Moravia IT
Encyclopedia
Moravia IT is a company based in Brno
, Czech Republic
that provides translation, localization and testing services. It has over 450 employees worldwide and 8 offices in the US, Ireland
, Japan
, China
, Argentina
, Hungary
and Czech Republic
.
The legal entity name is Moravia IT a.s. Since 2003 the company does business internationally under the brand name of Moravia Worldwide. The company is fully owned by MORAVIA TRANSLATIONS a.s., which is also incorporated in Brno, Czech Republic.
, and has consistently ranked among the 20 largest language services providers globally according to the independent market research company Common Sense Advisory, since the ranking's inception in 2004. In 2011, it ranked as the 19th largest language services company globally, the 10th largest in Europe, and the largest one from Eastern Europe.
The company has three regional production centers in Brno (Czech Republic), Nanjing
(China) and Rosario
(Argentina). These are supported by local offices and production centers, and a global network of translators and translation partners.
Moravia IT has invested into the area of machine translation
. It is member of the Translation Automation Users Society (TAUS) and has become a founding member of the TAUS Data Association (TDA).
The company's co-founder, Kateřina Janků (née Forstingerová), was named the first-ever Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year in Czech Republic in 2000.
Moravia IT is member of the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA), and its employees have served in the GALA Board of Directors.
in Germany and the Velvet Revolution
in then Czechoslovakia
, which brought changes in the country that allowed private businesses. The founders were Rudolf Forstinger and Eva Forstingerová, life-long translators.
The company started originally as a translation agency. By 2000, most of the revenues were coming from specialized translation, software localization and testing services. As a result, a daughter company Moravia IT a.s. was established to fully focus on these services. MORAVIA TRANSLATIONS a.s. continues to operate as a translation agency.
Until 2000, the company was focused on providing language services primarily into Central and Eastern European languages, and had established operations in Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. Since then, it has expanded to offer over 120 global languages. In 2001, the company opened its first US office (now located in Thousand Oaks, California
), followed by an office in Dublin, Ireland in 2002. Soon afterwards, a presence in Nanjing, China was established.
In 2002, Moravia IT received Microsoft
's prestigious Premier Vendor Status, which they have maintained since then. In 2003, the company re-launched under the new brand name of Moravia Worldwide.
Moravia IT was the first-ever company from Central and Eastern Europe to establish an office in Japan (Tokyo), in 2004. In 2006, the company opened a new regional operations center in Latin America, in Rosario, Argentina, to provide a full follow-the-sun production model. In the same year, an additional office in North America, in Kirland
, Washington, was opened.
In February 2010, the company appointed Tomáš Kratochvíl as CEO, a promotion from his previous role as Managing Director. The company's co-founder, General Manager and CEO till then, Kateřina Janků, continues since to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The key vertical markets served are IT and high-tech, online services, life sciences (medical devices, pharmaceuticals and clinical trials), telecommunications, industrial manufacturing and consumer electronics.
companies. The company's customers include:
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
that provides translation, localization and testing services. It has over 450 employees worldwide and 8 offices in the US, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
The legal entity name is Moravia IT a.s. Since 2003 the company does business internationally under the brand name of Moravia Worldwide. The company is fully owned by MORAVIA TRANSLATIONS a.s., which is also incorporated in Brno, Czech Republic.
About Moravia IT
The company has grown organicallyOrganic growth
In finance, organic growth is the process of businesses expansion due to increasing overall customer base, increased output per customer or representative, new sales, or any combination of the above, as opposed to mergers and acquisitions that are examples of inorganic growth. Typically, the...
, and has consistently ranked among the 20 largest language services providers globally according to the independent market research company Common Sense Advisory, since the ranking's inception in 2004. In 2011, it ranked as the 19th largest language services company globally, the 10th largest in Europe, and the largest one from Eastern Europe.
The company has three regional production centers in Brno (Czech Republic), Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
(China) and Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
(Argentina). These are supported by local offices and production centers, and a global network of translators and translation partners.
Moravia IT has invested into the area of machine translation
Machine translation
Machine translation, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation MT is a sub-field of computational linguistics that investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another.On a basic...
. It is member of the Translation Automation Users Society (TAUS) and has become a founding member of the TAUS Data Association (TDA).
The company's co-founder, Kateřina Janků (née Forstingerová), was named the first-ever Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms, along with Deloitte, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers ....
Entrepreneur of the Year in Czech Republic in 2000.
Moravia IT is member of the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA), and its employees have served in the GALA Board of Directors.
History
The parent company, MORAVIA TRANSLATIONS a.s., was founded in 1990 in Brno, Czech Republic, shortly after the fall of the Berlin WallBerlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...
in Germany and the Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
in then Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, which brought changes in the country that allowed private businesses. The founders were Rudolf Forstinger and Eva Forstingerová, life-long translators.
The company started originally as a translation agency. By 2000, most of the revenues were coming from specialized translation, software localization and testing services. As a result, a daughter company Moravia IT a.s. was established to fully focus on these services. MORAVIA TRANSLATIONS a.s. continues to operate as a translation agency.
Until 2000, the company was focused on providing language services primarily into Central and Eastern European languages, and had established operations in Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. Since then, it has expanded to offer over 120 global languages. In 2001, the company opened its first US office (now located in Thousand Oaks, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
), followed by an office in Dublin, Ireland in 2002. Soon afterwards, a presence in Nanjing, China was established.
In 2002, Moravia IT received Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's prestigious Premier Vendor Status, which they have maintained since then. In 2003, the company re-launched under the new brand name of Moravia Worldwide.
Moravia IT was the first-ever company from Central and Eastern Europe to establish an office in Japan (Tokyo), in 2004. In 2006, the company opened a new regional operations center in Latin America, in Rosario, Argentina, to provide a full follow-the-sun production model. In the same year, an additional office in North America, in Kirland
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state...
, Washington, was opened.
In February 2010, the company appointed Tomáš Kratochvíl as CEO, a promotion from his previous role as Managing Director. The company's co-founder, General Manager and CEO till then, Kateřina Janků, continues since to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Services
Moravia IT provides language and language-related services that enable companies to enter international markets with localized products and services.- Translation and localization: Multilingual content translation, language localizationLanguage localisationLanguage localisationThe spelling "localization", a variant of "localisation", is the preferred spelling in the US and Canada. is the second phase of a larger process of product translation and cultural adaptation to account for...
, multimedia and web localization services into over 120 languages. Specialty areas include translation of software, user assistanceUser AssistanceUser assistance is a general term for guided assistance to a user of a software product. The phrase incorporates all forms of help available to a user. Assistance can also automatically perform procedures or step users through the procedure, depending on the question that the user asked...
, websites, mobile devices and applications, and life-sciences specific materials such as patient information leaflets (PIL), packaging, labeling and clinical trials.
- Language services: Services for multilingual project delivery, including outsourced linguistic quality services, terminology management, multilingual DTPDesktop publishingDesktop publishing is the creation of documents using page layout software on a personal computer.The term has been used for publishing at all levels, from small-circulation documents such as local newsletters to books, magazines and newspapers...
, project managementProject managementProject management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
, or internationalizationInternationalizationIn economics, internationalization has been viewed as a process of increasing involvement of enterprises in international markets, although there is no agreed definition of internationalization or international entrepreneurship...
.
- Language technology services: Technology-related services for efficient translation, localization and global product release, including process optimization, machine translationMachine translationMachine translation, sometimes referred to by the abbreviation MT is a sub-field of computational linguistics that investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another.On a basic...
, multilingual website management, online translation portal and custom development services.
- Testing and engineering: Testing servicesSoftware testingSoftware testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the product or service under test. Software testing can also provide an objective, independent view of the software to allow the business to appreciate and understand the risks of software...
covering the range of tests and verifications that a product needs to undergo before its international release, including localization and internationalization testing, linguistic testing, test automationTest automationTest automation is the use of software to control the execution of tests, the comparison of actual outcomes to predicted outcomes, the setting up of test preconditions, and other test control and test reporting functions...
, functional testing, software localization engineering, test planning, test tools development and overall quality assurance consultancy.
The key vertical markets served are IT and high-tech, online services, life sciences (medical devices, pharmaceuticals and clinical trials), telecommunications, industrial manufacturing and consumer electronics.
Clients
Approximately 75% of Moravia IT's revenue comes from Fortune 500Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies. The company's customers include:
- 5 out of the 8 Fortune 1000 computer software companies
- 4 out of the 7 Fortune 1000 computer hardware manufacturers
Awards and honors
- Consistently ranked among the 20 largest language services providers globally according to Common Sense Advisory, since the ranking's inception in 2004
- Microsoft Premier Vendor since 2002
- In Europe's 500 Listing of Fastest Growing Companies for 2007
- In Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 in Central Europe for 2006
- "Best Company According to the Globally Recognized D&B Standards" award in 2005
- Moravia's co-founder, Kateřina Janků (née Forstingerová), Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2000