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• 5/15/2013: Acclaro Predicts Advancing Machine Translation Technology to Impact Bottom Line for Global Business

  Summary: As machine translation technology advances at unprecedented rates, translation and localization agency Acclaro educates global businesses about its cost-saving opportunities and potential risks. Acclaro predicts machine translation will offer even more efficiency in the coming ten years and urges businesses to start optimizing content in the immediate term. Read More
• 5/7/13: Winners Announced for the Social Media Contest “POP Your Culture With The Warhol D.I.Y POP App” Hosted by Acclaro in Association with The Andy Warhol Museum

  Summary: Acclaro announces winners of the social media contest “POP Your Culture With The Warhol D.I.Y. POP App”, which invited fans to translate their own culture into a Warhol-like digital screen print. The translation and localization agency has helped The Warhol expand into multiple new language markets and continues to provide specialty services in the cultural and non-profit realm. Read More
• 3/21/13:Translation and Localization Agency Acclaro in Association with The Andy Warhol Museum to Host Social Media Contest, “POP Your Culture With The Warhol D.I.Y. Pop App”

  Summary: Acclaro announces a call for entries of cultural images translated into digital screen prints using The Warhol D.I.Y. POP App. The top prize for this juried contest is a trip for two to Pittsburgh, PA with a private tour of the museum, and The People’s Choice Award allows one winning photograph to become The Warhol’s Twitter and Facebook icon for 24 hours. Read More
• 3/20/13: Fitbit Launches Japanese Website with Help of Translation and Localization Agency Acclaro

  Summary: Translation and localization agency Acclaro is proud to announce the official website and product launch of Fitbit Japan. Fitbit is a fitness technology company, expanding into international markets calling on the localization services of Acclaro to ensure its success in countries such as Spain, France, Germany, and now Japan. Read More
• 2/25/13: Acclaro Announces Sponsorship of 2013 Internationalization and Localization Conference and Training in Santa Clara, California

  Summary: New York-based translation and localization agency Acclaro announces its bronze-level sponsorship and presentation at a leading industry conference this March. The two-day event focuses on bridging the gap between software development and localization, featuring internationalization training, panel discussions, expert presentations, demo derbies and networking opportunities. Read More
• 2/5/13: Former Acclaro Employee Anna Schlegel Announced As New Chairwoman of Women in Localization

  Summary: Translation and localization agency Acclaro congratulates its former director of operations, Anna Schlegel, for her new chairwomanship of Women in Localization. This career development organization supports 1,000 women around the world working to advance the localization industry. Read More
• 1/17/13: Global Brands Investing More than Ever in Foreign Language Employee Training in 2013

  Summary: Translation and Localization Agency Acclaro Adapts to 250 Percent Increase in eLearning Localization Service Inquiries in One Year. Read More
• 12/18/12: Acclaro Salutes their 15 Clients Included in the Interbrand Best Global Brands 2012

  Summary: Top global brands choose translation services from Acclaro to expand their companies’ global endeavors Read More
• 12/11/12: Acclaro Supports Three Local Community Charities in Westchester County, San Francisco and Boston

  Summary: In the spirit of the holidays, translation services company gives monetary donations to food banks and education non-profits Read More
• 11/28/12: Acclaro Translates Andy Warhol for The Andy Warhol Museum’s Historic Exhibition in Asia

  Summary: Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal exhibition travels to Asia with Chinese and Japanese translation and localization by Acclaro for The Andy Warhol Museum Read More
• 10/17/12: Acclaro Co-Presenting with Client Breastcancer.org at Localization World in Seattle

  Summary: The joint seminar is a case study on how to reach a broader, multilingual audience in the U.S., Europe, Central and Latin America through strategic localization. Read More
• 10/10/12: Acclaro Exhibiting at Localization World 2012 in Seattle

  Summary: Acclaro exhibitors and speakers offer assistance for international business growth Read More
• 09/20/12: Acclaro Employees Celebrate the Causes that Matter Most

  Summary: The translation agency’s global employees walk, cycle, run, donate and raise funds for their favorite local charities. Read More
• 09/06/12: Acclaro Top Retail and Fashion Clients Hit the Runway

  Summary: The translation agency released a slideshow of some of the top names in fashion, beauty, food and wine industries that work with Acclaro to go global in style. Read More
• 08/23/12: Acclaro Reveals 10 Essential Ingredients to the Company’s Continued Success and Growth

  Summary: The 10 items are revealed in a behind-the-scenes-style slideshow featuring everything from coffee to transporters. Read More
• 08/09/12: Acclaro Hires a New Program Manager to Oversee Netflix Localization Projects

  Summary: Localization specialist Jared Prichard joins the San Francisco team. Read More
• 08/02/12: Acclaro Vice President Ora Solomon Showcases Top 10 Localization Projects from the Past Decade

  Summary: From entertainment and fashion to software, alternative energy and social media, 10 global clients demonstrate the 10-year-old translation agency’s versatility and growth since its founding in 2002 Read More
• 07/26/12: Acclaro Releases a Slideshow on its Top 10 Countries for Client Localization Projects

  Summary: The interactive slideshow includes a fun fact and snapshot for each international market. Read More
• 07/11/12: Acclaro Releases Q2 Language Stats for Client Localization Projects

  Summary: Brazilian Portuguese topped the charts as the most requested language of the quarter. Read More
• 07/02/12: Acclaro Raises a Glass to Wineries Worldwide with a Mini Digital Slideshow on Localization and Wine

  Summary: An agency with wine translation expertise, Acclaro shares a few lessons on localization with interested oenophiles looking to globalize their wine business. Read More
• 06/26/12: Acclaro Announces an Educational Series Featuring Money-Saving Tips for Translation Projects

  Summary: Businesses can obtain insider techniques for reducing their localization and translation budgets via cost-saving tool kits, blog episodes and more. Read More
• 06/21/12: Acclaro Kicks Off New Summer Blog Series With a Foodie Slideshow: How Localization is Like Dining Out

  Summary: The Acclaro editorial team draws inspiration from restaurant dining to provide useful tips on how to choose a translation partner Read More
• 06/12/12: Acclaro Announces New Summer Blog Series: Making Localization and Translation Fun

  Summary: From BBQs and beach cocktails to European travel, fine wine and gastronomy, this editorial series draws unexpected comparisons between localization and summer vacation. Read More
• 06/05/12: Acclaro Positions Itself as a Thought Leader in the Retail Localization Sphere in Q1 2012

  Summary: In-house Acclaro retail localization experts published articles in some of the industry’s top magazines this past quarter. Read More
• 05/31/12: Acclaro Announces New Web Localization Specialty: Ruby on Rails

  Summary: The translation agency has built a strong track record localizing apps in this popular web framework for leading American tech companies. Read More
• 05/07/12: Announcing Geek2Geek, a New Digital Forum on Localization for the Technically-Savvy

  Summary: Acclaro Globalization Architect Jon Ritzdorf is heading up this new digital series on trending topics in software, mobile app and web localization. Read More
• 04/30/12: Acclaro Reports Record Demand in Localization For the UK Market.

  Summary: American businesses increasingly understand the value of catering to the preferences of UK residents. Read More
• 04/24/12: NetApp and Acclaro Celebrate the Two-year Anniversary of Their Localization Staffing Partnership.

  Summary: The Silicon Valley powerhouse works with Acclaro to hire and manage its global team of in-country content reviewers. Read More
• 04/13/12: Acclaro Leverages Follow-the-Sun Model for Round-the-Clock Project Management

  Summary: Coordinated efforts across time zones allow for quick turnarounds on even the most technical of translation projects. Read More
• 04/02/12: Acclaro Expands Operations in Japan, Opening Tokyo Office

  Summary: The premium localization and translation agency sets up their office in the world’s third largest economy. Read More
• 03/14/12: Translation Agency Acclaro Celebrates the 2-year Anniversary of its Popular Industry Blog

  Summary: It's the two-year anniversary of the Acclaro translation and localization blog. Quality content on global trends, international business tips, world culture, language and localization best practices can be found on this popular blog. Read More
• 03/08/12: Translation Agency Acclaro Leverages the Cloud for its Global Team

  Summary: The New York-based company built a repertoire of cloud-based solutions to service distributed global teams. Read More
• 02/23/12: Acclaro Hires New Technical Services Manager

  Summary: Ian Barrow brings over a decade of localization industry experience to the New York-based translation agency. Read More
• 1/17/12: Winery Opus One Launches Retail Website in Four New Languages

  Summary: Opus One made it possible for their international customers to partake visually in the story of the winery and to make direct purchases through their newly-launched multilingual retail website. Read More
• 1/04/12: Acclaro Supports Local Communities Through Food Bank Donations

  Summary: Acclaro, a premier translation services agency, celebrated the spirit of the holidays this year by donating $1,000 to local food banks in each of the major urban centers where it has an office. Read More
• 12/12/11: Acclaro Announces Release of Version 2.0 of the Go Global Holiday Card Creator

  Summary: Acclaro, a premier localization and translation firm, announced today its release of a new version of its user-friendly e-card creator that now allows users to send holiday e-cards to colleagues, clients and friends in 12 different languages. Read More
• 12/13/10: Acclaro Announces Release of Go Global Holiday Card Creator

  Summary: Acclaro released today its Go Global Holiday Card Creator. The card creator is designed to enable business professionals to reach out to their international colleagues and clients in their native language. In three easy steps, the user can create a personalized card in eight different languages. Read More
• 10/22/10: Michael Kriz, Founder & President of Acclaro Inc., Receives the 2010 Award for Professional Excellence in International Business

  Summary: Kriz to be honored by the Westchester County Association on October 28, 2010. Irvington, NY October 22, 2010 - Michael Kriz, founder and president of Acclaro Inc., a premier localization and translation firm, will be honored with the prestigious APEX (Awards for Professional Excellence) in the category of International Business at the 4th annual Westchester County Association (WCA) Fall Leadership dinner on October 28, 2010. Read More
• 01/07/10: Acclaro Presents Website Globalization Webinar

  Summary: Acclaro, a premier localization and translation firm, announces a live, one-hour webinar on “The Basics of Website Globalization”. Read More
• 10/05/09: Acclaro Announces Localization Staffing Services

  Summary: Acclaro announced the launch of its new localization staffing services today. Called Acclaro Global Workforce, the service offers businesses comprehensive staffing solutions that reduce budget, timelines and management headaches... Read More

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