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Less than one month prior to the release of the open source GlobalSight Translation Management System (TMS), Welocalize opens the door to the beta version of the software by inviting members of the community to participate in the final integration testing. Participants include four members of the Steering Committee: AOL, Autodesk, Salesforce.com and Sun Microsystems, and four Language Service Providers (LSPs): Afghan Translation Service, Applied Language Solutions, Lloyd International Translations and VistaTEC.

The forthcoming GlobalSight open source Translation Management System (TMS), sponsored by Welocalize, will provide support for Clay Tablet 2.0 to enable connectivity to a wide variety of content management systems (CMS) or content repositories. This approach ensures "out of the box" connectivity to a wide range of CMS' and integration possibilities with most others.

Welocalize will hold a public demo and open forum on GlobalSight, an open source Translation Management System (TMS), on November 24, 2008 starting at 4 PM (GMT). This free webinar is open to all interested parties and is a follow-up to the recent North American GlobalSight Community Meeting held at the Localization World conference in Madison.

Welocalize today releases an open source roadmap for its GlobalSight Translation Management System (TMS). With a target date of January 5, 2009, GlobalSight will be the first open source TMS product that provides an easy-to-use and scalable translation management platform specifically tailored for companies to manage, translate and deliver global content.

The GlobalSight Steering Committee has organized Community Meetings in 2008 to engage the greater GILT (Globalization, Internationalization, Localization, and Translation) industry in a discussion on building an open source platform for managing, translating and delivering global content.

Welocalize, Inc., a leading provider of integrated globalization services, and 12 industry thought leaders have joined together to spearhead the GlobalSight Open Source Initiative. The GlobalSight Steering Committee is promoting collaboration to create a competitive enterprise-class, open source Translation Management System (TMS).

Welocalize, Inc., a leading provider of integrated globalization services, begins the first phase of open source development on the GlobalSight Ambassador product, an industry-leading Translation Management System (TMS). In order to release the source code to the public, there is a need to re-architect the underlying technology. This involves replacing several third-party software components with open source equivalents for the following functions: Workflow, Database, Object Relationship Mapping, Middleware and Directory Management.

Welocalize, Inc., a leading provider of integrated globalization services, today announced the launch of the GlobalSight Open Source Initiative: "www.globalsight.com. The initiative aims to drive the development of GlobalSight Ambassador, an industry-leading Translation Management System (TMS), through open collaboration. The website provides a platform for all interested parties to learn about the initiative and get involved in the program.

Welocalize, Inc., a leading provider of integrated globalization services, was a sponsor to the Chaya Annual Dinner & Auction held in Seattle, WA on Saturday, May 31st. Chaya is a community based nonprofit organization supporting South Asian survivors and families impacted by domestic violence and abuse. Chaya is the only organization in Washington State that offers culturally and linguistically appropriate services to South Asian communities.

Welocalize, Inc., a leading provider of integrated globalization services, announced today the acquisition of Transware, a leader in learning, marketing and technical localization. This acquisition now positions Welocalize as the leader in translation of learning content and the only mid-tier company with both a global platform and Globalization Management System.

Welocalize, Inc., a leading provider of integrated globalization services, will become a Founding Member of the new TAUS Data Association, a member-owned platform for sharing language data, set to be incorporated on June 30, 2008. Willem Stoeller, Welocalize Vice President, has been nominated to the Supervisory Board, along with representatives from Microsoft, Intel, Sun Microsystems, Adobe, and the Canadian Government Translation Bureau.

Welocalize, Inc., a leading provider of integrated globalization services, announced today the acquisition of Sinometrics, a multilingual software localization firm based in Seattle. The acquisition—number eight for Welocalize—signifies another major stepping stone in building a great company with first-class talent and customers.

Welocalize Inc., a leading provider of integrated globalization services with operational centers in five countries, has added Maxwell Hoffmann, a leading publishing expert in the localization industry, to its growing team of expert solution providers. Hoffmann will work out of the Welocalize office in Portland, Oregon.

Welocalize Inc., a leading provider of Integrated Globalization Services with operational centers in five countries, today announced the further expansion of its Japanese office with the appointment of Terukazu Konishi as Director of Sales in Japan. Mr. Konishi, an industry veteran with experience ranging from business development to localization solution engineering, will lead the new sales division in Tokyo.