TM Cleanup – Less is more
How systematic TM cleanup makes language data fit for the future.
blc Managed Services: support that adapts to your needs
Systems and processes are in order. Translation memories are maintained, the term base is set up, and the translation management system is up and running. And yet, there are still tasks left undone.Not because no one knows what to do, but rather because in day-to-day operations there is often not enough time to consistently address…
From Grown to Controlled – Sustainably Optimizing Language Processes
Language processes are invisible in most organizations until they are not. As long as new features, product descriptions, repair guides and the website launch are available on time in all languages on all channels, nobody asks what is behind it and how multilingualism actually works in the company. This changes abruptly when deadlines are missed,…
Why Projects Get Stuck in the Pilot
"Let's start a pilot to do this."A phrase that we often use in customer projects – be it with the introduction of machine translation, AI-supported translation processes, terminology management or a new translation management system.And for a good reason: before a new technology or process is rolled out throughout the company, it should first be…
MCP: USB-C port for AI agents?
AI agents write texts, analyze data, create translations and answer complex questions. But one challenge remains: Where do they actually get the information and tools they need for their work? This is where the Model Context Protocol (MCP) comes into play. Develped by Anthropic and published as open source in November 2024, the protocol is…
MT Glossaries and Quality Estimation: More Effort or Real Added Value?
Machine Translation (MT) has long been a daily occurrence in the language industry. Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) is an integral part of many workflows. This saves a lot of time and money – at least when the machine output is good enough. But this is where the exciting questions start: when can you rely on…
System Change Without Loss
Introducing a new Translation Management System (TMS) sounds like an exciting new beginning for some, and an open-ended nightmare for others. In order to prevent the latter from occurring, good and careful preparation must be made. Then the move can succeed without nasty surprises or unpleasant delays, and you can use the opportunity to shed…
Redefining translation: embracing the MT workflow
The use of machine translation (MT) is no longer a far-off idea. But moving from classic human translation with subsequent review to an MT workflow with post-editing (PE) is not a simple system customization. It changes not only the translation approach itself, but also how organizations manage their content, processes, and quality requirements.Would you like to…
When an LLM evaluates other LLMs…
Modern language models can imitate human behaviour in impressive ways, generating coherent and linguistically clean texts in many languages. However, this makes it difficult to evaluate and compare such systems because differences often lie in the more subtle details, such as the exact word choice or stylistic and textual properties. Traditional automated evaluation methods, such…
On the Fast Lane to the Terminology Process?
Each department uses its own designations. Terminology is managed, if at all, in Excel. The website uses different designations than those used in the workshop. Sounds like a known problem? This was also the case with our customer, who wanted to clear up his terminology chaos in order to counteract misunderstandings among the end customer…