Localization Industry Standards Association
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From 1990 to February 2011 the Localization Industry Standards Association or LISA was a Swiss
-based trade body
of concerning the translation of computer software (and associated materials) into multiple natural languages. It counted among it's members most of the large information technology
companies of the period, including Adobe
, Cisco
, Hewlett-Packard
, IBM
, McAfee
, Nokia
, Novell
and Xerox
.
LISA played a significant role in representing it's partners at the ISO and the TermBase eXchange (TBX) standard developed by LISA was a submitted to ISO in 2007 and became ISO 30042:2008. LISA also had a presence at the W3C.
A number of the LISA standards are used by the OASIS
Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization
framework.
LISA closed on 28 February 2011 and their website went offline shortly afterwards. In the wake of the closure of LISA the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
started a Special Interest Group
for localization. The SIG has five work items:
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
-based trade body
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
of concerning the translation of computer software (and associated materials) into multiple natural languages. It counted among it's members most of the large information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
companies of the period, including Adobe
Adobe
Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material , which the builders shape into bricks using frames and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for...
, Cisco
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, United States, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,000 employees and annual revenue of US$...
, Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
, IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, McAfee
McAfee
McAfee, Inc. is a computer security company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA. It markets software and services to home users, businesses and the public sector. On August 19, 2010, electronics company Intel agreed to purchase McAfee for $7.68 billion...
, Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, Novell
Novell
Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
and Xerox
Xerox
Xerox Corporation is an American multinational document management corporation that produced and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies...
.
LISA played a significant role in representing it's partners at the ISO and the TermBase eXchange (TBX) standard developed by LISA was a submitted to ISO in 2007 and became ISO 30042:2008. LISA also had a presence at the W3C.
A number of the LISA standards are used by the OASIS
OASIS (organization)
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards is a global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business and web service standards...
Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization
OAXAL
OAXAL: Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization is an Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards standards-based initiative to encourage the development of an open Standards approach to XML Authoring and Localization...
framework.
LISA closed on 28 February 2011 and their website went offline shortly afterwards. In the wake of the closure of LISA the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is an independent, non-profit, standardization organization in the telecommunications industry in Europe, with worldwide projection...
started a Special Interest Group
Special Interest Group
A Special Interest Group is a community with an interest in advancing a specific area of knowledge, learning or technology where members cooperate to effect or to produce solutions within their particular field, and may communicate, meet, and organize conferences...
for localization. The SIG has five work items:
- Term-Base eXchange (TBX) / ISO 30042:2008
- Translation Memory eXchangeTranslation Memory eXchangeTMX is an open XML standard for the exchange of translation memory data created by computer-aided translation and localization tools....
(TMX), with GALA - Segmentation Rules eXchange (SRX) / ISO/CD 24621)
- Global information management Metrics eXchangeGlobal information management Metrics eXchangeGlobal information management Metrics eXchange or GMX is a collection of current and proposed standards, primarily targeted at the needs of the translation industry. They are concerned with measuring quantitatively aspects of a document, particularly those with relevance to the translation process...
– Volume (GMX-V); - XML Text MemoryXml:tmxml:tm is a standard for XML to allow ease of translation of XML documents.xml:tm forms part of the Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization reference architecture.-External links:*...
(xml:tm) with XTM International.
External Links
- LISA Website via the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...