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Session
length for all workshops and seminars is customized to suit
client needs. Workshops typically run from 4 hours to 2
days.
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General
Intro to Internationalization and Localization
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A
great place to start if you are new to the fields of
globalization, internationalization, localization and
translation.
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- Definition of terms
- Character sets from ASCII
to Unicode
- Software localization
process overview
- Web localization process
overview
- Intro to graphics
localization
- Locale-aware formatting
dates, numbers, and currencies internationally
- International sort orders
- Intro to international
database management and design
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Web
Localization & Internationalization
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Ideal
for those of you who want to get a solid understanding of the
intricacies of Web globalization.
| Topics covered include: |
- Presentation tier
localization & internationalization
Scripting, form design and validation, character set
support and remediation, user-interface design, cultural
portability in iconographic and graphics design
- Middle-tier components
locale transparency between presentation and backend
systems, locale awareness in data comparison, sorting,
cleansing, validation, and processing
- Data storage systems
locale-agnostic data consolidation, sorting, searching,
and comparison, culturally portable database schema and
table design
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C++/C#
Internationalization
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A
thorough and accurate introduction into C++ or C#
internationalization. This course will give you dozens of
real-life, compiled examples and access to one of the most
experienced expert in the field.
| Topics covered include: |
- International writing and
encoding systems
- Character sets and code
page implementations on Windows, DOS, UNIX, and the Mac
- Unicode and Win32
- The Windows Locale model
- Resources and
internationalization
- International keyboard
management and IMEs
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Java
Internationalization
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With
the growth of J2EE and international deployment of enterprise
Java applications, comprehensive world-readiness is a
"must-have" ingredient in any Java project.
| Topics covered include: |
- Java's thorough Unicode
support and handling
- The powerful locale
object and related methods
- Resource management with
properties files and resource bundles
- String and message
localization with replacement parameters
- Date, number, and currency
formatting in Java
- Translation tools for Java
localization
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World-ready
Authoring for technical writers and training developers
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Will your training materials or
technical documentation be translated into additional
languages? If the answer is 'yes', you can optimize linguistic
and cultural portability by designing your copy with
translation and internationalization in mind.
| Topics covered include: |
- The real cost of
ethnocentric authoring
- Typical blunders in
grammar, syntax, metaphors and analogies that can cost you
hundreds or thousands of dollars per language
- What it 'feels' like to be
a translator
- 10 Golden Rules for
writing world-ready copy
- A detailed view into the
translation process at a typical large translation
vendor
- Optimizing your vendor
selection and interactions
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Our
seminars are customized to fit your unique needs and all
instructors are experienced seminar teachers that bring
hundreds of hours of coaching experience to each workshop.