2012 was an exciting year for Welocalize. We made great progress in our key initiatives and saw our revenue grow by 16% to $125 million. We also grew to over 600 people worldwide across 12 offices. One of our top initiatives is to nurture and protect a unique culture. I believe a unique and rewarding [...]
One fine autumn day in New York’s Catskill Mountains Rip Van Winkle shared in what was a bit too much liquor. It was offered in a seemingly innocuous way by a group of silent, bearded men playing nine-pins in a hollow along the mountain path. Making himself comfortable under a broad shade tree Rip soon [...]
Welocalize has been championing open collaboration for many years now. We feel that interoperability across the translation supply chain is key to gaining efficiency and predictable scalability. Translation word rates have reached their lower limits putting even more pressure on reducing total cost through automation of logistics and administration across the supply chain. Here are [...]
In June, I attended the Localization World conference in Paris. In conjunction with the the event we also conducted our own vendor conference as well as a client conference, and with strong representation from both our clients and vendors, we decided to do something unique this year. I am not sure it has been done [...]
We have very exciting things going on at Welocalize this year, but this would not be possible without the incredible hard work everyone put in during 2011. 2011 marked the greatest single-year expansion in the company’s history. The pace of change, the dedication of our partners and staff in working long hours to keep up [...]
Hello Welocalize Community, I have exciting news! I am happy to announce our merger with a company called Park IP Translations. Combined, we are now over $100 million in sales with 12 offices and nearly 600 people worldwide! This is an extraordinary milestone for all of us, and I want to recognize the support of [...]
It’s hard to believe three years has gone by since we launched GlobalSight as an open source product. Time flies when you are having fun, and we have had a lot of great experiences with GlobalSight. The open source nature of the product has helped us to improve efficiency across our supply chain through open [...]
Welocalize has been actively supporting interoperability initiatives across the industry such as Interoperability Now and Open TM2. We have also been working on practical implementations of interoperability between products, and we are happy to announce interoperability between Passolo and GlobalSight. The products have been connected through their APIs. GlobalSight uses the Passolo API to import [...]
Welocalize has been investing heavily in growth, and I am happy to report that our consistent growth has been recognized once again. For the 7th year in a row, we have won the Inc 500|5000 award for America’s fastest growing private companies. It is rare for a company to win this award for so many [...]
The US Debt Ceiling crisis has created no shortage of drama over the last several months. Whether in government or in business, one simply has to pay out less than what is taken in order to stay financially solvent. Fortunately, Welocalize has not had this problem. Our revenue in the first half of 2011 increased [...]
The recent ranking by Common Sense Advisory (CSA) of the Top-50 Language Service Providers listed an incomplete total for Welocalize’s 2010 revenue. Although it was no fault of their own, CSA has been wonderfully supportive in helping us to correct the revenue total and agreed to issue a correction notice. Our total 2010 revenue was [...]
The Multi-Screen Opportunity What is the biggest driver of growth in our industry right now? I believe it is what I refer to as the “multi-screen” opportunity. Let me explain. In the past, accessing many forms of content was cumbersome and slow. Finding what you wanted in a printed manual took a long time. Renting [...]
