed a project to create a clearly structured vendor evaluation system that enables more objective assessments to be carried out. This then helps to refine the selection of vendors for subsequent projects, improving the quality of the work produced.

LQA (Language Quality Assurance), is the final, but important step in any successful localization project, whether it is a game, instruction manual, website, etc. Customers are entitled to and expect high-quality results for their projects.

The life sciences industry is one of the most complex and international sectors in today’s global marketplace, so the ability to collaborate and communicate across cultures and languages is critical.