Paul Roberts's Page

"Michael, do you know that there's ice hockey world champs at Grandwest? You should come. Lucian and I watched the game last night. SA lost to Israel in overtime. Bobby was there too. Andre had a great game and scored a pretty d*** good goal."

"Hi Paul Thank you for letting me know. I will defiantly need some help with translation in the future, but that is some way off at the moment. First I need to finish school.  "

"Hi Francois, Let us know if I can help you. I am in the translation and localisation business. The company I work for, Folio, translates software and UI into different languages.   Good luck!   Paul"

"True, James. Many e-businesses go global just like yours did. And, thanks for mentioning the language barrier. That's why our translation business exists. Language certainly is a major barrier, but with careful planning and awareness that your…"

"Thanks for the interest, Shaun. If you want to learn more about the company I work for, check out www.folio-online.co.za. Also, we are writing an artilce about translation for web/IT/tech/software in the next Silicon Cape e-newsletter. We're…"

"Great point about launching globally, Godfrey. We often have clients come to us after their online business has made some promising moves into different language markets. It can be tough to scale for another language, alphabet (think Asia), and/or…"

"Faadiel, Thanks for re-commenting! Keep me in mind if you would like to discuss languages, translation and localisation issues. Where in the US are you? I studied in Texas and then worked in Wisconsin. And, right this minute I am filling out forms…"

"Gosh. Kinda late but just saw this now. I agree with Vinny. I think that we have been doing an excellent job of thinking globally, but sometimes this can bring a heap of unexpected trouble, especially around the use of languages. Not everyone…"

"Faadiel, Depending on the target audience for your .com and its potential target audiences in far away lands, it may be a good idea to include localisation and/or translation of the site as early as possible. Not only does this make retro-fitting…"

"Gareth, I may be able to help. I know a few people in video game localisation in the US and Europe. They may know people with VC willing to invest. Also, they bring a wealth of game loc experience which can be critical in selling the idea to the VC…"

"Howsit bud, long time no hear... good to know you are back, playing hockey again sheesh, I tried to go back, the late nights killed me and I lost interest after 3 weeks... Whats new? hows your dad doing?"

"Hi Michael, long time no see. I have been in the US for a pretty long time. How are things with you? Believe it or not I have been to ice hockey practice a few times since getting back to SA. Lucian, too. Let me know what's happening. Paul"