Addressing the needs of language professionals

Addressing the needs of language professionals Driving translation ahead

Consulting | Translation | Training

ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF TRANSLATION COMPANIES Are you constantly struggling with tighter and tighter deadlines? Would like to increase your output, but you do not know where to start? Does your daily routine leaves you little time for your staff technical training? Do file conversions give you a headache? Is your trusted freelance translator unavailable for an urgent translation? If you find

yourself in at least one of the above situations, then Qabiria may be able to help you.

Qabiria fulfils the specific demands and needs of translation companies. As well as providing translation and localization services from and into Italian (and other language combinations), Qabiria offers management consulting, technical assistance and training.

Translation Qabiria provides accurate translation, localization and strict revisions, while paying special attention to the uniformity of terminology and to the specific instructions from clients.

We can directly handle translation and localization of technical texts from and into several languages.We specialise in Italian and Spanish translation.

Other language pairs are available upon request. Projects are always completed by native professional translators and prior to delivery all translations undergo a strict quality check, thus guaranteeing the highest accuracy and respect of the original layout.

QABIRIA'S FEATURES

QABIRIA'S ADVANTAGES

TECHNICAL SERVICES

Long experience in the translation business.

Deep knowledge of CAT tools.

Open and clear communication.

Excellent quality-price ratio.

Improve performance.

Save time.

Solve problems.

Choose the most suitable software for you.

Train your people.

ERP software implementation.

Multilingual glossaries.

Term extraction.

Translation memories management.

File conversion and OCR.

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Consulting

At Qabiria we are convinced that in order to make the most out of their available resources, translation companies must optimize their organization, make the best possible use of their time and reduce the risk of mistakes.

Enhancing productivity requires less effort than you think: Qabiria offers affordable development plans. Qabiria puts an experienced, objective and critical team to work for your translation company. Our analysis consists of a series of consulting and support services, specifically designed for the translation industry.

Using our partnership network, we also promote the use of innovative and effective applications. We provide technical support for the solutions we have carefully selected often working directly with the software developers.

Training

Nowadays translation professionals are required to have knowledge and skills that can only be acquired by specific training. Qabiria will help you to train your staff efficiently and at a reasonable cost.

For a translation company, it is often difficult to coordinate everyday activities with the new challenges posed by constantly evolving software. Resources for training are not always available. Qabiria's training services are entirely flexible and always adapt to customers needs.

CONSULTING SERVICES Optimization of internal and external management processes.

Analysis and economic evaluation of complex projects.

Advice on the choice of CAT tools based on company’s needs.

Elaboration of personnel training plans.

Specialised recruiting for language service providers.

Research and implementation of online tools and management software.

About Us Qabiria is managed by three professional translators, sharing similar and complementary fields of specialization.We decided to put our collective overall experience of almost 20 years to good use, offering translation companies what they need most: reliability and technical expertise.

SERGIO ALASIA Sergio studied Spanish Philology in Turin, graduating with honours, after a time in the Canary Islands, teaching Italian as a second language. He moved to Barcelona and embarked on a career as a technical and literary translator and editor. He then joined a Bertelsmann company specialized in technical documentation. As a project manager, he managed more than 1.5 million words per year. Furthermore, he actively participated in the implementation of the new corporate ERP, which gave him the opportunity to extend his knowledge of open source software and general IT, which now form the basis of his daily tasks at Qabiria.

MARCO CEVOLI M a r c o holds a master’s degree in Multimedia Design and Production, and a degree in Foreign Languages and Literature . He has worked as a freelance translator since 1997. In Italy, he participated in the development of an international NGO, before specializing in web design. In Spain, he spent four years in a mult i n a t i o n a l c o m p a ny belonging to the Bertelsmann group, as director of the Translation Department. While there, he also coordinated the reassessment o f t h e Tr a n s l a t i o n Department of the Brazilian subsidiary.After several projects as a strategic consultant he decided to put his knowledge of the sector to specific use by creating Qabiria.

Qabiria Studio S.L.N.E. Carrer Lleida 3, 1r-2ª E-08912 Badalona (Barcelona) +34 675 800 826 info@qabiria.com www.qabiria.com Driving translation ahead

CHIARA ARCHITTA After graduating in Modern languages and literature in Italy, Chiara obtained a master’s degree in Interpreting and Translation at the University of Bath, England.After working at the European Parliament's translation unit for a short period of time, she joined the Michelin Group. During the eight years with the company, she specialised in marketing and communications, spending four years in France and four in the US. Chiara's latest position was Communications Manager for the Michelin Earthmover Tire Division. She moved to Spain in March 2009 and joined Qabiria, where she currently manages various translation, consulting and communication projects.