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Welcome to our new site!
After a year of talking about it, we've finally redesigned, rewritten and renewed our trusty old 1996-vintage website. Although the site's look is new, its purpose has not changed -- to be the most informative resource on website translation and localization, anywhere. In the next few weeks we will add some more material and, naturally, translate part of the site to a few popular languages. Please let us know what you think! A note about the clients page. Originally conceived as a complete client list, it has grown to the point where maintaining links and information about our projects has become impractical. We decided to cap the list of referenced projects at 50, while in fact as of April 2000 the actual count is over 170. To our knowledge, we continue to be the world leader in the number of website localizations actually produced and delivered. Why not take advantage of the vast diversity of experience that we apply to every new project? We decided to move away from our site's original design with its medieval references to a more modern look. In keeping with the update, I've reluctantly agreed to drop our splash page image: a manuscript illumination of a young French woman writing a letter. Why am I sad to see her go? I feel that there are intriguing parallels between changes in communication today and equivalent changes in the age captured in the illumination. Much of the Internet's power to connect people evokes the European Middle Ages mix of infant vernacular languages, rising literacy and burgeoning commerce that drove the need for intercultural communication. Then, scribes were needed to document transactions and write letters. Now, specialized web engineers and linguists are needed to untangle the thicket of computer protocols and human languages that prevent us from understanding each other on the Web. Thanks to the Internet, writing is actually regaining popularity as a means of expression. Like the French woman, we are rediscovering the satisfaction and even the efficiency of writing. How many e-mails will you write today?
President, Weblations
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