The following is an insert from ‘New Features in Factiva.com- November 2009′ article:

Automated Translation: A Whole New World of Content

Dow Jones Factiva introduces a new, free innovative tool that expands your access to global information from all over the world.

Dow Jones Factiva users may now explore a whole new world of content with our new easy-to-use translation tool. Now, you have quick access to news and information in nine languages providing you with a deeper and more comprehensive view of what’s happening globally.

Global business information is critical to most job roles today. The ability to translate the latest articles from the regions most important to you helps you streamline your research process, improving both the efficiency and the effectiveness of your decision-making processes.

Using advanced technology from Language Weaver, articles are “machine translated” in the language of your choice, providing you with the most complete view of the global business world.

The service will translate articles from English to: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese (Traditional) and Chinese (Simple).

It will also translate articles from these languages (and Japanese) to English. Currently, translation between these languages (for example, French to Spanish) is not available.

Articles in these languages can be easily found in Factiva News Page and by accessing Dow Jones Intelligent Indexing (DJII), which allows you to search by company, subject, industry, and by region or language.

Automated Translation is quick and easy. It allows you to select your language of choice from a pop-up box to translate the headline and lead paragraph to determine if you are interested in the article. If you wish to continue you may choose to translate the next three paragraphs (or 500 words) or the entire article. The translation process is quick (2,000 words per minute) and this piecemeal approach gives you a choice in how much you wish to translate. It can save you time by avoiding a full article translation only to then discover you are not interested.

To read more, click here or visit: http://factiva.com/whatsnew/factivacom/

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