SDL Trados Conference - SDLPassolo 2011 & Trados Studio 2009 discounts for Africa

Tamarind Translations was represented at the recently concluded SDL Reseller Conference held in Windsor UK, 4-5th April 2011.

Following the Reseller Conference, Tamarind Translations can now extend to translators in Africa involved in localozation, the following “Country Discount” on SDL Passolo Licences until the end of June 2011:

• New Passolo Licences – 30%
• Upgrade Passolo Licence – 20%

 What is SDL Passolo?
Designed with the software localizer in mind


SDL Passolo 2011® is the latest version of the award-winning software localization tool. It provides one visual environment for software localization, so that you can translate graphical user interfaces (GUI) more quickly and easily than ever before!

Easy-to-use, customizable interface - no need for access to source code or programming experience.

Integrated with the latest SDL Trados software for easy re-use of previously translated content and terminology.

Extensive range of file filter support so that you can accept any type of software localization project.

Fastest version of SDL Passolo with the ability to integrate into your development workflow to meet your localization needs
 
For more about how Passolo canmake you efficiently handle localization projects, please visit http://www.sdl.com/en/language-technology/products/software-localization/sdl-passolo.asp
 
To contact us for more information, email: info@tamarindtranslations.com
 

SDL Trados new discounted prices for 2011

Below are the new discounted prices for various SDL Trados software products on sale at Tamarind Translations, Nairobi. Please contact us to place your order, offer runs until 30 June 2011.

- SDL Trados Freelance – 349 USD

- SDL Trados Freelance plus – 359 USD

- SDL Trados Studio 2009 Professional Activation – 1,400 USD

- SDL Trados Studio 2009 Professional Floating – 2,400 USD

- Students can purchase a Student Licence (this does not include SDL Trados 2007) for an end customer price of 49.75 USD.

As for Universities, if the software is being bought for the University use, a discount of 90% on the SDL price as below:

- SDL Trados Freelance – 99.50 USD

- SDL Trados Freelance plus – 102.50 USD

- SDL Trados Studio 2009 Professional Activation – 299.50 USD

- SDL Trados Studio 2009 Professional Floating – 499.50 USD

How does SDL Trados help a translator?

As you may be aware, SDL TRADOS products provide tools which enable translators to translate faster as well as more accurate.

Of the most popular products we sell is the Translation Memory which is a linguistic database that captures your translations as you work so you never have to translate the same sentence twice!

You can also get Terminology Management which is a searchable database containing lists of terms and additional term data ensuring consistency within translations. Acronyms, synonyms and abbreviations can cause frustration for translators, especially when attempting to translate them without a clear understanding of their meaning. Terminology management allows you to achieve effective and accurate translations by organizing these terms with a clear set of rules for their usage; this ensures that the correct term is used within a translation.

Please contact us to find out more and benefit from these exclusive offers and to see how SDL Trados Studio 2009 can help you increase your productivity!

Wordserver - Idiom Workbench

Wordserver - Idiom Workbench translation software is important localization projects requiring extensive collaboration amongst translators and reviewers. Its applications help translators benefit from Translation Memories supplied by the client as well as achieve concordance of repeated terminology. The fact that the translator works offline after receiving the translation work makes the software cost-effective and user-friendly especially in Africa where internet access remains a challenge.

Tamarind Translations aims at equipping translators in the use of this and other tools that are defining the modern approaches to translation.

Kudos to participants in our recent Wordserver Idiom Workbench training!

LAUNCH OF THE UNIVERSITY MA PROGRAMME IN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI: A JOINT UN-UNIVERSITY PROJECT

Posted: Thursday, 11 November 2010, Nairobi
Author: UNIC Nairobi

The University of Nairobi, in partnership with the United Nations (through its Office in Nairobi), officially launched the very first MA programme in translation and interpretation in this region. The launch took place at the University of Nairobi, on 9 November 2010. This initiative dubbed the “African Project” is the culmination of joint efforts of many stakeholders, including other universities on the continent, the European Union institutions, the African Development Bank, the African Union, several African regional organizations and the United Nations. The project is in recognition that within the next four years, international organizations will lose close to 40 per cent of their language staff through retirement and that Africa will be the hardest hit, due to the lack of trained language professionals on the continent. The MA programme at the University of Nairobi, which includes Kiswahili as one of the languages, is being perceived as a model which other universities on the continent are seeking to emulate. Already one university in Maputo (Universidade Pedagogica de Mocambique) and another in Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) have embarked on a BA programme patterned on the Nairobi model. The launch was graced by the presence of Mr. Shaaban M. Shaaban, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, several Directors-General from the European Union and a host of permanent representatives based in Nairobi.

Best wishes for 2011!

Dear TLF members,

Best wishes for the New Year 2011 from all of us here at TT!

Thank you all for your pleasant collaboration as we worked on various projects last year - and hope 2010 was fruitful to everyone.

You notice we had reduced TLF activity in the second half of the 2010; a busy period for most of the members. This year, we aim at organising our monthly meets for translation software training and inviting guests to talk to us issues related to translation. Watch this space....!

Please note that the SDL Trados special offer came to a close on 31 December 2010. We are now talking to SDL on preferring special rates for translators in the Africa our region and will let you know the new rates for those who are still keen to purchase the software. Congratulations to all the members who acquired the software.

Finally, how about this quote from a recent survey by ATA December 2010 Newsbriefs:

U.S. News & World Report has rated translation and interpreting as one of the 50 best careers to pursue in 2011. The magazine’s annual review of high-opportunity professions has become a go-to resource for school guidance counselors, college students, job-seekers, and anyone who is considering a career change.


To come up with this year's top jobs list, U.S. News considered job-growth projections, salary data, educational requirements, and market demand. Labor and industry experts also weighed in with stats on employment prospects and job satisfaction.

Good luck!