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2. ELECTOnline  Overview  Goals  Components  Team / Resources  Technology  Procedures  Q & A

3. 3 Overview  European Localisation Exchange Centre http://localisation.ie/research/projects/Elect_Project_Web/http://localisation.ie/research/projects/Elect_Project_Web/  EU funded project as part of the EU eContent program http://www.hltcentral.orghttp://www.hltcentral.org  I nformation, support and access to the latest technology on the web portal for the L10N industry beta version available on http://electonline.ie/http://electonline.ie/

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

5. 5 Components  4 Executive Briefings (2003) in Germany, Greece, Czech Republic, Spain  2 Foundation Courses held in four countries (2003) oDevelopment of Global Web Sites (I18N) oL10N 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. 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. 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. 8 Components – cntd.  Localisation Europe Newsletter  Proceedings of Expert Workshops  Localisation Europe Yellow Pages

9. 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. 10 Team / Resources  Project team consists of oProject Coordinator Reinhard Schäler o1 Project Manager o4 researchers o3 professionals oBowne Global Solutions as L10N partner  Support from the industry is required oExpert Council oLRC Industrial Advisory Board oWeb developers, L10N companies, SW companies etc.

11. 11 Technology  Web portal oLinux server ocoded in Perl and HTML  LOTS oWindows 2000 server o10 Windows 2000 clients oVMware for OS emulation oGhost images for fast restoration after testing oSeparate firewall to the internet oRemote access being evaluated

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

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