News

The Power of Machine Translation

14/05/13 - Yamagata Europe is proud to have implemented two machine translation projects with Honda Motor Europe. 

8th EUATC Conference

26/04/13 - Managing Director Geert Benoit will be joining a panel discussion on technology ROI at the 8th EUATC Conference in Brussels, which is held on May 3rd.

The Finnish-Japanese connection

24/04/13 - I’ve always found languages fascinating. They can reveal new things about our culture and the origins of our ancestors. They are tied to thinking patterns and ways to understand the world. Learning a new language can help you think in a new way.

Tekom Launches Belgian Branch

15/04/13 - Tekom, Europe’s largest technical communication and information development association, is launching a Belgian branch.

Keeping track of translation projects with OneNote

19/03/13 - Until some time ago I really struggled with the creation of a back-up form for the time I am on holiday. This project overview bundles all necessary info for my colleagues who need to follow up my projects. We handle a lot of projects at the same with a very short delivery time, but also long term projects.

Taus Translation Quality Evaluation Summit

11/03/13 - Managing Director Geert Benoit will be present at the Taus Translation Quality Evaluation Summit in Dublin, which is held from March 14-15.

Yamagata Europe to present at memoQFest 2013

06/03/13 - Thomas Vackier will be presenting a case study on automation between Sitecore and memoQ server.

Yamagata Europe joins META

25/02/13 - Yamagata Europe joins the Multilingual Europe Technology Alliance to help further Language Technology as a means towards realising the vision of a Europe united as one single digital market and information space.

Translating colours

19/02/13 - Have you ever wondered whether other people see the world the same as you do, and more precisely, see the same colours as you do? When learning foreign languages, it sometimes looks like people from other cultures perceive colours in a different way.

New and improved Suppliers' net launched

08/02/13 - At Yamagata Europe we aim to treat our suppliers as well as our customers. One of the ways we do this is by providing our translators with a private portal where they can download and upload assignments, check their invoices, view forecasts and so on.

Why it makes sense to have sales training for non-sales people

30/01/13 - We recently had a sales training where sales people were expressly forbidden to attend. Might seem illogical but bear with me, it'll all become clear.

Newsletter 4th Quarter 2012

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Open House Day for HoGent Translation Undergraduates

27/11/12 - On December 6 we will be opening our office in Ghent to the translation undergraduates from the HoGent University College.

Yamagata Europe present at Nordic Translation Industry Forum

21/11/12 - Our vendor management team will be present at NTIF 2012 in Copenhagen on 22-23 November.

Yamagata Europe to present at TAUS User Conference 2012

16/10/12 - Eef Blommaart will be presenting on Machine Translation at the TAUS User Conference in Seattle.

Yamagata Europe to present at TC World Kyoto

02/10/12 - Heidi Van Hiel and Tiene Vertriest will be presenting on Machine Translation at Tcworld Japan 2012 in Kyoto, Japan.

Newsletter 3rd Quarter 2012

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Newsletter 2nd Quarter 2012

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Yamagata Intech ranks 14th in Top Language Services Providers list

07/06/12 - Common Sense Advisory released its annual ranking of the top 100 language service providers and Yamagata Intech Corporation, mother company of Yamagata Europe, with 2011 revenues of $60.42 million, ranks 14th.

Yamagata Europe to present at Information Energy Utrecht

05/06/12 - Thomas Vackier will be presenting on DITA at Information Energy 2012 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Newsletter 1st Quarter 2012

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Consolidated Graphics establishes joint venture with Yamagata Corporation in Japan

20/04/12 - Consolidated Graphics (CGX) has established a strategic relationship with Yamagata Corporation, to provide print and fulfilment services in Japan, China and Southeast Asia.

Yamagata Europe launches Y-MT, Your Machine Translation

15/03/12 - We’re proud to launch Your Machine Translation (Y-MT), a customized machine translation solution tailored to your needs.

Yamagata Europe to sponsor Japan-Square Film Festival

13/02/12 - We’re proud to continue our sponsorship of the Japan-Square Film Festival, hosted in Ghent, Belgium.

Yamagata Europe to present at TAUS Executive Forum

09/02/12 - Heidi Van Hiel will present two machine translation projects implemented at Honda Motor Europe.

Yamagata Europe gains ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certification

02/12/11 - Yamagata Europe is pleased to announce the company has received both ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certification after an extensive analysis of its quality and environmental management systems by DNV.

Yamagata Europe receives "Class A" supplier status from Ricoh

29/11/11 - Ricoh France, one of the world's leading suppliers of office automation equipment, has awarded Yamagata Europe with "Class A" supplier status for fiscal year 2010.

Yamagata Europe to present at DITA Europe

25/10/11 - Eef Blommaart will be presenting at the 7th Annual Content Management Strategies/DITA Europe Conference in Prague, Czech Republic.

SnellSpell now supports SDL XLIFF

21/10/11 - A new version of SnellSpell was released today, adding full support for SDL XLIFF files.

Join us at the Tekom trade fair

05/10/11 - We'll be exhibiting at the Tekom tradeshow in Wiesbaden, Germany on 18-20/10/2011. You can find us in the same spot as last year, stand 17 in the Foyer.

100 Years Maeterlinck

31/08/11 - The Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 100 years ago.

Our site goes multilingual

01/07/11 - The Yamagata Europe website has been localised into 6 languages to extend the reach of our message.

Top Language Services Providers ranking

04/06/11 - Yamagata Intech Corporation, mother company of Yamagata Europe, ranks 12th in Common Sense Advisory's Top 50 Language Service Provider listing.

Sony Green Partner Certificate renewed

18/05/11 - Yamagata Europe is pleased to announce that it has received the Sony Green Partner Certificate renewal.

Conferences in June

09/05/11 - Yamagata Europe will be hosting an exhibit booth at the NLDITA 2011 conference in Utrecht and at Localization World Barcelona.

Japan fundraising events raise €3200

04/05/11 - Our fundraising events in aid of Japan have raised about €3200.

Managing Director Geert Benoit live on Klara radio

15/04/11 - Managing Director Geert Benoit will appear live on Klara radio this Saturday at 12:00 CET to discuss the current situation in Japan.

Visit us at Tekom 2011

04/04/11 - We'll be exhibiting at the Tekom tradeshow in Wiesbaden, Germany on 18-20/10/2011. You can find us in the same spot as last year, stand 17 in the Foyer.

Run for Japan

31/03/11 - Inspired by numerous Run For Japan actions, Yamagata Europe has decided to chip in and show solidarity and support by running laps around the Ghent Watersportbaan.

Folding paper cranes for Japan

25/03/11 - In order to support the Japanese people suffering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Yamagata Europe is joining the project Pray for Japan.

Japan Earthquake Relief

17/03/11 - Yamagata Europe actively supports the initiative from the Belgium-Japan Association & Chamber of Commerce to raise funds for the Red Cross.

Earthquake and tsunami in Japan

14/03/11 - The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the resulting difficulties with the nuclear power plants also affect the Yamagata Japan offices.

 

Japan-Square Film Festival

07/03/11 - Yamagata Europe is once again proud to sponsor the Japan-Square Film Festival, hosted in Ghent, Belgium.

70 rules for Japanese technical writers

15/02/11 - Tetsuzo Nakamura, senior technical communicator from Yamagata Intech Japan, has published a set of guidelines for Japanese technical writers, writing in English.

Terminology extraction research project

28/01/11 - Yamagata Europe is proud to be one of the members of the Terminology Extraction for Semantic Interoperability and Standardization research project (TExSIS).

Tenth language added to QA Distiller website

06/01/11 - The QA Distiller website has now been localised into 10 languages.

Visit us at the Tekom trade show

26/10/10 - We'll be exhibiting and presenting at the Tekom tradeshow in Wiesbaden, Germany on 3-5/11/2010. You can find us in stand 17 in the Foyer.

Best supplier Ricoh Industrie France 2009

14/10/10 - We are very pleased to have been selected 'BEST SUPPLIER fiscal year 2009' of Ricoh Industry France ISMG activities.

Yamagata Europe releases QA Distiller 8

07/10/10 - Yamagata Europe, a provider of multilingual documentation services, has released QA Distiller 8.

Yamagata Europe to exhibit at ProZ Virtual Conferences

18/09/10 - Yamagata Europe is excited to exhibit on 3 virtual translation conferences organised by ProZ.com.

Yamagata Europe translates for Pakistan flood relief

07/09/10 - Yamagata Europe is providing free website translations for the Belgian disaster relief agency 1212 to aid Pakistan.

Yamagata Europe to present on extensibility in XLIFF

16/08/10 - Yamagata Europe is proud to be one of the presenters at the 1st International XLIFF Symposium in Limerick, Ireland on the 22nd of September 2010.

Microsoft releases terminology in TBX format

12/07/10 - Microsoft has released its new language portal where you can download the Microsoft terminology collection in TBX format.

QA Distiller website localised

22/06/10 - We're pleased to announce that the QA Distiller website has been translated into 7 languages.

Yamagata Europe selects Vivaldi as QMS

18/06/10 - Yamagata Europe has selected Vivaldi's Quality Management suite to log, track, measure and analyse quality related data.

Localization World Berlin Draw winner

10/06/10 - We are happy to announce that the winner of the professional license draw is Mindaugas Kazlauskas from Synergium in Lithuania. Congratulations!

memoQfest

27/04/10 - Yamagata Europe will be present at memoQfest in Budapest, Hungary on 5-7 May.

Bauma

19/04/10 - Yamagata Europe will be present at the 29th International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment (Bauma for short). Need technical translations for one of the above? Ask us about Yamagata Europe's specialized translation services.

Yamagata Europe selects Schema ST4 as CMS

17/01/10 - After an extensive round of testing Yamagata Europe has selected Schema ST4 as their preferred CMS. Schema's solution provided the best localization framework and output possibilities.

Yamagata Europe will use Schema ST4 to offer content management as a service to its existing and new clients.

Yamagata Europe selects Microsoft CRM

18/01/09 - Yamagata Europe has migrated from a legacy Customer Relationship Management solution to Microsoft's Dynamics CRM.