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RASMAT 2004 – Uppsala RASMAT 2004 – Uppsala
Business Needs Business Needs
and Practicesand Practices
Pierre-Yves FoucouPierre-Yves Foucou
CTO - SYSTRANCTO - SYSTRAN
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Fast FactsFast Facts
Market leading Machine Translation (MT) technology Market leading Machine Translation (MT) technology developer – more than 500 person years of R&Ddeveloper – more than 500 person years of R&D
Sells desktop translation software products Sells desktop translation software products
Offers more scalable and open translation solutions Offers more scalable and open translation solutions for large corporationsfor large corporations
Founded in 1968 in San Diego, CAFounded in 1968 in San Diego, CA• Located in Paris, France - San Diego, CA - LuxembourgLocated in Paris, France - San Diego, CA - Luxembourg
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HistoryHistory
19681968 Company founded, US Air Force contracts SYSTRAN to Company founded, US Air Force contracts SYSTRAN to develop a Russian into English systemdevelop a Russian into English system
19741974 NASA uses SYSTRAN’s MT in the joint US-USSR Apollo-Soyuz NASA uses SYSTRAN’s MT in the joint US-USSR Apollo-Soyuz MissionMission
19751975 European Commission hires SYSTRAN to develop severalEuropean Commission hires SYSTRAN to develop several language pairslanguage pairs
19961996 SYSTRAN introduces Windows desktop productSYSTRAN introduces Windows desktop product
19971997 AltaVista and SYSTRAN launch BabelfishAltaVista and SYSTRAN launch Babelfish
2002 2002 OracleMobile.com selects SYSTRAN for wireless portalOracleMobile.com selects SYSTRAN for wireless portal
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CustomersCustomers
Technology Licensing to PortalsTechnology Licensing to Portals• Google, AOL, AltaVista/Yahoo, Lycos, Apple, ...Google, AOL, AltaVista/Yahoo, Lycos, Apple, ...
CorporationsCorporations• Ford Motor Company, PMI, PwC, MichelinFord Motor Company, PMI, PwC, Michelin
Governments and Public AdministrationsGovernments and Public Administrations• US Intelligence Community, European CommissionUS Intelligence Community, European Commission
OEM IntegrationOEM Integration• Logitech, Electronic ArtsLogitech, Electronic Arts
Channel for Desktop ProductsChannel for Desktop Products• eDistributor (Digital River), VARs, ResellerseDistributor (Digital River), VARs, Resellers
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What is Machine Translation?What is Machine Translation?
Process that utilizes computer software to translate Process that utilizes computer software to translate text from one natural language into anothertext from one natural language into another
Accounts for grammatical structure of each language Accounts for grammatical structure of each language and uses rules and assumptions to transfer and uses rules and assumptions to transfer
these from the source language (original text) these from the source language (original text) into the into the target language (translated text)target language (translated text)
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Why We Need MTWhy We Need MTEnglish is Not the Dominant LanguageEnglish is Not the Dominant Language
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NeedsNeeds
GistingGisting• Multilingual information scanningMultilingual information scanning• Produces rough draft translationProduces rough draft translation
For example: Web browsingFor example: Web browsing
PublishingPublishing• Documentation requires high-quality translationDocumentation requires high-quality translation
For example: technical support documentsFor example: technical support documents
OEM, OEM, knowledgeknowledge base applications base applications
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Desktop ProductsDesktop Products
Easy to install, use, ...Easy to install, use, ...Translate Translate
• Documents Documents DOC, RTF, PPT, XLS, DOC, RTF, PPT, XLS,
TXT, HTML, XMLTXT, HTML, XML
• EmailEmail OutlookOutlook
• Web contentWeb content• Chat Chat
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Desktop Products – version 5Desktop Products – version 5
XML, extended control on MT process, automatic coding TMXML, extended control on MT process, automatic coding TM Introducing Introducing Swedish<>EnglishSwedish<>English
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MS Word File Translation MS Word File Translation
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Web Page TranslationWeb Page Translation
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Quality AssessmentQuality Assessment
http://rm.systransoft.com(cf AMTA 2003)(cf AMTA 2003)
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Quality AssessmentQuality Assessment
Per language pairPer language pair
Per documentPer document
Per sentencePer sentence
Review Manager (SLP)Review Manager (SLP)
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Maintenance or developmentMaintenance or development
Core engine, core dictionariesCore engine, core dictionaries
User specific resource toolsUser specific resource tools
GUI and APIsGUI and APIs
Additional language pairsAdditional language pairs
More integration : CMS, CRM, ...More integration : CMS, CRM, ...
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Benefits of MTBenefits of MT
Builds and manages knowledge assetsBuilds and manages knowledge assets
Proven savings in overall budgetsProven savings in overall budgets
ROI – Reuse of texts already translated, ROI – Reuse of texts already translated, terminology managementterminology management
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Learning Points in Applying MT in Learning Points in Applying MT in Real Business ContextReal Business Context
Educate users and manage their expectationsEducate users and manage their expectations
Use rapid prototyping for a phased implementationUse rapid prototyping for a phased implementation
Set goals and metrics for final resultsSet goals and metrics for final results
Narrow the gap between human translators and MTNarrow the gap between human translators and MT
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The SYSTRAN AdvantageThe SYSTRAN Advantage
36 language pairs, with more in development36 language pairs, with more in development
Scalable, robust and open architectureScalable, robust and open architecture
Accumulation of million entry knowledge-basesAccumulation of million entry knowledge-bases
Ability to customize linguistic resourcesAbility to customize linguistic resources
Over 7 million translations per dayOver 7 million translations per day
Proven track recordProven track record