Author Archives: Multilizer / Niko Papula

About Multilizer / Niko Papula

I am managing director of Multilizer, a Finnish software company specialising in software for enhancing translation quality, speed and cost.

In Machine Translation Post-editing Quality Can Be Traded for Productivity

In association with Kites, Finnish machine translation experts and enthusiasts have formed Special Interest Group for machine translation in Finland. In one meeting we handled a hot subject of post-editing machine translations. Post-editing means that a professional translator checks and edits … Continue reading

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When Machine Translation Usefulness Is Higher Than Quality

Often usefulness of machine translation quality is regarded as the same thing as its usefulness. However, machine translation can be used in many ways. And in different use cases different things matter. Here we represent one case where translation’s usefulness … Continue reading

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Language Barriers Visualized [graph]

Globalization seems to be a phenomenon which is here to stay. For some people globalization is a possibility and for others it is a threat. The latter group says that globalization is going to kill local cultures, habits and languages. … Continue reading

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Three Ways to Improve the Quality of Machine Translated Text

Machine translation quality is a hot topic. Most people and companies know that machine translation is available but the common opinion is that its quality is very far from perfect. Although machine translation is rarely flawless, one don’t have to … Continue reading

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Smartphone Application Markets Prove the Strategic Benefits of Software Localization [data]

Recently we wrote about strategic benefits of software localization by Angry Birds. I just read a great article showing statistics about smartphone software localization. The chart below highlights extremely well why localization do matter. It shows how well the top … Continue reading

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