PRESS RELEASES

Jonckers Founding Member in Language Data Automation Initiative

While the global demand for content translation far outpaces translator capacity, Jonckers helped launch the TAUS Data Association (TDA) as a founding member, an initiative to enable more material to be translated with higher speed and quality, while lowering costs. “Many of our Global 1000 clients have aggressive global go-to-market ambitions, so they face translation expectations, volume and timelines that are daunting, if not currently impossible,” said Nic McMahon, vice president for Jonckers US. “Jonckers is participating in this language data automation initiative for the collective good – to expand the resources corporations can leverage to successfully go global.”

Gilbane Group Study Reveals Key to Corporate Success with Global Multilingual Communications: Language Service Providers

 

There’s a “powerful need for higher value services to support Global Content Value Chain strategy…for delivering multilingual communications that align with global business goals.” And, innovative “language service providers…are uniquely positioned to assist organizations with these services,” according to a study released this week by Gilbane Group, Inc. and sponsored by Jonckers.

 

The new report, “Multilingual Communications as a Business Imperative,” compiles the results of in-depth interviews with people who manage content and translation/localization within multinational organizations worldwide.  Respondents provided perspective on organizational plans for global growth, perception and priority of multilingual communications in globalization strategies, and multilingual content production. 
Jonckers Raises the Bar on Quality of Localization Services
Jonckers is the first translation and localization company with a global infrastructure and core strength in IT to earn certification through the world’s only translation services standard, EN 15038.  After a comprehensive audit, AS+Certification, a subsidiary of the Austrian Standards Institute, provided independent validation of Jonckers’ worldwide ability to deliver quality service and results to its Global 1000 client base.  “As localization services become increasingly important to successful global production cycles, companies that choose certified localization providers will achieve greater globalization success,” said Peter Jonas, deputy Director of AS+Certification. “Only certified localization companies have proven that processes and client service standards are in place to meet client expectations and goals.”EN 15038, instituted in 2006, defines rigorous and detailed standards of excellence for translation services, including management of each project’s process, quality, human resources and client relationships. 
Jonckers Expands Testing & Engineering Options to Vietnam
In the rapidly developing Asian Testing Market adaptation and change are fundamentals for success.  Responding to market pressures to increase cost effective global testing options, Jonckers today announces the opening of its testing & engineering facility in Hanoi.Marc Jonckers, Founder and Chief Corporate Strategist, commented, “The infrastructure in Vietnam has rapidly matured to offer a viable alternative to the traditional Chinese based testing alternatives.  As the Chinese market rapidly becomes a full blown consumer market, along with associated cost increases, it is important to be able to maintain cost level options in resourcing our client needs.”
Jonckers Yields 43% Organic Growth in 2007
Jonckers Translation & Engineering had a phenomenal 2007.  Focused on organic growth and client retention Jonckers achieved 43% growth without sacrificing profitability.  This outstanding organic growth was capped in October when Microsoft selected LCJ, co-founded by Jonckers as Microsoft Service Vendor of the Year from 15,000 vendors worldwide.   
Jonckers Successfully deploys Borland® SilkTest®

Jonckers Translation & Engineering, Microsoft Service Vendor of the Year 2007, today announced the successful adoption of Borland® SilkTest® for automated software testing.  Borland SilkTest was evaluated over several months in a pilot functional testing project after being chosen from a competitive selection process.  Wolfgang Karas, Regional MD at Borland Software, said, “Jonckers is a valued partner and a recognized innovator in the localization industry, and effective software testing is a vital component of their product’s dependability. The challenge for software delivery teams is to balance cost and time to market with dependable quality. It is our understanding that Jonckers selected SilkTest because it helps them effectively address this challenge – which in turn leads to greater customer loyalty.”

Jonckers Develops White Paper on Usage of Screen Recording
Jonkers Translation & Engineering, MS Service Vendor of the Year 2007, today announced the release of a new white paper discussing the value and process for achieving cost effective global testing through screen capture technology.  With ever increasing global competition, the demand for distributed in-country linguistic QA that accurately reflects the intelligence of the local buying community has become business critical. 
Microsoft recognizes Jonckers and LCJ as 2007 Service Vendor of the Year
Microsoft has selected LCJ from over 15,000 Microsoft vendors worldwide to receive the 2007 Microsoft Excellence Award for Service.  Jonckers, a founding member of localization group LCJ, received the news of the award from Tim McBride, general manager and chief procurement officer at Microsoft.  The award represents a first for the localization industry due to the fact that it is the first time ever a localization vendor has been selected to receive such significant recognition from Microsoft. The award was made in reflection of the effort and support provided by Jonckers and LCJ during the Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Office localization projects. The official Microsoft release provides the specific reasons for the award as “flexible scheduling and resource management” combined with a “longstanding commitment to customer satisfaction”.
Jonckers Publishes New White Paper on Machine Translation
As a reflection of the growing importance of considering and utilizing the benefits of Machine Translation David Brown, Project Management Team Leader for Jonckers, has authored a new white paper titled ‘MT and its impact on L10N’. Drawing on Jonckers expertise and leadership in the application of this technology within projects from clients including Microsoft, SWIFT and Cisco the paper provides a functional overview of the technologies, a practical guide to adoption and benefits, and a discussion of where our experience suggests the technology can be used to greatest effect.
Jonckers and LCJ partnership an essential player in Microsoft Windows Vista Localization
Redwood City, California February 5, 2007 – Jonckers a founding member of the LCJ, today announced that the LCJ partnership had played a significant role in preparing Microsoft Windows Vista for its worldwide release on January 30 2007. An achievement that highlights a leadership position in international localization.