Of course we will do more than just translate the words in your software, document, or website. We will take whatever file format you give to us and return a translated version for each target language in the same format. There should be no need for you to copy and paste text between other formats for us to be able to work with it.

We also routinely test localized software and format translated documents. We can edit graphics, take new screen captures for each target language, and record localized audio. SimulTrans will do whatever is necessary to provide a fully localized product, document, or website that you can release internationally. Or, we can just do the translation and you can take care of the rest. We’re totally flexible.

Pretty much all of them. We were translating into 110 languages 25 years ago and can handle even more now. Tell us what you need and we will take care of it. Or, just let us know where your users are located and we can help you figure out what languages and variants are appropriate.

The ten most frequently requested languages are Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Italian, Russian, and Dutch, in that order.

SimulTrans' translators are full-time professional translators, mostly located in the countries of their respective target languages. The majority work in offices together where they can collaborate.

All our translators have a minimum of five years of professional translation experience and hold higher-education degrees. They are subject-matter specialists who focus solely on translating content for their areas of expertise. We would never ask a translator to translate a medical device brochure one day and then a set of database software strings the next.

Just like our other staff members, SimulTrans’ translators are very stable, working with our company for an average of seven years. There are even a few still around from the company’s inception in 1984.

SimulTrans has amazing technology that you (and we) can use collaboratively to manage your localization projects. Our workflow system offers the following advantages:

• Online portal where you can submit projects for translation and download completed content

• Real-time project progress data by file and language

• Flexible workflows by customer and project type so we can customize the steps your projects will follow and communicate with you automatically as much or as little as desired

• Ability to manage your in-country review process, allowing reviewers to be automatically notified when content is available for review and to log in to make changes or enter review comments

• Creation of translation memory that you own and can easily export in TMX format (we love it when clients work with SimulTrans forever, as many do, but don’t want to hold anyone hostage to us with inflexible tools)

• Real live human people behind the computers.  Sure, it’s great to be able to find information online; but, we know you may want to talk or meet with a project manager regularly.  You probably also expect us to actively manage the projects to ensure schedules are on track.  We are all for it and love communicating with our clients.

• No charges for the use of or access to our online systems.

The coolest part about translation memory is we only need to translate each segment of text once and it is then stored in a database. So, if you have an update or similar product to localize down the road, we can reuse the previously translated sentences, software strings, and other text elements. You only need to pay full price to translate new content = big savings of time and money!

SimulTrans supports a wide array of file formats for software strings, websites, and documentation. We most commonly receive XML files (and can create appropriate parsing rules based on your schema). For documentation, we see a good deal of projects in FrameMaker and InDesign. For software, we additionally receive files in text-based properties, PO, XLIFF, and many other formats.

Or, we can connect directly to clients’ content management systems to automatically receive content for translation through our workflow system.

Send us files in whatever format you have and we should be able to work with them.

Since costs can vary significantly from one project to another, SimulTrans does not have standard rates. We typically provide pricing on a per-project basis, creating a customized proposal for each request, based on the analysis of a customer's localization needs.

Translation costs vary by language, typically corresponding to the cost of living in the target countries. For example, translation into Simplified Chinese is about a third of the cost of translation into Swedish.

We provide discounts based on repeated text and leveraging from the translation memory (in essence you only need to pay to translate content once, not again and again for each update).

Please use the “Get a Quote” form above to submit your files and we will be happy to provide a free and customized proposal with pricing for your project.