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Kamis, 30 April 2015

The Advantage and Disadvantage of Five Translation Machines

Name             : Mia Rusliana
NPM               : 14611454
Class              : 4SA04

Wordbee
ü  Advantage of Wordbee :
            Word bee (cloud based only, so one needs to use one's browser) is very simple to learn, due to it being rudimentary and thus not having all the features of a local PC CAT tool.  It is used as a service on your computers you don't have to spend money acquiring, lodging and maintaining the servers or hiring consultants.  It also allows translators to control every step of the translation process and manage the all teams, as this software promotes collaboration between colleagues working on the same project. Word bee also stands out for its accessibility.This program has proved to be greatly useful for translation services. That happens because Wordbee has all the technical features which you can find in memory translation systems (the so-called TMS) and combines that with the possibility of working with your team mates in real time and in a flexible way and an intuitive interface.

ü  Disadvantage of Wordbee:
            The spell checker for QA turned out be buggy, not finding all errors and especially not finding accidentally entered 'second letter' caps. Then you could not upload your own TM and/or glossary to speed up your work. This is especially important with specialized translations where agencies are rarely able to provide an online TM or glossary that will be of help nor should they be expected to.

Ginger
ü  Advantage of Ginger :
            Ginger uses statistical algorithms in conjunction with natural language processing, aiming to improve written communications, develop English speaking skills and boost smartphone productivity. The algorithm in ginger allows it to correct the written sentences with relatively high accuracy (eliminating up to 95 percent of writing errors), compared to standard spell checkers. Using Ginger Software, a student who may have dyslexia is able to write a sentence and then listen to their writing. This enables them to decide if what they have composed is correct. If they are not sure, they are able to choose a word from the list of alternative choices. Not only does Ginger’s Text To Speech offer the ability to enhance sentence correction, but for writers who struggle with pronunciation, they are also able to hear proper word pronunciation. This is very helpful for building better speech and literacy skills.
            This is helpful for Bloggers, students, employees, office workers and all for those who use to write the documents. After installing this on your computer, you can use it anywhere. It works everywhere. You can use it in Microsoft Office files, WordPad or NotePad, Browsers, Social Sites and even in the post editor. Ginger provides an automatic spell checker, assisting people with learning difficulties such as dyslexia to improve their writing skills, through an intelligent automatic context-based correction of spelling mistakes and misused words.

ü  Disadvantage of Ginger :

  1. When you install it, it takes too long.
  2. Although this system makes the application more potent, it also requires an extra flow of data between your computer and these servers. Moreover, the application becomes absolutely useless without Internet connection.
  3. It slows down your typing speed. Although a solution is to run Ginger only when you have finished typing, this will prevent you from benefiting from while-you-type correction.

SDL
ü  Advantage of SDL :
            SDL software can decrease the number and severity of vulnerabilities in software. It means that in order to measure the extent to which these goals are met, security experts analyzed public vulnerability counts in "pre-SDL" and "post-SDL" versions of the same product in the 12 months (or more) following the release.

ü  Disadvantage of SDL :
                The only disadvantage of SDL software is lack of efficiency of the generated code. Then it is not enough in supporting for complex data type, algorithm, concurrency and hardware interface descriptions.
Trados
ü  Advantage of Trados :
            The big advantage of this program is that it allows for cost savings, as it recognizes repetition within a document and within a set of documents sharing the same memory.  This allows for a word count that takes into consideration new and repeated phrases, determining the percentage of the document that would have to be translated from scratch and the percentage that may be reused.  Clearly, being able to reuse some parts of already translated documents saves time and therefore costs, allowing the translator to offer a significant discount.


ü  Disadvantage of Trados :
            You can’t edit it before the alignment is exported so unless your original files are formatted exactly the same, the results may be disappointing. I’m sure it won’t be long before SDL comes up with an editing feature for the alignment tool. In the meantime, I’m using András Farkas’ LF Aligner.


Systran
ü  Advantage of Systran :
            Systran offers a wealth of translation software that supports a total of 15 different languages and then improve the translation's accuracy even more with state-of-the-art translation tools. These can be mixed and matched with your choice of a base language to make 52 language pairs. Each language pair is available for purchase. On the free translation web page, a free translation of up to 750 characters is offered. It offers the possibility of composing user dictionaries (like a translation memory), which allows to import .txt, .xls, .tmx, MultiTerm or .csv files and export them to other translation memories, such as Trados.
            In the case of web page translations, Systran allows pages to be translated while using Internet Explorer or Firefox. Once a page is translated, the “smooth navigation” function automatically translates all of the pages that are linked to the page being viewed. This means that when you click on a link appearing on the page that you are reading, the text automatically appears in the desired language.


ü  Disadvantage of Systran :
            One of the things absent from Systran’s Business Translator is a speech-to-text function. This is often used to check the pronunciation of a word you have not heard before and is not a part of Systran’s offering.


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