Professional Document Translation Service Company
What You Can Expect From the Most Reliable
Professional Document Translation Service Company
By: L. Amado – 2/15/2010
In today’s global economy, it is vital for businesses to have mission-critical documents translated into and from other languages in order to operate on an international level. Small and large companies and organizations experience every day how difficult language barriers can be. The only reliable, long-term solution is to hire the services of a professional document translation services provider.
If you need, for instance, marketing brochures, company handbooks or scientific research reports translated into one or more foreign languages, or require an English translation of multinational agreements, a professional document translation company will be able to provide you with accurate, high quality translations, regardless of volume and desired turnaround for your project. A professional document translation service is equipped to handle any size or kind of project and return the translated document(s) to you within a short period of time.
Legal Translation Solutions and its parent company, ASTA-USA Translation Services, Inc., have been voted America’s most reliable professional document translation services company. You can expect us to dependably deliver top of the line document translations, since we work with a global network of professional, certified translators who possess the experience and knowledge to meet your specialized document translation requirements in any field and for every industry. We are a Corporate Member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and our professional document translators are accredited by the ATA and other organizations such as The Institute of Linguists, La Société Française des Traducteurs, Institute of Translation and Interpreting, US National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators, and the United Nations.
As the most reliable professional document translation service provider, we are a well-established company capable of offering highly competitive pricing. Customer retention is our top priority and we offer superior quality at unbeatable value, never comprising the accuracy of our document translations. You can obtain an instant quote online or speak with one of our expert customer representatives.
In order to serve our clients around the globe and around the clock, we provide online transaction services, which means that documents can be posted and downloaded from our secure web servers 24/7. Furthermore, our document translation process, which consists of translation, editing, proofing and certification, is assigned to virtual translator “tag teams”, strategically located across different time zones, whenever time is of essence. Fast turnaround times thus never have to come at the cost of lower quality standards.
Last but not least, our reputation as the most reliable professional document translation service provider also derives from our strict confidentiality policies and processes which serve to protect the privacy of our clients. The contents of any and all documents sent for translation as well as all details pertaining thereto are kept in utmost confidentiality, as reflected by our impeccable reputation and years of dedicated work to earn the trust of our customers.
If you are looking for a professional document translation services company, call America’s most reliable translation services provider today. We look forward to assisting you with your document translation needs.
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Criteria For Choosing Document Translation Services
By: L. Amado – 02/16/2010
Until very recently, it could be argued that translating documents was a choice. But now, with a global economy that effectively functions as a worldwide marketplace, translation of business documents is simply a must. With hundreds of translation services companies available, how do you find the right one that will deliver accurate, high quality document translations? Poor translations can seriously impact your capacity to do business at a global scale. It makes perfect sense to deal only with the very best. Here are a few questions to take into account when choosing a professional document translation service provider.
Does the document translation company use machine translation?
There is still no machine or software program able to replace a human translator to create high quality and accurate professional translations. Computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools can be helpful when dealing with high-volume jobs of largely repetitive content, such as technical manuals. But they need to be used by professional translators to ensure consistency and carefully match the context throughout each document, and are not suited for most other types of document translation. Professional document translation companies never use online translation engines or stand-alone computer programs, since translations generated this way are not only substandard, but largely incomprehensible.
Does the document translation service hire and retain qualified professional translators?
A reliable professional document translation company hires and retains only qualified, experienced professional translators who are native speakers of their target language(s). Professional translators working for the most reliable document translation company are certified and accredited by the world’s leading organizations, which include the Institute of Linguists, American Translators Association (ATA), La Société Française des Traducteurs, Institute of Translation and Interpreting, US National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators, and the United Nations.
What types of document translation services are available?
A well-established and experienced professional document translation company offers several types of document translation services that are industry-specific. Industry-specific document translations include business and financial translations, marketing brochure translations, intellectual property law and patent contract translations, scientific manual or textbook translations, and pharmacology or medical report translations. Professional translators assigned to such projects are experts on the subject and familiar with the terminology and concepts of the particular field. Specialized material, such as medical, technical, and legal documents, needs the careful translation of experienced translators who are professionals in the field in question.
What is the estimated turnaround for document translation?
It is crucial for every document translation that there is enough time to translate, edit, and proofread. Fast service should never come at the cost of accuracy and quality. However, a reliable, professional document translation agency can offer quick turnaround times should you need urgent translations, but only if they work with a global network of certified translators that allows them to take advantage of different time zones. Some document translations are more time-consuming than others, and the project or account manager taking your translation request will advise and discuss details with you.
How are document deliveries handled?
When you set up an account with a reliable professional document translation service, which can be done online, you will be assigned a project or account manager. Account managers are often assigned to corporate programs that provide special rates, such as volume and yearly discounts. Should you need an on-site document translation anywhere in the world, the account manager will be able to arrange it. Most document traffic, however, will be done online and you will be asked to email or upload your documents to be translated, unless you prefer sending them via fax or mail. Once the document translation is complete, email deliveries and uploads to company ftp or similar sites are performed via secure web servers. Professional document translation providers will always assure confidentiality in all document delivery processes. If you need certified hard copies, they will be sent by authorized shipping services like USPS, UPS, or FEDEX.
Whatever your document translation needs are, let professional document translation companies such as Legal Translation Solutions and its parent company, ASTA-USA Translation Services, assist you in carrying your message to all corners of the globe!
Hiring Professional Certified Translators
Professional Translation Services: Hiring and Retaining the Best Professional Certified Human Translators
By: L. Amado – 01/22/2010
As is the case with any business the most valuable resource in any professional translation service company is its people.
A professional translation service company can spend a fortune in the latest computers, professional translation software and translation memory management tools and it all would go to waste if those tools are not manned by professional translators.
Much in the same way, a professional translation service company can have in place professional translation and language quality assurance processes which look great on paper and they will still have little or no impact in the professional translation process if the people in charge of putting them into practice are not up to the task.
Professional translation services companies must strive to hire and retain highly qualified certified professional translators and reviewers with experience in the field and who are highly motivated. It is also important to point out that ideally, in order to assure the highest quality of professional translations, professional certified translators and reviewers/proofreaders should be native speakers of the target language and highly proficient in the source language in question.
Some professional translation service companies choose to work with the linguistics and related departments of universities, colleges and other higher education organizations in the places where they conduct their business for a better chance at catching the best talents.
Most professional translation service companies develop and maintain professional translator networks and databases to have in hand a readily available pool of highly motivated and professional language translation specialists. Professional certified translators and linguists may then be categorized by field of expertise, level of experience and internal professional translation Quality Assurance results.
Emphasis should be on hiring and retaining professional certified translators but also on providing and encouraging training and specialization whenever possible. Languages are living, breathing organisms and terminology changes very rapidly, particularly in highly specialized technical domains.
Professional translation service companies such as ASTA-USA Translation Services (www.asta-usa.com) and its legal division Legal Translation Solutions (www.legaltranslationsolutions.com) understand that the single most important factor for success is their human resources and that it is impossible to consistently provide high quality professional translation services without a readily available pool of highly motivated professional certified translators and linguistic experts.
