2. Overview Goals Components Team / Resources Technology Procedures Q & A
Oct 9, 2002
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Overview
Goals
Components
Team / Resources
Technology
Procedures
Q & A
Angelika Haas, LRC, University of Limerick

3. Overview
European Localisation Exchange Centre
EU funded project as part of the EU eContent program
Information, support and access to the latest technology on the web portal for the L10N industry beta version available on

4. Goals
Focus point for eContent providers and users, SMEs, business branches new to L10N and academia
Web portal will provide reliable information on
good practice for eContent development and L10N
easy access to know-how and technology
guidelines on linguistic and cultural customisation
enhance visibility and recognition of this industry in Europe and world-wide

5. Components
4 Executive Briefings (2003) in Germany, Greece, Czech Republic, Spain
2 Foundation Courses held in four countries (2003)
Development of Global Web Sites (I18N)
L10N of eContent including cross-cultural aspects
2 Expert Workshops to get input and advice from the Expert Council (in conjunction with the conferences)
2 Localisation Europe Conferences 2002 and 2003)

6. Components – cntd. Localisation Tools Showcase
Showcase and research of the latest L10N tools and technology
Industry and academia will have free access to a dedicated lab during the duration of the project
Benchmarking
Compliance testing
Remote access to save resources (under evaluation)

7. Components – cntd.
European Localisation Best Research Award (annual) Industry sponsored award for the best research publication on eContent I18N and L10N
European Localisation Scholar (bi-annual) Industry sponsored scholarship programme based on competitive proposal submission by post-grad researchers at European third-level institutions
Europe’s Best Global Web Site (annual) Industry sponsored for Europe’s most innovative web site in relation to multilingual / multicultural issues

8. Components – cntd. Localisation Europe Newsletter
Proceedings of Expert Workshops
Localisation Europe Yellow Pages

9. Components – cntd. Web portal for the eContent and L10N industry
Concise information and access to latest technology
News, Events, Technology, Learning, Community, Business, Publications, Discussion Board etc.

10. Team / Resources Project team consists of
Project Coordinator Reinhard Schäler
1 Project Manager
4 researchers
3 professionals
Bowne Global Solutions as L10N partner
Support from the industry is required
Expert Council
LRC Industrial Advisory Board
Web developers, L10N companies, SW companies etc.

11. Technology Web portal LOTS Linux server coded in Perl and HTML
Windows 2000 server
10 Windows 2000 clients
VMware for OS emulation
Ghost images for fast restoration after testing
Separate firewall to the internet
Remote access being evaluated

12. Procedures
LOTS
Access via the server allows you emulate any of the main OS on the PCs linked to it …
… run any of the installed localisation tools on the selected OS …
… test their suitability for your requirements …
… and above all, evaluate new tools available.
Use them with “real” sample files provided by the industry in various formats, or use your own samples to get real results.
Remote access will save valuable resources and allow for fast evaluations
BIG THANKS to all supporting companies!

13. Thanks for your attention
Q & A
Thanks for your attention
Questions?