OAXAL: Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization
by Andrzej Zydron | Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Figure 11 demonstrates the various translation memory matching approaches available via xml:tm.

Figure 11. xml:tm focused matching

The most significant benefits that OAXAL brings to the translation process are the automation of what previously was a very manual process. Figure 12 illustrates the traditional approach to localization:

Figure 12. Traditional translation process

This approach is very expensive. Every red arrow is potentially a point of failure in the workflow. Running such a process requires a lot of project management time and effort, as well as complex manual steps. The costs of running such a system are shown in Figure 13, which demonstrates the typical financial model for localization tasks.

Figure 13. Traditional translation process financial model

The actual translation in this model accounts for only one third of the localization process. Nearly half of the cost can be eliminated using the OAXAL model, as shown in Figure 14.

Figure 14. OAXAL-based translation process

The OAXAL model provides full process automation, right up to delivering matched files to the translator. Automation eliminates the costs associated with project management and manual processes. Data gets processed faster and more efficiently and without the costs associated with a traditional localization workflow.

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