What's new at ProZ.com?

Sites new, general announcements, and translation industry news.

9th ProZ.com Translation Contest: Final voting phase is open! Sep 28

The final voting phase for the 9th Proz.com translation contest, Business, is open. Vote for the best entries and help decide the winners! This phase closes Saturday, October 10.

New book of Rilke translations by 14 ProZ.com translators Aug 25

ProZ.com members have taken part in translations of Stories of God, by Rainer Maria Rilke, along with contributing essays on the art of translation and their approach to it. A brief description of this book, with links to see more in-depth information and to purchase, has been added to http://www.proz.com/books.

Site security notice: private data accessed in some profiles Aug 6

It has been determined that in early June certain personal information in some ProZ.com profiles was accessed improperly.

New home page view for non logged in visitors Jul 13

A new "home" page has been released for non-logged in visitors. Members are invited to review it and make suggestions for improvements.

New ProZ.com moderator program Jul 1

The new moderator role and program can be seen here.

To accompany this fresh new approach to the moderator program, several improvements have been made, among them a new application form and a dedicated training program for new moderators.

Members who are willing to play a more active role in the community are encouraged to read the moderator role description and, if attracted by the prospect of serving a term as moderator, to express this interest by applying for the moderator class of 2009-2010.

Serving a year as moderator is an excellent way of helping others to get the most out of the site, and an opportunity to network with a great group of fellow language professionals.

See the full announcement at http://www.proz.com/topic/139069

ProZ.com privacy policy updated Apr 10

New forum: DTP - Desktop Publishing Mar 23

Thank you to member Mauricio Coitiño for suggesting the new DTP - Desktop Publishing forum, http://www.proz.com/topic/130789

New financial reports in ProZ.com invoicing Mar 20

Free trial of web-based invoicing extended to non-members Feb 26

1st Annual ProZ.com Translation Contest. Winners announced in 82 language pairs. Jan 9

Announcement of winners of the 1st Annual ProZ.com Translation Contest in eighty-two (82) language combinations (voting is still open in 3 pairs). Congratulations to the winners and thanks to the participants.

ProZ.com now available in Greek. Jan 5

Thanks to all of the localization team members who have worked diligently to create a version of ProZ.com in Greek. To view the version in Greek see: http://ell.proz.com/ When working on the newly localized interface, you will find a link to the localization team leaders' and volunteers' profiles at the bottom of every page. You are kindly invited to provide feedback about the localization directly to the localization team leaders. Thanks again to all of the localizers for this great achievement.

A week of free webinars: Across, Alchemy, Beetext, MemoQ, SDL Trados, Wordfast Dec 5 '08

ProZ.com has arranged a series of FREE webinars on tools and products during the 2nd week of December. Companies providing free Webinars include: Across - Wed, Dec 10, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT Alchemy - Thu, Dec 11, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT Beetext - Thu, Dec 11, 2008 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT Kilgray (MemoQ) - Mon, Dec 8, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT SDL TRADOS - Tue, Dec 9, 2008 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT Wordfast - Tue, Dec 9, 2008 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM GMT To view details on all sessions and to register for any of the FREE webinars please visit http://www.proz.com/online_trainings and look for the free webinar series. Sign up for as many as you like.

Team collaboration tools: private forums, KudoZ, filesharing Dec 4 '08

Vote in the 1st annual contest Nov 27 '08

Voters will be eligible to win one of the iPods.

Announcing ProZ.com Certified PRO network Oct 13 '08

The ProZ.com Certified PRO network was announced. It is now possible to apply for admittance into the network.

The Warsaw Pact Debate Oct 7 '08

The Warsaw Pact Debate is a panel discussion about managing the relationship between translation agencies and freelance vendors. The panel discussion will be the finale of the TM-Europe 2008 Conference on October 10th at 4.30 PM CET. Andre Pellet of Proz.com will be chairing the debate and a panel of three representatives of translation agencies of different size (Lionbridge, Magit, Welocalize) and three freelance translators with a lot of experience and interesting opinions. Opposite them we have the conference participants and the on-line audience. There are a lot of issues to be discussed and all the ingredients for a very lively debate are there. However, we are also hoping that this proves to be a very positive discussion on how agencies and vendors can openly talk about their problems and sometimes conflicting needs, with the aim of seeking consensus and working together to develop the whole industry and promote standards and best practice rather than simply focusing on their differences. We will be running a live webcast of this debate on-line with an option to submit questions and comments to the moderator both before and during the debate itself. In order to join this debate you should register free of charge at http://www.tm-global.com/resources?q=node/13 and you will receive the access details prior to the webcast by email. On-line participation facilities are limited so please register soon to book a place. You can submit questions and opinions before the debate by sending them to conference@tm-europe.org and marking your email “Warsaw Pact Debate”.

ProZ.com KudoZ archive surpasses two million terms Sep 16 '08

ProZ.com, the world’s leading community of translation professionals, today announced that the "KudoZ" archive of terms and their translations has now grown to a size of over two million terms. With well researched answers to 2 million queries, KudoZ is the largest multilingual term base built by language professionals.

International Translation Day Sep 12 '08

Propose a powwow in your area to celebrate our profession!

Announcing the Justin Chlebus Memorial Scholarship Sep 2 '08

It has now been one year since ProZ.com staff member Justin Chlebus passed away. He had just turned 22. To honor Justin's life and on the occasion of his birthday, a scholarship program is being created: the Justin Chlebus Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship program was kicked off this weekend with an in-person event among Justin's friends and family in Syracuse. This event was first and foremost a celebration of Justin's life among the people who knew and loved him. It also served as the start of fund-raising efforts for the scholarship program. Several thousand US dollars were raised toward the fund. More information about the program, and the possibility to donate, is available via this page: http://www.proz.com/justin-chlebus-memorial-scholarship For now, donations are being accepted only via Paypal. Your generosity in memory of the great person we have lost, and for the promising young people that the scholarship will hopefully touch, will be appreciated.

ProZ.com is now available in Estonian, Farsi, Malay and Urdu Aug 7 '08

Dear ProZians, We are excited to announce that ProZ.com is now available in Estonian, Farsi, Malay and Urdu. This wonderful accomplishment is credited to the following groups: Estonian Elingor OÜ You may view the Estonian version by clicking on the following link: http://est.proz.com/ Farsi Reza Ebrahami, Sasan Zangeneh, Mohammad Reza Razaghi, Rahi Moosavi, Edward Plaisance, Jr. You may view the Farsi version by clicking on the following link: http://fas.proz.com Malay Ayob Salleh, yam2u, Rahayu, Shakirah Md Zain, Pei Ling Haußecker, Sophia Jusoff, Nasima Sarwar, Siti Hajar Baharuddin You may view the Malay version by clicking on the following link: http://may.proz.com Urdu TRYTUN Translation Services, Ramesh Bhatt, Naseera Mirza, You may view the Urdu version by clicking on the following link: http://urd.proz.com/ When working on the newly localized interface, you will find a link to the localization team leaders' and volunteers' profiles at the bottom of every page. You are kindly invited to provide feedback about the localization directly to the localization team leaders. We again want to thank the localization teams for this achievement. Kind Regards, Maggie O'Hara

ProZ.com Localization Partial Releases into: Belarusian, Cebuano (Bisayan), Korean and Ukrainian Aug 7 '08

Dear ProZians, We are proud to announce that ProZ.com has been partially localized into Belarusian, Cebuano (Bisayan), Korean and Ukrainian A partial release happens when a localization team finishes the first phase of the localization project. While the respective languages are visible, the localization teams will continue to work on the other phases in order to complete the entire project. Once the project is complete, then we will notify the community and announce the team members who were involved in the project(s). If you would like to use one of the localized versions, please go to the "site language" drop down menu (on the home page) and just choose the language you wish to view the site in. Kind Regards, Maggie O'Hara

Manage your Blue Board LWA entries Jul 11 '08

A new page has been released to simplify the administration of LWA entries provided and received on the Blue Board. This page can be found as a new option, My LWA, under the MyProZ.com tab at the top of the page.

File upload and storage (for TMs, glossaries, etc.) Jun 5 '08

A new feature has been released to assist in the handling of translation memories, glossaries and other files. This feature provides a way to quickly and securely upload and save a number of files for your own personal use (others will not have access to these files).

Upload CV in multiple languages May 12 '08

You can now make your CV available in multiple languages.

BlueBoard LWA stats displayed in profiles May 10 '08

Profile owners who have "Likelihood of working again" (LWA) feedback in their Blue Board pages will now be able to show the corresponding statistics in the top-right area of the profile.

New 'beta' directory sped up (members only) May 5 '08

A new directory has been released for beta testing by members.

ProZ.com On-line training sessions. Apr 8 '08

A long-standing request from members has been answered. ProZ.com has released its first online training sessions.

New WWA page and FAQs Apr 7 '08

A new page and FAQs dedicated to the Willingness to Work Again feature have been released

ProZ.com Connect platform March release Mar 20 '08

New profile format for translation companies Mar 19 '08

A new profile and related profile updater have been created for translation agencies and companies. This will apply to all profiles that have their account type set to "Translation agency/company".

PR: André Pellet Joins ProZ.com as Chief Operating Officer Feb 26 '08

Update on WWA Feb 12 '08

6th ProZ.com Translation Contest Feb 12 '08

6th ProZ.com Translation Contest: submission phase is on!

Complete your profile and win an iPod! Feb 5 '08

Having a complete profile is one way to help ensure that you get the most out of your ProZ.com experience. And if you start now, you can win some free prizes too.

Improved interface for default rates Feb 5 '08

As part of a wide program of profile improvement, section 6, "Default rates", of the profile updater has been completely redesigned to provide a more clear and user-friendly interface.

ProZ.com Connect January release Jan 24 '08

Winners announced in 5th translation contest Dec 22 '07

Fifth ProZ.com Translation Contest Nov 6 '07

The submission phase for the English, Spanish, Italian, French and Romanian source texts is now open.

Connect updated (October release) Oct 19 '07

Localization releases in Hindi, Armenian, Macedonian, Japanese, Tagalog, Bengali, Arabic, and more Oct 1 '07

ProZ.com has been fully released in Hindi, Macedonian and Armenian. In addition, eleven more languages have been added to the partial release section. Please click on the following link for more details: http://www.proz.com/topic/85361

PR: Powwows in 30 countries for International Translation Day Sep 24 '07

Connect user interface enhancements Sep 20 '07

Contest winners announced Sep 15 '07

Contest winners have been announced.

4th Contest: Vote now (qualifying round) Sep 7 '07

The fourth translation contest is in the qualification stage. You are invited to vote now in your top pair(s).

ProZ.com in Hindi, Armenian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Bulgarian Aug 24 '07

ProZ.com has been partially localized into 5 more languages. Please click on the following link for more details: http://www.proz.com/topic/82096

Connect updates: language variants, CV search, file sharing... Aug 23 '07

Celebrating Translator's Day Jul 27 '07

Propose a powwow in your area to celebrate our profession!

ProZ.com Connect updated (July release) Jul 26 '07

Fifth ProZ.com Translation Contest Jul 25 '07

As of now the submission phase for the English, Spanish, Italian, French and Romanian source texts is now open.

ProZ.com in Catalan, Vietnamese, Czech, Tamil, and Afrikaans Jul 13 '07

ProZ.com is now available in Catalan, Vietnamese, Czech, Tamil, and Afrikaans. For more information please visit the following link: http://www.proz.com/topic/78431

ProZ.com Connect! updated Jun 21 '07

Looking forward to the Fourth ProZ.com Translation Contest Jun 18 '07

As of now the submission phase for the English source text is open

Half-year report to members Jun 14 '07

Report to members on accomplishments in 2007, year to date.

ProZ.com in Georgian Jun 4 '07

ProZ.com is now available in Georgian. For more information, please visit the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/74586

Updating Availability and adding Productivity to Profile May 11 '07

The functionality of the Availability settings has been improved and extended to add flexibility and optional Productivity metrics.

PR: Advertising and Online Marketing Expert Joins ProZ.com May 9 '07

ProZ.com in Greek and Serbian Apr 27 '07

ProZ.com is now available in Greek and Serbian. For more information, please visit the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/71636

5th ProZ.com Conference - Budapest 2007 Apr 23 '07

Voting phase in translation contest Apr 17 '07

The contest is now in the VOTING phase, where members having the corresponding language pair among their "working" or "interest" pairs will be able to vote for their favorite entries and post comments.

Qualification phase in translation contest Apr 12 '07

The contest is now in the QUALIFICATION phase. At this stage site members having the corresponding language pair among their "working" or "interest" pairs will be able to express their peer-grading (whether they like the entry or not) of as many entries as they want.

ProZ.com in Polish Mar 30 '07

Proz.com is now available in Polish. For more information, please visit the following topic http://www.proz.com/topic/69564

ProZ.com in Lithuanian and Turkish Mar 29 '07

ProZ.com is now available in Lithuanian and Turkish. For more information, please check the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/69470

Introducing ProZ.com Student Membership Mar 26 '07

Are you studying to become a translator or interpreter? Join ProZ.com as a student member and get a headstart on a great career!

PR: Lexi-tech International Partners with ProZ.com on Linguist Sourcing Mar 19 '07

The ProZ.com Training program Mar 13 '07

A program that will feature paid seminars to provide training for translators, interpreters and others within the language industries.

New forum on Speech Recognition Mar 8 '07

A new technical forum dedicated to Speech Recognition

'ProZ.com Connect!' released to public. Mar 7 '07

Discuss the contest Mar 5 '07

A place to discuss ProZ.com's first translation contest.

ProZ.com in Italian Feb 23 '07

ProZ.com is now available in Italian. For more information, please check the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/66798

ProZ.com in Dutch Feb 22 '07

ProZ.com is now available in Dutch. For more information, please check the following topic: http://www.proz.com/topic/66682

PR: "Over 47,000 registered in 2006..." Feb 21 '07

New! Corporate membership. Feb 15 '07

Annoucing ProZ.com corporate membership.

PR: ProZ.com Professionals Subtitle Films Honoring Nobel Prize Winner in up to 100 Languages Dec 6 '06

Year-end membership campaign Nov 15 '06

ProZ.com 2006 Accomplishments Nov 2 '06

A recap of our progress as a workplace and community in 2006, to date.

WWA update posted Oct 31 '06

An update on the progress of the "WWA" feature for optionally collecting, and optionally displaying, entries from previous clients concerning their "willingness to work again" with you.

PR: Project Connect at Localization World Oct 28 '06

ProZ.com for Employers (aka Project Connect) was displayed at the Localization World conference in Montreal last week. This press release was circulated to announce the public debut of "your better way to source language professionals".

'Let's improve': the compilation Oct 13 '06

Compilation of the suggestions received at http://www.proz.com/topic/55502 and overview of ProZ.com's action plans

PR: Mike Kidd joins ProZ.com Oct 10 '06

As many of you know, Michael C. Kidd, formerly of SDL TRADOS, joined ProZ.com's staff in June and has been leading efforts to market member services directly to top language companies and end clients. Here is the press release announcing his role to the rest of the industry.

ProZ.com in Albanian Sep 13 '06

A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Albanian. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/55178

Marketing member services: Design focus group Sep 12 '06

Marketing member services: we invite interested members with a penchant for design to participate in a focus group to provide feedback to the look-and-feel of the new interface.

PR: ProZ.com enters Alexa 5000 Aug 29 '06

ProZ.com, the world’s leading enabling and sourcing platform for language professionals, today announced that Alexa Internet, an Amazon.com company which gathers web information and statistics, has ranked ProZ.com in the top 5,000 most visited online destinations in the world. Propelled by ProZ.com’s growing community of translators, language service providers, employers and clients, the website has emerged as by far the largest and most visited networking forum in the language, localization and globalization industry.

ProZ.com in Latvian Aug 24 '06

A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Latvian. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/53926

ProZ.com in Portuguese (Br) Jul 20 '06

A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Brazilian Portuguese. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/51718

Early bird for Edinburgh Jul 18 '06

Early bird registration available for the ProZ.com Regional Conference to be held in Edinburgh, UK on Fri 10 - Sat 11 Nov 2006 For more invormation visit http://www.proz.com/conference/8

ProZ.com in Hungarian Jul 13 '06

A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Hungarian. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/51276

WWA (beta) - revised! Jul 10 '06

A revised version of the WWA feature, customized based on member feedback and stripped down to the marketing function.

Members using SiteCreator Jun 27 '06

ProZ.com members using SiteCreator

Improvements in jobs and BB Jun 22 '06

As part of the June release we have added several improvements to the Jobs and Blue Board areas of the site, for more details see http://www.proz.com/topic/49944

New rates calculator Jun 7 '06

As part of the June release you are kindly invited to visit http://www.proz.com/ratecalculator (or /Jobs/Rate Calculator) - a new tool for calculating rates

Site rules integrated May 30 '06

We have assembled all current rules, found out missing or outdated ones, integrated them all in a coherent body and produced a user-friendly display. Please see our announcement at http://www.proz.com/topic/48569 and the rules at http://www.proz.com/siterules

Improved forums May 18 '06

Several improvement were made to our forums. For more details check http://www.proz.com/post/348535#348535

Hosting made easy May 18 '06

Now it is even easier for our members to use their free hosting. For more details check http://www.proz.com/post/348227#348227

Directory improved May 18 '06

The site directory has been improved as part of the May release. For more details check http://www.proz.com/post/348189#348189

KudoZ: FVA + queuing May 18 '06

The KudoZ system has been improved as part of the May release. For more details check http://www.proz.com/post/348173#348173

ProZ.com in Russian Apr 27 '06

A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into Russian. More languages in the pipeline. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/46033

Berlin 2006 approaching! Apr 25 '06

A regional ProZ.com conference, to be held in Berlin from May 27-28, 2006.

Buenos Aires 2006 Apr 25 '06

ProZ.com's fourth international conference, to be held in Buenos Aires from August 25-27, 2006.

Announcing Wikiwords! Apr 20 '06

A project to create a comprehensive dictionary of all terms in all languages.

New profile format Apr 20 '06

A new profile format--which has been in beta testing for one month--will be available for use. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/45409

ProZ.com localized Apr 20 '06

A team of volunteers has localized ProZ.com into German, Romanian and Spanish. More languages in the pipeline. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/45405

KudoZ improved Apr 20 '06

The KudoZ system has been improved as part of the April release. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/45397

Directory improved Apr 20 '06

The site directory has been improved as part of the April release. For more details check http://www.proz.com/topic/45393

New profiles (beta II) Apr 3 '06

A new profile format is now available for testing and feedback by members. In addition to improvements in readability and ease-of-use, the new format features the following enhancements: * More complete information, greater flexibility * Readability and navigational improvements * Improved promotional aspects (Note that the current profile format will remain accessible, regardless of the implementation of this new format.)

Spring update released Mar 23 '06

Working mostly behind the scenes, your ProZ.com team has just completed a spring update. Accomplishments include: - Unicode support site-wide - The "ProZ.com Exchange" - Access policy shift - Sorting of language pairs - Consolidated rules plus articles on getting the most out of ProZ.com - New hardware for speed, increased traffic For details, see: http://www.proz.com/topic/44158

New profile format (beta) Mar 23 '06

A new profile format is now available for testing and feedback by members. In addition to improvements in readability and ease-of-use, the new format features the following enhancements: * More complete information, greater flexibility * Readability and navigational improvements * Improved promotional aspects (Note that the current profile format will remain accessible, regardless of the implementation of this new format.)

Directory Text Ads Feb 15 '06

Directory text ads have been released for the new Freelancers directory. ProZ.com Directory Text Ads provide a way for ProZ.com members (platinums), to stand out in this directory.

The ProZ.com Exchange Feb 13 '06

The ProZ.com Exchange has been redesigned from the ground up and re-released. Members are already actively using it to suggest exchanges (paid or non) of training, language lessons, translation memories, lodging and more.

Getting the most out of ProZ.com Feb 9 '06

Two new articles describe how you can get the most out of ProZ.com. One is a guide for translators and interpreters, and the other is a guide for outsourcers and translation companies.

New site map available Feb 9 '06

A new site map has been added to serve as a clear navigation guide to the main features at ProZ.com.

Project History (sm) - with client feedback - released Dec 9 '05

A new set of functions allows ProZ.com members to keep an organized history of projects they have completed, by language, field, volume, client, collaborators, keywords and other characteristics. The option to make general details of select projects visible in your profile page, with optional client feedback (positive / negative / neutral), provides a powerful new way to differentiate yourself and attract new clients.

ProZ.com 2005 Accomplishments Nov 25 '05

A recap of our progress as a workplace and community in 2005, to date.

Platinum membership campaign. Join now for 2006! Nov 25 '05

During this campaign ProZ.com is providing additional incentives to go platinum:

- Membership until 2007
- Pay no transaction fees
- Chance to win a trip to the next ProZ.com conference

Go platinum! Click here to learn more

ProZ.com Interpreter World Map Sep 16 '05

The ProZ.com Interpreter World Map has been publicly released. This function allows users to search for interpreters by location, simply specifying a language pair, and country (and optionally a discipline). Interpreters are organized by small balloons on a streaming map generated by Google Maps.

Try it today!

Comprehensive Kudoz Update Aug 19 '05

KudoZ has recently undergone a substantial update. To learn more about these changes and to share your feedback, please visit this forum topic.

New KudoZ Toolbars Aug 19 '05

ProZ.com is happy to announce the release of a KudoZ search toolbar for the Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsers.

Web term search (beta) Aug 10 '05

The "Web Term Search" is a one-stop location for simultaneously searching not only ProZ.com, but also various terminology resources on the web.

ProZ.com Term Search Aug 10 '05

The ProZ.com Term Search is a one-stop function for searching the KudoZ glossaries, the KudoZ archives (i.e. questions and answers not entered into the glossary), and member personal glossaries.

Platinum Member World Map (beta) Aug 9 '05

Platinum members are invited to beta-test the new platinum member world map, which places platinum members (who have opted in) at their geographical locations. Virtually visit your platinum friends. Find out who lives in your area. (For now, the map will show only the most recent 100 members.)

Article Knowledgebase Jul 1 '05

ProZ.com Polls Jul 1 '05