The Golden Hind Translation Agency is a Russian leader that international companies turn to help bringing their products to global markets. Our company provides localization and internationalization services to modify software for its purchase in Russian.

Localization is an all-purpose adaptation of software for the specific needs and conditions of specific regional markets.  Localization works both ways – it applies to foreign production sold on the Russian market, and to Russian software intended for distribution abroad.  Localization has gained importance with the rapid global growth of export production and the increased international reliance on IT technologies.  The emergence of computers as an everyday tool and the general computerization of industries have prompted IT suppliers to address the growing need to adapt their software to local markets.  Translation of software into Russian meets one of these urgent demands.

Internationalization (I18n), on the other hand, involves creating a brand new product or modifying an existing one for use in multiple locales and languages. Software and Web I18n takes a broader approach than localization, focusing at the many specific needs of regional software applications.  First, it accounts for the various data encodings used in multilingual content management.  It also adjusts application so that they take into account such variables as the local currency, acceptable standard calendar format, and overall input methods.  All of these modifications are meant to ease the application’s use within the cultural, legal and technical settings of each specific local market.

We offer the following software localization services:

		embedded (or microcode) software localization;
		software system support or application software localization for personal computers;
		Internet software localization.

Golden Hind  software capabilities include:

1.	Localization engineering.  These processes, aimed at perfecting the original program for local markets, include: source control, file management, environment replication, pseudoization (lumping), dialog resizing, bug regression (testing), build and test iterations (recursion and imperative pseudocode), and virus-free golden mastering.
2.	It further involved the translation of user interface elements such as dialog boxes, menus, error messages and strings; as well as user assistance components such as the help function, all online support service literature and accompanying printed user manuals.  Golden Hind guarantees that your software is translated both accurately and consistently, from the package cover down to the finest details of the product itself.
3.	Golden Hind further engages in rigorous quality assurance testing, from basic localization and internationalization testing, to specific testing of design, functionality and compatibility with the designated consumer market.

Localization Engineering

Golden Hind  works with world technology leaders to support the global releases of hardware and software products that are not only fully operational, but also tailored for the the particular cultural, linguistic, and technical needs of each particular global market  These include:

		popular software applications such as Windows, Solaris, AIX, Linux, and Mac OS;
		standard web applications such as Java, .NET, and many others;
		wireless applications: Palm, Windows CE, J2ME, and others;
		media elements that include Audio and Flash;
		printed user manuals, and online support documentation;
		training and support services.