Following the road untraveled: from source language to translation to localization

Author

Ledet, Denise ; Bailie, Rahel Anne

fYear

2005

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

39

Abstract

A-dec Inc. is a dental equipment manufacturer headquartered in Newberg, Oregon. A 40-year leader in the dental products industry, A-dec™ has targeted the international market as their growth market. The change in scope has brought with it the recognition that the A-dec Technical Communications team must address how to align their content to support an international audience, as well as clearly communicate the company´s core values. The process has been ongoing and dynamic as new discoveries occur. They faced the challenge of understanding the differences between translation and localization, which started their education in the area of necessary requirements for competing in the international marketplace. This case study discusses their journey towards creating a globalized product.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; content management; dentistry; globalisation; product development; technical presentation; A-dec Incorporated; dental equipment manufacturer; dental products industry; international marketplace; source language; technical communications; Content management; Dentistry; Documentation; Educational products; Globalization; Manufacturing industries; Marketing and sales; Product development; Production; Professional communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 2005. IPCC 2005. Proceedings. International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9027-X

Electronic_ISBN

0-7803-9028-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494157

Filename

1494157