Organizations

Organizations related to localization and internationalization.

Unicode by admin — last modified 2004-07-20 11:19 AM

The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit organization founded to develop, extend and promote use of the Unicode Standard, which specifies the representation of text in modern software products and standards. The membership of the consortium represents a broad spectrum of corporations and organizations in the computer and information processing industry. The consortium is supported financially solely through membership dues. Membership in the Unicode Consortium is open to organizations and individuals anywhere in the world who support the Unicode Standard and wish to assist in its extension and implementation.

Localization Industry Standards Association by admin — last modified 2004-07-20 11:21 AM

Founded in 1990, LISA is the premier non-profit organization for the GILT (Globalization, Internationalization, Localization, and Translation) business community. Over 400 leading IT manufacturers and services providers, along with industry professionals representing corporations with an international business focus, have helped establish LISA's best practice guidelines and language-technology standards for enterprise globalization. It's the organization to join when you're serious about international business.

International Organization for Standardization by admin — last modified 2004-07-20 01:08 PM

ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 148 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.

Globalization and Localization Association by Khairil Yusof — last modified 2005-12-20 01:59 PM

GALA is a fully representative, non-profit, international industry association for the translation, internationalization, localization, and globalization industry.