Arabic website globalization (G11n) is a two-step process, including Arabic website internationalization (I18n) and Arabic website localization (L10n). Website internationalization deals primarily with the functionality of a website, enabling back-end technologies to function or support any language and locale, in this case, Arabic. Localization deals primarily with the front-end or linguistic and cosmetic aspects of a website, including locale-specific content, cultural correctness, translations, and site design.

Whether your project is simple (such as a straight HTML-based Arabic website) or complex (such as a dynamic, database-driven Arabic web application), the website internationalization process is the first step in ensuring your website’s global interoperability. During Arabic website internationalization, any language- or culture-specific assumptions in your website’s code base is “neutralized”; your website will then be primed for efficient localization into Arabic.

Your localization company should have solid experience in handling Arabic website internationalization issues, including:

• Reviewing and analyzing the source website.
• Ensuring the support of the bidirectional (right-to-left) writing system used by Arabic.
• Resolving issues related to Arabic address, time, date and numerical formats,
• Externalizing text strings for ease of Arabic translation.
• Website testing, including bug reporting and fixing.

You will need to provide your localization company with the following information, collectively referred to as a “Website Internationalization Kit.” This information allows your localization company to analyze your website and to determine its Arabic internationalization requirements.

This kit includes:

1)      URL of the website(s).

2)      Any passwords or login instructions.

3)      Summary of website architecture.

4)      Summary of any technologies and/or development tools used to develop the website.

5)      Any source code for the website including HTML/XML, web-driven applications, applets, database servers, multimedia products such as FLASH presentations, and web applications such as online calculators or surveys.

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