Volume 14, No. 3 
July 2010

 
 

Vitaliy Pedchenko


 
 

Front Page

 
 
 
Select one of the previous 52 issues.

 
Index 1997-2010

 
TJ Interactive: Translation Journal Blog

 
  Editorial
Submissions to the TJ
by Gabe Bokor

 
  Translator Profiles
Can You Translate That for Me?
by João Roque Dias

 
  The Profession
The Bottom Line
by Fire Ant & Worker Bee
 
The Concepts of Globalization and Localization
by Ying-ting Chuang
 
Will We Be Here Tomorrow?
by Danilo Nogueira and Kelli Semolini

 
  Translation and Politics
Señoras y Señores diputados/'Onorevoli deputati'
by Armando Francesconi, Ph.D.
 
Ideological Interference in Translation: Strategies of Translating Cultural References
by Shih Chung-ling

 
  Interpretation
A Prototype System For Machine Interpretation
by Milam Aiken, Mina Park, Shilpa Balan

 
  Translator Education
Translanguage vs. Interlanguage: Exploration in Translation Strategies
by Dr. Ali R. Al-Hassnawi
 
  Science & Technology
Glossary of Aeronautical Terms
by Concepción Mira Rueda

 
  Translators and Computers
Hostile Takeover? Welcome Addition? Machine Translation Enters the World of the Translator
by Jost Zetzsche

 
  Advertising Translation
Advertisement as a Writing Style and Strategies for its Translation
by Shi Aiwei

 
  Translators' Tools
Quick Corpora Compiling Using Web as Corpus
by Michael Wilkinson
 
Projetex: A Translation Project Management Tool
by Vitaliy Pedchenko
 
Translators’ Emporium

 
  Caught in the Web
Web Surfing for Fun and Profit
by Cathy Flick, Ph.D.
 
Translators’ On-Line Resources
by Gabe Bokor
 
Translators’ Best Websites
by Gabe Bokor

 
Call for Papers and Editorial Policies
  Translation Journal


Translators' Tools

Projetex

A Translation Project Management Tool

by Vitaliy Pedchenko


rojetex is a software package enabling management of translation projects of all complexity levels. This Translation Management System provides new translation business opportunities both to major translation agencies and independent experts.

With Projetex, client, project, translator, and price-list information is available at a glance, and the embedded word count function facilitates instantaneous invoicing.


Overview

Projetex reduces the translator's workload and increases efficiency. It provides

  • maximum optimization of the primary processes of translation activities (automatic file management, comprehensive and customized accounting, automated file storage, project structuring, itemized filters, automatic expert performance evaluation, minimization of human error.
  • maximum optimization of the secondary processes of translation activities' (accounting, selection of staff, expert evaluation, easy administering, marketing records log, complete documenting)


Installation

System administrators will appreciate the reliable and free database platform: the Firebird SQL relational database. It is installed directly on the user's PC and therefore it is free of security vulnerabilities typical of web-based systems.

Projetex is installed by user's System administrator or remotely by an AIT expert. System requirements are very low because the software uses system resources sparingly:

Operating System: Windows 98 SE or higher

CPU: 300 MHz or higher

Memory: 256 Mb or more

Hard Disc Space: 40 MB


Advantages

Projetex's advantages have been appreciated by translation industry specialists (system administrators, accounting, HR officers and company executives).

Project managers and senior management benefit from the clear flow chart style project structure. This structure effectively represents details of corporate and freelance jobs in accordance with each and every client order.


Company Documents

All company documents can be customized with templates and will be generated automatically. Dozens of time-consuming manual operations become unnecessary. Projetex eliminates careless mistakes and human error.

Customization of corporate document processes is available to user. Tasks, orders, invoices and offers are stored as RTF files using fully adjustable templates.


Multiple Currencies

Projetex simplifies and expedites work with overseas clients; the currency support function allows prompt calculation in many different currencies.


Performance Evaluation

The Translation Management System has moved performance evaluation to a new level, providing individual expert performance and translation quality evaluation, thereby identifying the right translator for the right job.

Projetex makes it possible to evaluate the performance of each expert individually, as well as to choose a translator for certain projects taking into consideration the mean value of his/her translation quality.


Security and Backup

Projetex ensures user-friendly and safe operation. Projetex allows simultaneous access of all team members to its database. At the same time, the program provides for individual user rights settings to prevent disclosure of confidential information.

Projetex prevents waste of time and/or of financial resources to address emergency situations that may result not only in loss of client, but may also destroy the reputation of an expert or a company as a whole?

Projetex provides protection against unforeseen situations. The backup function allows storing backup versions of all information and restoring necessary data in case of operating system problems or computer failure.


Jobs Management

The regular staff will appreciate the flexible management of finished jobs: each expert has the opportunity to keep records of all work performed, including the time balance of any individual project.

This feature enables efficient time planning with Job Status, identifying Projects Completed, Due Today, and Past Due.


File Management

Work file management: prompt database navigation through job folders will contribute to each translator's performance efficiency. Files and folders are stored and sorted centrally and their organization structure is supported automatically ("Business folder > "Client" folder > "Job" folder)


Company Archive

It takes the user no more than a couple of seconds to find information on a client, a translation, or a project, even if it is a decade old. The convenient search function by project, translator, price-list, or client with history saves time and aggravation.


More Advantages

  • Projetex can provide savings up to 48% in both time and resources (based on AIT tests and user reports)
  • Free technical support within 12 or 24 hours;
  • Used by 715 translation agencies, some for more than 5 years. There are installations with more than 100 Projetex Workstations.

Here is what András Szalay-Berzeviczy from TranzPress one of the users of Projetex said:
"We introduced Projetex--an ERP especially designed for the translation industry--in 2006, which was a milestone for us in terms of tracking and monitoring our projects. Thanks to Projetex we have been able to record and log all details of our projects relating to our in-house expert team, freelancers, and clients. Projetex now plays a crucial part in our daily work in keeping our administration and project management on track...

After two years of work with Projetex, we can safely recommend it to market players in the localization industry wanting to make workflow more organized, effective and transparent."

About the Developer

AIT--Translation, Localization and Software Development Company-has been developing software for more than 5 years. Projetex, continuously improved and refined, has gained popularity among its users, as confirmed by the fact that Projetex is used by more than 715 satisfied translation agencies. Projetex users include: IBM Deutschland GmbH, Moravia IT, ELOQUIA Fachübersetzung und Marketing GmbH, Seprotec Translation, Guia, Business Translation Services, TranzPress, Palex, Transcom Global, Cronica, s. r. o., Star Information Services & Tools (Romania), Passport ELS, Business Translation Services, AD 3DOORS (LLC), Kalinauskas Sp. z o.o., Locasis, Asian American Language Services


Free Trial

The trial version of Projetex can be downloaded at http://www.TranslationManagementSystem.com.