Yahoo! Asia appoints Lingua Tech as Multi-language Translation Solutions Provider
20 September 2005
Singapore - September 20, 2005 - Yahoo! Asia, the Asia arm of Yahoo! Inc., a leading global internet company, has appointed Lingua Tech (LT), a leader in localization solutions and multilingual content management in the region, with the task of translating online content for its sites in Southeast Asia.
LT will manage the translation of Yahoo!’s popular Messenger, Toolbar and Search features into Indonesian, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese - language markets that make up over 70% of the entire Southeast Asian population. Materials to be translated include user interfaces, help files, end-user license agreements and legal documents.
LT’s web, marketing and documentation translation expertise and its wide network of Asian language professionals offered Yahoo! Asia a comprehensive solution to fully localize material totaling approximately 50,000 words into 4 languages in a period of just over a month. The complexity of the task includes translation of legal as well as marketing and instructional materials, taking into account the various local nuances and cultural sensitivities throughout the region.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 345 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. For more information, visit: http://www.yahoo.com
About Lingua Tech Singapore
Established in 1996, Lingua Tech is one of the pioneers in translation/localization in Singapore. Today, it is the leading language service company and is one of the most successful ones in Singapore. The company offers turn-key localization solutions to both local and foreign government agencies, Fortune 500 companies as well as high-growth SMEs in the region and worldwide. For more information, please visit: http://www.linguasg.com
