The discovery of a highly effective method of translating names using Statistical Machine Translation (SMT) was announced today by Language Weaver.

LANGUAGE WEAVER FOUNDER, VP, & CHIEF SCIENTIST KEVIN KNIGHT

The findings are included in a research paper co-written by Language Weaver Founder, Vice-President and Chief Scientist Kevin Knight (at right), professor at the University Of Southern California Department Of Computer Science and a senior research scientist and fellow at the Information Science Institute.

In the following podcast, Kevin talks about why names are typically difficult to translate for both humans and computers alike, and why the new method is able to accurately and reliably identify whether a word is a name, based on how it is used in the context of a sentence or phrase.

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In Berlin at Localization World, a global conference that focuses on translation and localization, Language Weaver CEO Mark Tapling said today that the future is bright for Language Service Providers (LSPs) who embrace statistical machine translation as a tool to greatly expand business and increase margins.

CEO MARK TAPLING

“The Language Weaver value proposition consists of three key elements - speed, volume and accuracy, said Tapling. Language Service Providers (LSPs) share the same goals - and so we’re able to provide great value to our LSP partners.”

“With our technology we continue to broaden the amount of content that is translated,” said Tapling. “However, the human linguist will always have a high value-add role to play in the process.”

You can listen to an 8 minute interview with Mark Tapling here, or Subscribe to the Language Weaver Podcast.

Mark was appointed CEO of Language Weaver in March, 2008. Mark came to Language Weaver with more than 20 years of progressive experience in the strategy, growth, financial and operational management of both public and private technology firms.

Mark received his BS in Economics and Management from Michigan State University and has participated in several executive management programs, including the SC Johnson School of Management at Cornell University and the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.