Berlitz Offers Portal For Translation Services

ByTim Stevens Companies wishing to localize business documents and Web-site content, can manage timely translation with BerlitzIT 3.0, a translation portal sponsored by Berlitz GlobalNet, New York. Offering direct access to human translation services (as opposed to automated translation), the portal offers project management and workflow tools to facilitate tracking of completion dates, costs, etc. Customers submit documents for translation online, then receive a confirmation by e-mail detailing with a cost estimate and an expected delivery time. The document is securely transferred to an in-country translator who specializes in the customer's chosen language and subject. The number of languages available to corporate customers has increased from 10 in the initial release of the service to 250 in version 3.0.