Machine Translation Software Products Overview

Our current translation tools and research is focused of understanding and maximizing the relative strengths of different machine translation software products.

The following providers have allowed us access to their translation tools and for that we are immensely grateful. Please click on each link to learn more about their technology and development:

• Google Translate - A statistical translation engine using google's search technology to find your phrases

• Microsoft (Bing) Translator - Language specific rules combined with a statistical heart. What does that mean, come learn more about Microsoft innovative approach the Machine Translation
• Yahoo (Powered by Systran) BabelFish - It all started here. Systran's rules based engine were among the first translators created and Babelfish was the first public tool to introduce the masses to this revolutionary technology. Classic

Our next phase of research and tools aims to extend our data collection into the leading commercial translation engines. The following software products are being investigated in the current research phase. You can click the link to learn more about each product.

• Systran Version 6 - The latest in Systran's long line of machine translation product. See how the successor to the engine behind Babelfish performs.

• Babylon Version 7 - A market leader in multilingual dictionaries and a strong competitor in the translation field. 

• Promt Version 9 - A favorite among professional translators