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SDL Passolo is a specialized software localization tool. It directly can handle a large number of software specific file formats, including executable programs, resource files and XML based files. Text strings can be translated into numerous languages including Asian languages (Unicode) and right-to-left scripts like Hebrew and Arabic.

SDL Passolo is very easy-to-use and optimizes the software localization process. Users require neither time-consuming and expensive training nor programming experience. Software localization can be done without the access to the source code or the developers and can begin even before the final release of the software is available.

Key new features in SDL Passolo 2009 include:

New!  Revolutionary QuickIndex technology for faster projects completion!

New! Improved user interface that you can tailor to suit your requirementsNew!  Access the full history of edits to each string for greater control over your projectsNew!  Additional features to speed up your software localization projectsNew! Be future-ready with additional and enhanced support for all the latest file filters

 

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Localizable File Formats
Windows Standard Resources (32 Bit and 64 Bit)
Binary Files (EXE, DLL, OCX, SYS...)
 
Windows Standard Resources (16 Bit like Windows 3.1)
Binary Files (EXE, DLL, SYS...)
 
Windows Standard Resources
RC Files (RC, RC2, DLG...)
 
Windows CE, Pocket PC,
Windows Mobile Binary Files (EXE, DLL...)
 
XML Files
(supporting XLIFF,TMX, Qt, MSI, etc.)
 
Microsoft .NET Resources (Framework 1.x to 3.x including WPF and Silverlight)
Binary Files (EXE, DLL, satellite assemblies)
Resource Files (RESX, RESOURCE...)
1)1) 
Borland Delphi/C++ Builder Binary Files Delphi 3 to Delphi 2009 (EXE, DLL, BPL)
(incl. dialog and menu editor)
1)1) 
Java Resources (All Platforms J2EE, J2SE and J2ME)
Properties Files, Source Files, Binaries, Project Files
1)1) 
Palm OS Software1)1) 
ODBC Database Parser
supporting ACCESS, Excel, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, IBM DB2
1)1) 
Visual BASIC 6 Binary Files 
Visual BASIC 6 projects (VBP) and forms (FRM)
supporting WYSIWYG editor and text extraction from code
 
Generic Text File Parser
(INI, JavaScript, Symbian, Perl and many different file formats)
 
Portable Object (PO) File Parser 
Microsoft Installer File Parser
supporting all tables in MSI files
 
User Defined File Formats
Highly structured text and binary files
2)2) 
SDL Passolo Team Edition Translation Bundles  
1) Optional SDL Passolo Add-In
2) Macro Component
Localization Features
WYSIWYG Editor for Dialogs and Menus
Bitmap Editor Icons and Cursors
Integration of 3rd Party Editors
Update Features (Leveraging) 
Alignment Features 
Pseudo Translation Features 
Translation Features
Automatic Pre-Translation using Multilingual
Translation Memory Technology (Glossaries)
Translation Assistant for easy navigation
Automatic translation of repeated text strings
High-speed fuzzy matching technology (QuickIndex™) for interactive Translation
Concordance searching
Direct lookup in SDL Trados and/or SDL Trados TM Server
Direct lookup in SDL MultiTerm and/or SDL MultiTerm server
Support for chained projects
Display an additional reference language
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Full history of edits including rollback
Productivity Features
Find & Replace Text Strings
Grouping and Hiding Dialog Elements
Filter Text Strings
Sort Translation List
Multi Selection
Data Exchange Features
Text File Export/Import (ASCII/Unicode) 
CSV File Export/Import (ASCII/Unicode) 
Import of Microsoft Glossaries and Microsoft Terminology
SDL Passolo Glossary Export 
TMX 1.4 Level 2 Export 
XML Export/Import for various translation systems 
QA Features
Selectable Checks for Common Localization Errors
Text length check and pixel width check
Terminology Check
Consistency Check for Translations
Internal Spell Checker for 13 languages
Spell Checking using Microsoft Word
Project Features
Reports and Statistics
Create Translation Bundles 
Edit Translation Bundles 
Create Team Edition Translation Bundles  
Edit Team Edition Translation Bundles  
Customization and Automation Features
Runtime Engine for VBA compatible Macros
IDE with Editor and Debugger 
OLE Automation enabled