SDL Translation Management System

SDL Translation Management System

Unify the Translation and Localization Supply Chain

The SDL Translation Management System (SDL TMS) enables corporations to centralize multilingual assets into a single virtual repository.  Any new content that needs to be translated is analyzed against the repository.  Previously-translated content is automatically delivered back to the user, while any new content requiring translation is delivered seamlessly down the translation supply chain for human translation -- ensuring high-quality content is delivered into every language efficiently and accurately.


In today's business environment, maintaining a consistent global presence is proving harder than ever. With the increasing use of the internet, customers are demanding a higher level of service with a more local approach. The SDL Translation Management System is the heart of a Global Information Management solution. By closely integrating with existing content management applications, SDL TMS manages the process of taking approved content, localizing it and making it available for a global audience -- automating many manual processes and driving the reuse of existing multilingual assets.

Many of today's top global organizations realize that a tactical approach (simply applying more resources) is not a scalable solution. Innovative companies are using SDL TMS as a strategic solution to better support their globalization initiatives, while driving down overall costs.

Benefits

SDL Translation Management System provides today's global organizations with unique features that help to deliver global information faster. Enabling companies to provide an enhanced customer experience, increasing customer satisfaction and ultimately generating increased revenues from global markets by:

  • Automating manual labor-intensive processes
  • Eliminating unnecessary manual steps
  • Increasing translation throughput
  • Shortening time-to-market of both content and products

SDL TMS can improve quality and consistency of localized content by:

  • Enabling efficient localized content reuse
  • Enforcing usage of approved company terminology and language
  • Ensuring translations conform to strict quality criteria
  • Adhering to legal requirements
  • Supporting global branding

Designed as an on-demand hosted application, companies can achieve a rapid ROI by:

  • Deploying in weeks, not months or years 
  • Connecting existing systems via web-based user interfaces 
  • Supporting industry standards like XML, TMX and DITA 
  • Scaling to support all translation requirements by using a proven XML architecture

AMD is continually looking for innovative ways to make our Internet marketing campaigns sizzle with regional content for our global visitors and customers. To keep up with the pace of change for our global Web sites, we are optimizing our project management and content supply chain using outsourced and in-house processes managed by the SDL Translation Management System. This gives us the flexibility to automate or outsource part or all of the process to achieve faster time-to-market for our global content.

Shannan Kurz, Global Internet Marketing, AMD

Features

SDL Translation Management System 2007 provides greater management visibility through real-time reporting of performance metrics for continuous process improvement. Centralized translation memory (TM), terminology and dictionaries, combined with automated QA checks, leverage the maximum from your global information assets.  A tight integration of authoring and content management with translation assets ensures previous translations are reused wherever possible. Solution features include:


  • Industry-leading translation memory and terminology management
  • Existing content database maximizes content reuse
  • Complete project management
  • Process and task automation
  • Vendor and multi-vendor support and management
  • Quality assurance
  • Support for SDL Trados tools and user portals delivers for both online or offline translation
  • Real-time management reporting
  • Support for industry standards
  • Hosted or on-site deployment

Technical Details

SDL Translation Management System 2007 has been designed to enable seamless integration with both existing Enterprise Content Management and Web Content Management systems, providing a continuous process from content creation through to final publication. Some partner applications being used by SDL customers include solutions from:
  • Astoria Software
  • Day Software
  • EMC Documentum
  • IBM
  • Interwoven
  • Microsoft
  • Red Dot Solutions
  • Tridion
  • Trisoft
  • Vasont
  • XyEnterprise

Case Studies

Many companies are using SDL TMS as the heart of their GIM solution. In each case, they are reducing the time and effort needed to support a global market while dramatically reducing their localization costs. To see the detailed benefits that they are achieving, view one of the case studies listed below: 

More Information

To find out more information about the SDL Translation Management System, click one of the links below:

Solution Brief

GIM solution Brief

SDL global information management solutions are successfully helping market leaders, spanning every major industry including automotive, technology, retail, finance, government, and life sciences. With SDL, enterprises meet the challenges of global market participation head-on, achieving superior international market performance, brand recognition, customer adoption rates, and lifetime customer value.

Product Brief

SDL TMS Product Brief

Global information powers the global enterprise. It drives decisions, facilitates communications and supports commercial transactions.