TAUS OPEN SOURCE MACHINE TRANSLATION SHOWCASE
Full-Service Enterprise-Specific Machine Translationfor Global Enterprises
10:50-11:10Wednesday, 17 October
Alon LavieSafaba Translation Solutions
October 17 | 2012
Enterprise Machine
Translation
SAFABA
The Machine Translation Revolution“Translation of text by a computer that learned how to translate from vast amounts of previously translated text”
• Provides volume & velocity to Translation
• Integrated into existing translation process
• Enables real-time Translation • Embedded into business processes
• Rapid implementation• And gets better with time
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Customer Experience
Understanding the Market
DiscoveryInternal
Communications
MT
Standard Machine
Translation
No real modeling of
syntax
Extremely data
sensitive
BUT, Machine Translation is Limited
• Limited handling of morphological markers / punctuation / sentence structure
• Reacts poorly to data dilution
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“Good enough” for language translation but NOT for localization
Safaba Overcame MT Deficiencies• Innovative Technology | New Process
• Introducing Safaba’s Language Optimization Technology™
• Not a hybrid…
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> Target Language Transformation Module (T-LTM)
> Rule-based post-processing / post-editing> Publication optimization
> Source Language Transformation Module (S-LTM)
> Rule-based pre-processing> SMT source language data optimization
> Language Optimization Engine> Proprietary statistical engine> Corporate/domain language optimization
> Core Translation Engine (Moses+)> Enhanced statistical MT
Beyond Localization Quality
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Modularity
Multi-domain support by designNuanced divisional language on single systemNo disruption of individual division operations
Rapid language optimization retraining (overnight coming in 2013)ScalabilityEnhanced hybrid solutions
Language Optimization Technology™
Greater accuracy using less training dataDelivery as technology-enabled services
Safaba’s Enterprise MT• Innovative Technology | New Process
• Introducing Safaba’s Language Optimization Technology™
• Source Language Transformation Module (S-LTM)– Segmentation, Tokenization, Normalization
• Core Translation Engine (Moses+)– Safaba’s proprietary training
• Language Optimization Engine– Proprietary statistical modeling process– Corporate language phrase models
• Target Language Transformation Module (T-LTM)– De-tokenization, styling/formatting
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New Business Model
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Language Technologies
Language Services Providers
Buyer
Real time translation aaS Language
technologies services
Post edited translation
Real time translation aaS
Post edited translation
Premium language and inter-cultural
services
User
User
User
> A three-way partnership with common infrastructure
Cloud
TMS
Thank You!
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