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• Tips for freelancers

In countless photos on social networks, the perfect picture of a freelancer usually looks like this: a beach, the sea, a yacht, and a small laptop sitting on tanned legs, next to an extravagant looking cocktail, replete with straw and umbrella. You look at this picture and imagine all the adorable and alluring prospects: you complete the entire job, which would normally take you the whole day spent in a stuffy office, in a few hours, and then go swimming!

• Tips for freelancers

It turns out that the origin of the modern term ‘freelance’ is absolutely not connected with the advent of the Internet. Back in 1972, a scientist at the University of Southern California proposed a format of work in which employees did not have to stay at the office all the time, and communication could be maintained over the phone.

• translation management system (TMS)
• translation technology

Recently, we reported on the integration of TMS Protemos with the smartCAT platform. This cooperation between our companies is not accidental. The reasons, as well as prospects for joint development, were discussed during an interview with representatives of smartCAT, Pavel Doronin and Arseniy Konov, and the head of Protemos, Vladimir Kukharenko.

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With a growing demand for translators, now is as good a time as any to start your own translation agency. The jump from freelancer to business owner can be daunting, but we’ve got some helpful tips on where to start when you’re considering starting a translation business.

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Video game localization is ever increasing in importance within both the gaming and translation industries. With over 2.5 billion video gamers worldwide according to European Mobile Game Market in 2016, the exponential expansion of the video game industry continues as more and more people gain access, not to mention the move towards online platforms as a focus for many major game manufacturers today. So when does video game localization come into play?

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A 4 hour work week may seem ludicrous, not to mention unattainable if you have aspirations for business progression. Nonetheless, it's still a desirable concept to those accustomed to the idea that long hours and hard work are the only path to success. So we decided to look into this ambitious concept; is the 4 hour work week really achievable or is it just another dream?

• Translation and localization Industry

Some people are great at organising spreadsheets, word documents and invoices. Some people can keep track of payments and project deadlines. Some people aren’t! If this is something you struggle with, you may be familiar with Translation Business Management Systems. TMS’ are great for monitoring all of these things but with technology moving faster than anyone could anticipate, software needs to keep up too. Protemos is one company dedicated to keeping up with the times in translation industry innovation.

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With cloud server solutions being increasingly popular in the competitive global marketplace, you may be tempted to wonder whether they really can live up to the hype or are you truly better off using in house solutions?

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• translation management system (TMS)
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Think of a translation management system (TMS) as a business partner in your journey to globalization. With a TMS you will no longer have the headache of correlating long chains of emailed work and system processes. By letting the TMS take care of the business management, you will spend less time chasing assets and figuring out workflows and more time focused on what's really important, your business goals and globalization strategies.

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• Translation and localization Industry
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Simply put, APIs are a software solution for a communication issue. Almost like translators themselves; they are akin to data couriers or a intersystem postal service that allows efficient communication of information between different applications that otherwise would have significant difficulty (if not a complete inability) to offer any form of interoperability. Needless to say, this function is of vital importance in the fast paced world of translation services today, with delivery times and production requirements ever on the rise.