| |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
| Articles |
|
| ›› |
03 October, 2006
Argentina – a reality check
Argentina is growing in demand as a place to do Spanish translations. The country has all key fundamentals for becoming an industry leader for translation and localization, but is it really the promised land…? Time for a reality check!
read more››
|
|
 |
|
| ›› |
02 October, 2006
Not just a pretty website
When buying translation and localization services you have an almost unlimited number of suppliers offering their services. Most likely you only need one, or at least no more than one per language or region.
read more›› |
|
|
|
| ›› |
05 May, 2005
A balcony with a view to the future
Ever since the early days of my localization career in the mid 1980’s, generating ideas and challenging concepts have been important factors for finding my space in the industry. It is typically “thinking out of the box” that creates the opportunities for real change which occasionally leads to significant improvements in terms of direction and mindset. Other times ideas are less revolutionary, but still valuable for bringing about process improvements, a better work environment, etc. Of course, what may seem like a great idea at the time can also prove to be flawed or simply not gain traction for whatever reason, thus leading to nothing at all, but such is the nature of creativity.
read more›› |
|
|
|
|
| Press releases |
|
|
|
|
| ›› |
3 March, 2010
Oracle selects IFL
Oracle Corporation’s Worldwide Product Translation Group (WPTG) has selected Idea Factory Languages, Inc. (IFL) as a translation partner for Spanish speaking markets across the world. The decision to work with IFL was made in December 2009 following a detailed assessment and selection process. Project activities are already under way and work will continue over the coming months. The initial project will include new content translation as well as adaptation of existing translations to ensure an end result which is appropriate for users in different Spanish speaking countries. The use of a single Spanish version facilitates optimized efficiency in development and maintenance and was an important consideration in partner selection.
read more›› |
|
|
|
| ›› |
1 November, 2008
Idea Factory Languages reorganizes life sciences service
Idea Factory Languages, Inc., the leading Latin American language services company, announces a reorganization of its life sciences unit following two successful years of development.
Dr. Nestor Flaster, who has played an instrumental part in setting up and developing the solution since its start, has left his role with IFL to return the clinical research industry and a new career opportunity. During his tenure, IFL’s life sciences unit developed from an initial focus on English to Spanish high quality translations to also cover English to Brazilian Portuguese and back translations from Latin America’s two leading languages into English. Clients span the life sciences industry and include pharmaceuticals, clinical research organizations, and scientific publishers. IFL’s growth in the life sciences vertical has enabled an expanded team of specialized linguists as well as medical experts to secure a solid team structure going forward.
“We expect our life sciences unit to keep growing at a fast pace and play a key part in consolidating IFL’s leading position in Latin America’s translation and localization industry”, comments CEO Teddy Bengtsson.
read more›› |
|
|
|
| ›› |
21 January, 2007
IFL opens production center in Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Idea Factory Languages, Inc., the regional leader for translation and localization services, is pleased to announce the opening of a new production center in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The new facility will greatly increase capacity and capability for projects into Brazilian Portuguese and underlines IFL's position as the number one language services provider in Latin America. “To the best of my knowledge, it makes us the only LSP with production centers in the two key language markets of the continent”, says CEO Teddy Bengtsson.
read more›› |
|
|
|
| ›› |
01 September, 2006
IFL on the move
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Idea Factory Languages, Inc., the regional leader for translation and localization services, is moving its production center to new office premises on 1st September 2006 to enable the company to meet projected growth. The new facility is located in the heart of the city's business district, only a few blocks away from its previous office, and will almost double existing workstation capacity as well as improve general facilities.
read more›› |
|
|
|
| ›› |
12 July, 2006
Idea Factory Languages announces service for life sciences translation
Idea Factory Languages, Inc., a leading latin american language services company, announces the official launch of a dedicated function to provide top quality translations from English to Spanish for the life sciences industry. Sectors covered include medicine, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology and healthcare. The new initiative builds on the company's success in other vertical markets, such as technology, engineering, business & finance, and consumer industries, among others.
read more›› |
|
|
|
| ›› |
30 June, 2006
IFL reports continued strong growth
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Idea Factory Languages, Inc. completed its third year of operation on June 30, 2006. Company revenues increased 106% from the previous fiscal year, alongside growing gross and net profit margins, confirming IFL's transformation from small start-up to leading regional language services provider in three years.
read more›› |
|
|
|
| ›› |
19 January, 2005
Idea Factory Languages introduces service offering for French to Spanish
Idea Factory Languages, the Buenos Aires based language services supplier, announces single-point solution for translation and localization from French into Spanish. The new language combination complements the successful introduction of German to Spanish in the second half of 2004. IFL aims to offer clients a reliable and scalable structure built on the same principles - fully qualified resources, proven processes and state of the art technology in an enterprise environment.
read more›› |
|
|
|
|
| ›› |
19 January, 2004
Idea Factory Languages advances service offering for German to Spanish
Idea Factory Languages, a Buenos Aires based language services supplier, reports a solid response to its single-point solution for localization from German into Spanish. In the second half of 2004, the company successfully delivered more than half a million words in this particular language combination, and expects to grow this substantially in 2005. Projects completed cover a variety of subject matter areas, including software manuals, websites, and IT product brochures.
read more›› |
|
|
|
| ›› |
07 January, 2004
Localization Professional of the Year joins Idea Factory Languages
Idea Factory Languages, the Argentina based offshore localization services supplier, is strengthening its management team by appointing Fiona Agnew as Client Relations Manager. Ms. Agnew was voted Localization Professional of the Year in February 2003 by peers and industry colleagues in the ClientSide Excellence Awards. She has more than 10 years of localization experience from both the client and vendor side of the business, and most recently held the position as Vendor Development Manager with Novell Inc. In her new role with IFL, she will be responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction with the company's services. Her duties will include designing and managing a scalable project management system as well as to oversee all customer facing functions in the company.
read more››
|
|
|
|
| ›› |
14 April, 2003
Idea Factory Languages, Inc. opens door for business
New translation and localization service provider launches website and announces production readiness
Idea Factory Languages, Inc. offers translation and localization solutions to clients who target products and services for the global marketplace. The company combines cost efficiency with the highest service levels and aims to become a true value adding supplier to customers worldwide. It brings a unique concept to the market by having its business headquarters in an offshore location, with tight integration to a production center in Argentina, currently one of the most cost competitive locations in the world.
read more›› |
|
|
| White Papers |
| ›› |
10 October, 2008
Which flavor of Spanish?
Should you use a neutral Spanish or local Spanish dialects? It depends on your needs, budget and objectives, but let us try to guide you in terms of knowing what your options are and explain how IFL can deliver in a way that will help you meet both quality and cost objectives. As our production center for Spanish is in Argentina, it is important you know how we handle the different variants of Spanish and ensure that all deliverables are appropriately targeted. With close to 30 in-house Spanish language specialists dedicated to assuring the highest quality standards, supported by a network of tried and tested external resources to add scale and flexibility, our capability and capacity is truly second to none. In 2006 IFL processed more than 15 million words of translation, editing and proofreading into Spanish.
read more›› |
|
|
|
|
| ›› |
10 October, 2008
Buying language services in Argentina
Argentina is becoming increasingly popular as a location for sourcing Spanish language services. The country has a well educated population overall and strong translation resources in particular thanks to the many universities featuring translation programs. A high level of cost efficiency as a legacy from its financial meltdown a few years back provides another key advantage. This remains significant and looks set to remain a plus point for the foreseeable future, although you some gradual erosion over time seems inevitable. Inflation figures in excess of 10% annually is starting to put pressure on costs, especially for larger companies as office rentals and employee overheads are increasing even faster. Still, a convenient time zone for collaboration with both Europe and North America, as well as a strong cultural alignment with those locales, promises to ensure Argentina continued to offer a compelling story when it comes to translation projects.
read more›› |
|
|
|
|
|
|