Wordfast

Wide Open Wordfast (WOW)
unlimited translation memory - unlimited terminology - unlimited machine translation - nothing to install - nothing to pay - confidentiality - workgroup-enabled - true ubiquity - from one to a million pages - spare me the hype guys... let me try it.

Disclaimer: WOW is still at a beta stage. We cannot guarantee operation, or any data that is uploaded to the Wordfast Anywhere server. We are most grateful for feedback, suggestions, bug report, etc. You can direct them at wordfast_beta@yahoogroups.com, or at sales@wordfast.net.

Short description: WOW is a demonstration of the ultimate Translation Tool. Based on the browser-based, 100% online Wordfast Anywhere tool, WOW is currently hooked to unlimited Translation Memory, unlimited Terminology, unlimited Machine Translation. TMs and glossaries are shared without restriction among all translators that use WOW. A rating system allows the public database to self-improve and keep optimal translations at the top. WOW works anywhere, always, in virtually any browser. Your documents are temporarily stored at the WOW server during the translation process. Machine Translation can be provided when the TM has no match to propose.

Frequently asked questions:

Q: Do I need to pay?	A: No. It's free, no strings attached, no covert scheme.
Q: Do I need to provide details to register?	A: Provide an email address, choose a password. We don't want to know anything else. No forms, no survey, no credit card.
Q: OK. That tool must be slow, inefficient, awkward...	A: Nope. It's just as good as all translation tools out there, and much better in our view. Plus, it taps into the largest (by far!) translation and terminology reservoir.
Q: So, it's a connected tool. What do I lose if there's a connection loss?	A: At most, the one sentence you were translating. With an old-fashioned translation tool installed in a local PC, if the PC breaks down, you can lose everything at worse, hours of work at best. With WOW, you're safe.
Q: What about confidentiality?	A: We're translators, we've thought of the question. It's actually a question for your client, but you'd surely want to know, so click here.
Q: Do you imply that those "Language Service Providers" that impose a similar or lesser technology at harrowing costs - they're crooks?	To be polite, they're outdated. They prey on CTOs or CCOs ready to burn budget in exchange for some techno-jumbo promise. The technology is right there, it's free, and it goes beyond what's available at a huge cost. Obsolete technology is the LSD of the industry. Time for detox.
Q: And... again, sorry. Is all this really free?	A: Yep.
So, ready?..	Click here to launch WOW

	Translation courtesy of Stefan Stefanov Asphodel Works