Machine Translation Comes of Age

Publication Date	December 2005
Publisher	IDC
Product Type	Report
Pages	10
ISBN Number
Product Code	IDC01044

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Summary

This Insight suggests that companies explore MT to increase organization efficiency and productivity. This Insight explores current MT approaches and technologies and their advantages, disadvantages, and applications. It describes SYSTRAN, the most venerable of translation software vendors, and concludes with a discussion of the trends IDC sees emerging in this market.

Content

In This Insight
Situation Overview
- The Major Types of MT: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Uses
  - Translation Memory
  - Machine Translation
    - Transfer-Based MT
    - Data-Driven MT
    - Table: A Comparison of MT Systems
- Trade-Offs
- SYSTRAN: A Hybrid Machine Translation System
Future Outlook