Translation Technology - The Next Generation

Prior to 1995 Prior to 1995, there was no widespread implementation of translation technology. Several translation service companies, like ALPNET for example, were using first generation translation memory and terminology management tools in-house but this was rather the exception than the rule and these tools were not widely distributed across the freelance and contractor base. Some industrial companies had full or pilot implementations of machine translation systems but, in the IT sector at least, machine translation was not considered a viable solution by most companies.