Contextual Translation

CLOUD-linguistics can deliver specialized translating services for the ICT world. Our method is called contextual translation. In this method we combine linguistic and ICT knowledge to ensure that your original message is not altered. We do not use automated translation systems because we believe that each word has to be weighed within the overall context.

We rewrite your communications into the target language by:

• Constantly checking with the overall context of the document;
• Using the correct technical terms and explaining them when this is necessary for a non-technical audience;
• Localizing for different language and cultural groups; “not every speaker of the English language is a native speaker!”

Business taal voor managers  en vaktaal voor vakmensen!

What languages

What types and classes of documents?

• Presentations
• White papers
• Books
• Manuals
• Course materials
• Workshops
• All types of ICT business process documentation
• Quality management documents;  including ICT audit systems
• Web sites
• Anything else? Please ask for a quote!

Editing and Copy Writing

CLOUD-linguistics can deliver specialized editing and copy writing services for the ICT world. We can edit your own documents or those that were translated by general translating agencies. We can help you with:

• ICT content editing
• Linguistic editing
• General editing

If necessary we can rewrite parts of your documents to suit a specific audience or when localizing for cultural differences. Let your communications speak for themselves in correct and clear language!

Languages

• Dutch
• English

What types and classes of documents?

• Presentations
• White papers
• Books
• Manuals
• Course materials
• Workshops
• All types of ICT business process documentation
• Quality management documents;  including ICT audit systems
• Web sites
• Anything else? Please ask for a quote!

Educational Consultancy for the ICT world

CLOUD-linguistics can deliver specialized services for educators in the ICT world.

Educators want to focus on their core business.

We can help you solve several problems you encounter when setting up or running an educational organization in the ICT world. With our extensive international experience with ICT education in North-America, west, middle and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia we can help you run your international business. Our knowledge and experience not only includes international ICT, but also international accreditation and certification programs like those from EXIN, ISEB, APM and the Open Group.

Need ICT expertise? We have knowledge of and experience with ICT content knowledge in the following areas:

• IT Service Management; e.g. ITIL;
• Enterprise Architecture; e.g. TOGAF;
• ISO standards; e.g. 20000, 27000, 9001;
• IT Infrastructure and Data Centre Management;
• Internal auditing systems.

International business? We can help you by:

• Working with you on-site with your international staff and partners
• Helping you to prepare for international projects;
• Helping you to write international bids and proposals;
• Localizing or translating your course materials;
• Helping you to write your portfolio plan;
• Coaching you international trainers;
• And much more….

Accreditation or certification issues? We can help you by:

• Sorting out all accreditation or certification criteria;
• Helping you to make your curriculum comply with exam requirements;
• Liaising with international certifying bodies;

Who are our customers?

• Any educational unit or organization in the ICT world;
• Education departments of organizations where ICT solutions and services play an important role;
• Government, NGOs, profit and not for profit organizations;
• Independent trainers who do or want to do business in the ICT world;
• Data Centre hosters;
• Cloud computing service providers;
• ICT service providers.

Languages?

• Dutch
• English
• German (comparison with German source text)

Our ICT Specializations

CLOUD-linguistics has more than 21 years of experience with international ICT and quality standards:

• IT Service Management; e.g. ITIL, MOF, ISO20000, ASL, BiSL…;
• Enterprise Architecture; e.g. TOGAF 8 & 9;
• IT Infrastructure and Data Centre Management;
• Internal auditing systems;
• Data security; e.g. ISO 29000;
• Quality management; e.g. ISO 9000, 9001;
• Audit standards; e.g. NOREA, Cobit, ISO, BBBI
• Green Business; ISO 26000 (with partner)

We are an active member of the International Best Practice Institute (IBPI) www.ibpi.org

Off-site (from our offices)

• Translations, editing and copy writing work. We can share documents with you via our own FTP server.

On-site (Netherlands and international)

• The above if this is necessary for data security reasons;
• When this is required by you or your project team;
• When this is needed for localization;