Innovation in translation procurement!

I cannot hide that I am a big fan of Translizer. The Translizer system was developed by a Finnish technology company with financial support from the European Union. Translizer allows buyers to search for reputable translation companies, which are experts in the languages and industry relevant to the buyer. It only returns independently pre-vetted results, which safeguards quality. You also get the cost straight away, so there is no need to wait for quotes that often takes up to 24 hours. Translizer makes anyone who can use a computer a translation procurement pro as the system will not allow you to make a poor choice.

How does it work?

The user experience is very similar to booking hotels online with hotels.com.

• 1. Enter your requirements.
  Enter your languages, industry and specialist field for the vendor search.
• 2. Review your options
  You get a list of translation companies, their prices, introductions and ratings specific for that language pair and subject specialism.
• 3. Choose a translator
  Pick the vendor you like the best, upload your file(s), agree timeline and you're done!
• 4. Get your translation
  When the translation is ready, you can download it from it the system.

Benefits

All vendors are pre-vetted for each language pair and industry specialism so you know the translation is done by experts.

It is by far the fastest way to get your translation underway, as you get prices from a number of vendors instantly.

Translizer includes a feature allowing the use of translation memory tools.

Translizer is compatible with procurement tools like Ariba, SAP and Oracle so corporate users can link it into their own systems.

It also allows high volume users to get preferential rates from translation companies, which negates the cost benefit of partnering with just one company.

You get the benefit of dealing with just one vendor, even when using many different translation companies.