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© 2005 SYSTRAN S.A.

Company Overview

SYSTRAN Applications

Customization for Quality Translations

Prepared forPrepared for

LiricsLirics Industrial Advisory GroupIndustrial Advisory GroupJune 20 & 21, 2005, BarcelonaJune 20 & 21, 2005, Barcelona

2© 2005 SYSTRAN S.A.

AgendaAgenda

►►Company OverviewCompany Overview

►►SYSTRAN WebServerSYSTRAN WebServer

►►SYSTRAN Linguistics PlatformSYSTRAN Linguistics Platform

►►Customization for Quality TranslationsCustomization for Quality Translations

►►Q&AQ&A


Fast FactsFast Facts

►► Founded in 1968 in La Jolla, CAFounded in 1968 in La Jolla, CA

►► Two operating companies:Two operating companies:•• SYSTRAN SA, Paris France (parent company)SYSTRAN SA, Paris France (parent company)

•• SYSTRAN Software, Inc. (original company)SYSTRAN Software, Inc. (original company)

►► Parent company is publicly traded on EURONEX (Parent company is publicly traded on EURONEX (ran:fpran:fp on on bloomberg.combloomberg.com))

►► Approximately 60 employees worldwideApproximately 60 employees worldwide

► 25M pages translated daily (systransoft.com, Google, Yahoo!, AOL, Altavista Babelfish,Worldlingo etc.)

► +40 language combinations


Market SegmentsMarket Segments

►►Area of focus: Language Translation Area of focus: Language Translation TechnologiesTechnologies

►►RealReal--world applicationsworld applications

•• Content Management Content Management

OnOn--demand Website Localization, Multilingual demand Website Localization, Multilingual Customer Support, SearchCustomer Support, Search

•• IntraIntra--Company Communications Company Communications

Corporate Intranets, Email, ChatCorporate Intranets, Email, Chat

•• Integration in Workflow EnvironmentIntegration in Workflow Environment


ActivitiesActivities

►►Software PublishingSoftware Publishing•• Home & Small Businesses Home & Small Businesses

•• Corporations (F500), PortalsCorporations (F500), Portals

•• Public AdministrationsPublic Administrations

►►Professional ServicesProfessional Services

Machine Translation Systems Development and Machine Translation Systems Development and CustomizationCustomization•• CorporationsCorporations

•• Public Administrations (US Government Agencies, Public Administrations (US Government Agencies, European Commission)European Commission)

•• CoCo--funded Projects (French Government)funded Projects (French Government)


Why Use Machine Translation?Why Use Machine Translation?

►►GistingGisting

•• Quick understanding of foreign contentQuick understanding of foreign content

��Web contentWeb content

��EmailEmail

��Documents Documents

►►PublishingPublishing

•• Documents require highDocuments require high--quality translationquality translation

��Technical support documentsTechnical support documents

��eLearningeLearning


v5 Desktop Productsv5 Desktop Products

►►SYSTRAN Professional PremiumSYSTRAN Professional Premium™™

►►SYSTRAN Professional Standard SYSTRAN Professional Standard ™™

►►SYSTRAN Personal SYSTRAN Personal ™™

►►SYSTRAN Office TranslatorSYSTRAN Office Translator

►►SYSTRAN WebTranslatorSYSTRAN WebTranslator

Used by businesses to Used by businesses to

individual consumersindividual consumers

•• Available by download Available by download

or packaged CDor packaged CD--ROMROM


Online ServicesOnline ServicesHosted on SYSTRAN ServersHosted on SYSTRAN Servers

►►SYSTRANLinksSYSTRANLinks

•• OnOn--demand translation of websitesdemand translation of websites

►►SYSTRANBoxSYSTRANBox

•• Translation interface for content provider for URLs and textTranslation interface for content provider for URLs and text

►►SYSTRANetSYSTRANet

•• Interface for customizable translation for URLs, text and Interface for customizable translation for URLs, text and

uploaded filesuploaded files


SYSTRANLinksSYSTRANLinks


SYSTRANBoxSYSTRANBox


SYSTRANetSYSTRANet


ClientClient--Server ApplicationsServer ApplicationsLocal HostingLocal Hosting

►►SYSTRAN Enterprise (intranet environment)SYSTRAN Enterprise (intranet environment)•• WebWeb--based interfacebased interface

•• Application Packs Application Packs –– MS Office MS Office pluginsplugins + linguistic tools+ linguistic tools

►►SYSTRAN SYSTRAN WebServerWebServer•• Enterprise features +Enterprise features +

•• Scalable, open and robustScalable, open and robust

•• Multiple OS (Windows, Solaris, Linux)Multiple OS (Windows, Solaris, Linux)

•• Open API for integrationOpen API for integration

►►SYSTRAN Linguistics PlatformSYSTRAN Linguistics Platform•• Enterprise solution for managing localization projectsEnterprise solution for managing localization projects


SYSTRAN WebServer ArchitectureSYSTRAN WebServer Architecture

IntegrationIntegration

•• OpenOpen

•• ScalableScalable

PlatformsPlatforms•• LinuxLinux

•• SolarisSolaris

•• WindowsWindows

•• OtherOther


SYSTRAN WebServer SYSTRAN WebServer –– Application PacksApplication Packs

►►User ToolsUser Tools

•• OneOne--stop access to translationstop access to translation

•• Seamless translations with plugins for MicrosoftSeamless translations with plugins for Microsoft®®Office Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet Office Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet ExplorerExplorer™™

►►Expert ToolsExpert Tools

•• Translation Project ManagerTranslation Project Manager

•• Dictionary ManagerDictionary Manager


SYSTRAN Linguistics PlatformSYSTRAN Linguistics Platform

►►Enterprise solution for managing localization Enterprise solution for managing localization projectsprojects•• Centralized architecture for multiple usersCentralized architecture for multiple users

•• Manage linguistic resourcesManage linguistic resources

•• Version controlVersion control

•• QAQA

►►Comprised of two componentsComprised of two components•• SYSTRAN Review Manager (SRM)SYSTRAN Review Manager (SRM)

•• SYSTRAN Dictionary Manager (SDM)SYSTRAN Dictionary Manager (SDM)


SLP SLP -- SYSTRAN Review ManagerSYSTRAN Review Manager

►►Productivity tool used to review, assess and Productivity tool used to review, assess and

maintain linguistic resources in combination maintain linguistic resources in combination

with SYSTRAN WebServerwith SYSTRAN WebServer

•• Allows users to segment a corpus and fluidly Allows users to segment a corpus and fluidly

evaluate translations, and identify the typology of evaluate translations, and identify the typology of

errorserrors

•• All maintenance tasks leverage examples from All maintenance tasks leverage examples from

the review corpusthe review corpus

•• Process for reliable and efficient QAProcess for reliable and efficient QA


SYSTRAN Review Manager InterfaceSYSTRAN Review Manager Interface


SYSTRAN Review Manager ArchitectureSYSTRAN Review Manager Architecture

Review Manager Web-based interface

Raw corpus (HTML & TXT files)

1. Segmented corpus

a. Unique sentences (TUs)

b. Metrics

2. Translated corpus

a. Extracted terminology

b. Metrics

3. User reviews

a. Quality ratings

b. Reports

Translation

Database

User Dictionaries

Dictionary Manager

SYSTRAN Web

Server

1. Administration

2. Review Context

Improvements

Web browser


SYSTRANSYSTRAN DictionaryDictionary Manager Interface Manager Interface -- ServerServer


SLP SLP -- SYSTRAN Dictionary ManagerSYSTRAN Dictionary Manager

►► IndustrialIndustrial--strength tool that enables users to build strength tool that enables users to build

and manage multilingual User Dictionaries, consists and manage multilingual User Dictionaries, consists

of:of:

►►ClientClient

•• WindowsWindows--based interfacebased interface

•• IntuitiveCodingIntuitiveCoding™™ technologytechnology

•• Designed for use on dictionary subsetsDesigned for use on dictionary subsets

►►ServerServer

•• Manages the complete dictionary: lookup, subset extractionManages the complete dictionary: lookup, subset extraction

•• MultiMulti--user applicationuser application

•• Maintains dictionary history and versioningMaintains dictionary history and versioning


SYSTRANSYSTRAN Dictionary Manager Interface Dictionary Manager Interface -- ClientClient


SYSTRAN Dictionary SYSTRAN Dictionary ManagerManager ArchitectureArchitecture

XML repository

Web browser

Windows client

Review Manager SYSTRAN

Web Server

Dictionary Manager Server component

1. Compilation

2. Translation 3. Context

4. Improvements


40 Language Pairs40 Language Pairs

English English �� Simplified ChineseSimplified Chinese French French �� DutchDutch

English English �� Traditional ChineseTraditional Chinese French French �� GermanGerman

English English �� DutchDutch French French �� GreekGreek

English English �� FrenchFrench French French �� ItalianItalian

English English �� GermanGerman French French �� PortuguesePortuguese

English English �� GreekGreek French French �� SpanishSpanish

English English �� ItalianItalian

English English �� JapaneseJapanese

English English �� KoreanKorean

English English �� PortuguesePortuguese

English English �� RussianRussian

English English �� SpanishSpanish


SYSTRAN v5SYSTRAN v5

►► v5 translation engine powered by XMLv5 translation engine powered by XML•• Interoperability Interoperability –– all SYSTRAN dictionaries are in XML native format all SYSTRAN dictionaries are in XML native format

•• Extensibility Extensibility –– ability to add linguistic markup in the contentability to add linguistic markup in the content

►► New filtering New filtering •• DOC translationDOC translation

•• PDF translation PDF translation

►► Integrated Translation MemoryIntegrated Translation Memory•• Import and export of TMX files Import and export of TMX files

►► Integrated SpellIntegrated Spell--CheckingChecking•• Translate texts with common spelling errorsTranslate texts with common spelling errors

►► Improved customization capabilitiesImproved customization capabilities•• Expert coding rulesExpert coding rules

•• Normalization dictionariesNormalization dictionaries

•• Terminology extractionTerminology extraction

•• Translation review tool for postTranslation review tool for post--translation analysis and integration with translation analysis and integration with SYSTRAN Translation MemorySYSTRAN Translation Memory


Professional ServicesProfessional Services

►► Machine Translation Systems Development Machine Translation Systems Development --

new language pairs or enhancements to existing new language pairs or enhancements to existing languages languages

►►ConsultingConsulting

►► Linguistic CustomizationLinguistic Customization

►►Systems IntegrationSystems Integration

►►MaintenanceMaintenance

►►Training Training

CustomersCustomers

• Cisco Systems

• Sun Microsystems

•Chemical Abstracts

•Ford Motor Company

• Saint-Gobain

• European Commission

• US Government


CustomersCustomers

►►CorporationsCorporations•• WalWal--Mart, DaimlerChrysler, PricewaterhouseCoopersMart, DaimlerChrysler, PricewaterhouseCoopers

►► CustomizationCustomization•• Cisco Systems, Ford Motor CompanyCisco Systems, Ford Motor Company

►► Technology Licensing to PortalsTechnology Licensing to Portals•• AltaVista, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, Lycos, AppleAltaVista, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, Lycos, Apple

►► DevelopmentDevelopment•• US Intelligence Community, European CommissionUS Intelligence Community, European Commission

►► OEM IntegrationOEM Integration•• SEIKO, Electronic ArtsSEIKO, Electronic Arts