The Adams Company

Application Globalization

About the Client

WorldInquiry.com provides “end-to-end” global Web market research services for technology and B2B clients. WorldInquiry.com is a user-driven Web research solution that automates virtually all aspects of the research process. 

WorldInquiry.com has created, hosted, posted, tabbed, and reported results for dozens of Web surveys on topics ranging from global trends in Java and telecommunications to program preferences for the Playboy Channel.  Clients include InformationWeek, EE Times, the Channels group (Var Business, CRN), the former Communications Week, IDG, Ziff-Davis, the Wall Street Journal, and Business Week.

Results

“Our web application had several mission critical internationalization and localization issues which Globalization Partners handled. They provided solid guidance and a methodology to both internationalize and localize our survey application”, says John Adams, President of WorldInquiry.

“GPI’s instructional skills facilitated a tremendous amount of knowledge transfer to our team, which was a prerequisite to the engagement.”

About the Project

Globalization Partners International (GPI) provided internationalization and localization consultation and services in order to fully globalize WorldInquiry.com's survey application.

The Internationalization (I18N) services included completing a:

  1. Discovery
  2. Assessment
  3. Implementation
  4. Testing

Upfront education on I18N and L10N was provided to WorldInquiry’s development staff, as well as a full review and analysis of their source architecture, design, development and build processes.

The Localization (L10N) services included:

  1. Localization Kit Review, Analysis and Preparation
  2. Project Kick Off Meeting
  3. Subject Matter Training and Research
  4. Glossary and Terminology Development
  5. Cultural Correctness Assessment
  6. Translation, Editing and Proofreading of User Interface, HELP and Documentation Content
  7. Localization of All Graphics & Screen Captures
  8. Builds
  9. QA/Testing according to Client's Requirements
  10. Client Review and Approval

 

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Client:
The Adams Company
Service:
Application Globalization
Platform:
Proprietary CMS
Languages:
Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Spanish
Tools:
HTML, ColdFusion, SQL, Photoshop, Trados 5.5

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