(Washington, DC) – They enable courts, hospitals, schools, and businesses throughout North America to convey messages to millions of people each day. Leaders of nations cannot communicate without them. Even athletes and celebrities need them to reach out to their fans. No, it isn’t Twitter, Facebook, the latest feature from Google, or even the newest iPhone. The communication tool in question? Human interpreters.

(BOSTON, MA) – The global market for language services will reach US$26 billion in 2010, according to a study by market research firm Common Sense Advisory. In its report, “Language Services Market 2010,” the firm details the findings of its comprehensive, six-month study, which identified 23,380 unique suppliers of translation and interpreting services across 149 countries. Topping the global list of language service companies is Hewlett-Packard's Application and Content Globalization (A...

(BOSTON, MA) – In both good economic times and bad, people responsible for translation and localization struggle to prove the value of what they do. In its latest research report, “Localization Return on Investment,” market research firm Common Sense Advisory details why companies need to take their analysis to a new level to highlight the benefits of adapting products and services to local markets in order to show the business value of localization.

As companies attempt to sell their products and services to more demographics in more markets around the world, they are discovering that they must adapt or recreate their messaging and content through a process called “transcreation.” A new report from market research firm Common Sense Advisory, “Reaching New Markets through Transcreation,” confirms growing demand for transcreation services through 2010.

(BOSTON, MA) – January 7, 2010 – As the Obama administration turns its focus to counter-terrorism activities in places like Nigeria and Yemen, who will translate the intelligence-related intercepts, including audio recordings and transcripts from languages such as Igbo, Yoruba, and Yemeni Arabic? In addition to direct employees, the U.S. government depends on thousands of small businesses for critical translation and interpreting services related to defense and intelligence activities, resulti...

(Boston, Massachusetts and Brussels, Belgium) – November 25, 2009 – Which European countries offer the largest opportunities for multilingual services? A new report from market research firm Common Sense Advisory finds that three nations, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, top the list. The report details the estimated amount of language services business for these and 43 other European nations.

With an estimated 50 million people who speak languages other than English at home, the United States health care system serves one of the most linguistically diverse patient populations in the world. A new report from market research firm Common Sense Advisory answers the question, "How will health care reform affect patients with limited English proficiency (LEP)?"

Market research firm Common Sense Advisory announces the release of its annual ranking of the top translation and localization companies globally. The list, which is based on the 2008 fiscal year and has expanded from the top 25 language services providers (LSPs) to the top 30, includes Purple Communications (PRPL), SDL International (SDL), Lionbridge Technologies (LIOX), Global Linguist Solutions, and AAC Global Corporation. Overall, the language service providers (LSPs) in Common Sense Advisor...

Everyone who buys translation and localization services wants the best quality, but the road to obtaining accurate and complete multilingual information is not always a smooth one. Market research firm Common Sense Advisory interviewed 28 companies that spend in excess of US$1 million on translation services annually. The firm’s report, “Eliminating Roadblocks to Translation Quality,” outlines buyers’ top challenges in meeting their multilingual output requirements, along with strategies to ...

In today’s economy, many financial analysts say that “flat is good.” Looked at in isolation, the results of translation and localization industry research firm Common Sense Advisory’s fourth-quarter 2008 business confidence survey describe a market that looks healthy from that perspective. The survey results, which are available now to Common Sense Advisory’s research members and the survey respondents, show that most buyers report that demand for language services had increased (38.7%) or ...