Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: End client Looking for feedback and information on investing in a CAT
Poster: Stacie Hiscock
Hello!
I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Stacie, and I am the Translations Manager at my company. I am investigating the benefits of investing in our own CAT tool.
I wanted to post here to find out how having our own tool would help the linguists we hire. I work for an engineering organization, and due to the technical nature of the translations, all of our projects undergo an in-country review by Subject Matter experts. Therefore, another aspect of having this tool would be that the SMEs would also use it for their reviews. My boss uses a similar tool that SMEs use to review the online courses she develops, so we wonder if this is a direction in which we should go.
So, I have some questions, and would appreciate any and all feedback!
1. I envision that we will continue to use translation companies for our projects. Would you (as linguists) accept jobs from translation companies in which the end client has their own tool? Would that be considered a negative or a positive thing in your opinion? Also, please explain why you feel this way.
2. Which tools/software are considered the best? What at are positive aspects of each?
3. How is tech support for the tools?
4. Is there a compelling reason why my company should not invest in such a tool?
I thank you in advance for your help, and look forward to any information you can share with me! :grin:
Regards,
Stacie
[Edited at 2016-10-18 13:53 GMT]
Topic: End client Looking for feedback and information on investing in a CAT
Poster: Stacie Hiscock
Hello!
I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Stacie, and I am the Translations Manager at my company. I am investigating the benefits of investing in our own CAT tool.
I wanted to post here to find out how having our own tool would help the linguists we hire. I work for an engineering organization, and due to the technical nature of the translations, all of our projects undergo an in-country review by Subject Matter experts. Therefore, another aspect of having this tool would be that the SMEs would also use it for their reviews. My boss uses a similar tool that SMEs use to review the online courses she develops, so we wonder if this is a direction in which we should go.
So, I have some questions, and would appreciate any and all feedback!
1. I envision that we will continue to use translation companies for our projects. Would you (as linguists) accept jobs from translation companies in which the end client has their own tool? Would that be considered a negative or a positive thing in your opinion? Also, please explain why you feel this way.
2. Which tools/software are considered the best? What at are positive aspects of each?
3. How is tech support for the tools?
4. Is there a compelling reason why my company should not invest in such a tool?
I thank you in advance for your help, and look forward to any information you can share with me! :grin:
Regards,
Stacie
[Edited at 2016-10-18 13:53 GMT]