Translation services: basic necessity of organizations due to out-sourcing

Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source language text by means of an equivalent target language text. Due to the demand of outsourcing companies, translation service has become professional and established industry. Translation companies have developed rapidly following the availability of the internet. Achievements of this industry include the ability to quickly translate long text into many languages. Just about every type of business requires translation services. Generally most of the translation companies specialises in a specific field such as religious books, medical and technical fields. Any aspiring translation company stands an equal opportunity in the market, thanks to the internet.

There is, However a view within the translation industry that, while not doing any actual harm, an over-reliance on such standards can give a false sense of security. Blindly following translation standard doesn’t on its own provide real assurance regarding translation quality. The argument is that the path to quality in translation is by the companies focussing more on providing on-going training and feedback to their translators.