Agfa HealthCare Case Study

Agfa HealthCare Reaches Market 60% Faster with SDL terminology management and software localization

Terminology management is a cornerstone of our multilingual strategy because it's extremely difficult to guarantee the quality of a translation unless there is a rigorous terms management system in place

Hans Fiers, Documentation and Localization Manager, Agfa HealthCare

• Terminology Management
• Software Localization

• Translation volumes were about to increase six-fold
• On-screen content for translation surpassing 90,000 words
• No unified source of terminology and reliance on spreadsheets system to manage terms
• Email-based file sharing meant dispersed spreadsheets
• 2.5 man-days required to correct one wrong term in source language

• Increased the average first-time translation quality from 75% to 95%
• Reduced time-to-market for Agfa Healthcare’s Radiology and Clinical Information Systems solutions
• Maximized quality of content and minimized workload on in-country resources
• Centralized access to accurate translations of terms
• Faster and easier translation process for software GUIs and associated on-screen help

Download the case study to learn how Agfa is achieving higher content consistency by managing terminology.