May 3 2012 in Arabic to English, Farsi to English, language recognition software, Latest News, machine translation, Pashto to English, speech recognition software, Urdu to English by admin
Voci’s Language Identification Technologies to Enhance Automated Speech-to-Speech Language Translation.Voci™ Technologies Inc. has announced that it has been selected by the United States Army to develop a prototype system to perform language ide…
May 2 2012 in Latest News, medical interpreting, medical translation, over the phone interpreting, telephone interpreting by admin
A 911 dispatcher in Orlando, Florida is under investigation for not transferring a Spanish-speaking caller to a language translator in a local food truck slaying Mireya Maria Averado, 65, was shot and killed during a robbery of her food truck early Sun…
May 1 2012 in Google Translate, Latest News, machine translation, MT, statistical machine translation by admin
Google has announced that its popular language translator service Google Translate now boasts 200 million monthly users, many of whom are accessing it outside the U.S. and via mobile devices.Six years ago Google first announced their approach to statis…
Apr 26 2012 in Armenian language, English to Armenian translation, Latest News, Los Angeles election, translated voting ballots, translating election materials by admin
LA City Council members seek to add the Armenian language to the city’s election materials and ballots, which are already provided in six languages besides English.The Los Angeles area is home to the largest population of Armenians living in the United…
Apr 25 2012 in language interpreter, Latest News, polish medical interpretating, polish medical translation, translation professionals by admin
A Polish man from Lancashire in the United Kingdom dies in custody due to critical “failings” by police, medical staff and a language interpreter.Bogdan Wilk, a 54-year-old resident of Preston, was being detained at a police station following his a…
Apr 24 2012 in language translation, Latest News, literature translation, published translations, UNESCO, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization by admin
Marking World Book and Copyright Day, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) highlights the importance of translation to ensuring that everyone has access to the tremendous potential of books.UNESCO ch…
Apr 19 2012 in emergency room interpreting, language interpreting, Latest News, limited English proficiency, medical interpreting, over the phone interpreting, professional interpreter by admin
A new study suggests that having professional language translators for non-English speaking patients in hospital emergency rooms can help limit potentially dangerous miscommunication, the consequences of which could even be life threateningThe study, c…
Apr 18 2012 in bing translate, ebook, English text to speech, Latest News, machine translation, PDF by admin
E-reader’s update version 5.1 includes a landscape reading option, support for more languages, and a new instant translation feature Amazon has just announced an update to its Amazon Kindle Touch 5.1 OS. The new firmware allows you to quickly and eas…
Apr 18 2012 in automatic speech recognition, language interpreting, Latest News, machine translation, spoken language translation by admin
Annual scientific workshop offers the opportunity to evaluate, develop and test speech recognition and machine translation technologyThe International Workshop on Spoken Language Translation (IWSLT) is a yearly scientific workshop, associated with an o…
Apr 13 2012 in good enough translation, human translator, language translation, Latest News, machine translation by admin
While machine translation may increase productivity by providing systematic and quick translation turnaround times, only humans can ascertain the suitability of a translation for a particular audience or culture.With the increasing popularity and acces…
