Professional interpreters are extremely important in order to avoid misunderstandings on the job. Amateurs and machines often cannot get the job done correctly. People in the translation and interpretation business stress the importance of having a professional on site, no matter what the job is. In an everyday conversation using a bilingual friend or relative […]

Siri, Apple’s new iPhone 4S app, is still struggling with picking up dialects and its ability to recognize language, so this application is long in the works.  New technologies come up almost every day with ways to make life easier and more efficient, but may not cover the entire subject. For example, in the case […]

Imagine what the future routine of translation and interpretation can be.  You could end up doing something very interesting, like addressing the United Nations General Assembly from your virtual office, or making a presentation from your home to people in China.  Regardless of where you are or what you do, chances are that you will […]

Monterey Language Services hosted a successful two-day video conference about a legal deposition between the East and West Coasts this week in high-definition IP-based format.  Video Conferencing has been around in its recognizable form since 1968.  Originally used by NASA for astronauts to talk to people on earth, it expanded in the 1980s, as personal […]

by Mei-Ling Chen A new client commented: “I trust you will get the meaning as well as the words in all translations. It is very important.” When customers say this to us, as Director of Translation for many years, I understand what they mean. It is vital to get the correct meaning in translation. Even […]

There is nothing more frustrating for the linguistically-challenged than watching a film without subtitles.  At the same time, there is really nothing quite like hearing actors speak their parts in one’s native language. But one organization has come up a creative solution. Mozilla is sponsoring a new program, Universal Subtitles, which makes it easy for […]

Translation is not an easy task. It requires knowledge, experience, and cultural awareness. Machines can greatly assist humans in the process of translation, but they are still far from being able to autonomously provide accurate translations that reflect cultural differences and take into account the context of a discourse. This underscores the need to ensure […]

At Monterey Language Services, we specialize in managing translation projects that involve the marketing of products and services and technical and legal communications for leading U.S. companies.  With over twelve years of experience in the translation industry, we pride ourselves on our ability to apply technology to the management of foreign language translation projects. Today, […]