The Cisco Localisation Toolkit is an extensible product-agnostic tool for localising any internationalised product. This overview presents the localisation challenges that Cisco faced, and how the Cisco Localisation Toolkit solved them.

1. Cisco
Localisation
Toolkit:
General Overview
Gary Lefman
Internationalisation Architect
05 January 2011 (Updated 03 October 2012 for SlideShare)
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2. Small localisation team.
Very little funding.
High demand for more locales.
Field funded model poor take-up.
Large aggregate USD value
attached to sales.
Localisation team cannot take on
any more locales.
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4. The Cisco Localisation Toolkit is
an extensible, product agnostic,
wizard-like tool that can localise
any internationalised product.
It has a client-server architecture
that is extended through product
specific plug-ins.
Reduces license fees
significantly.
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5. • Combines user empowerment with the field funded model
• Uses SDL Passolo as the primary translation memory
For software localisation
• Utilises GlobalSight translation management workflow
For documentation and other content localisation
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6. • Simple
Easy, effective and consistent user interface – build upon the NetBeans rich client platform
• Practical
Automate as much of the localisation process as possible
• Adaptable
Product plug-ins provide localisation rules and content
• Maintainable
“Always on” update service
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7. Client Server
Translation
Product
Memory
Plug-in
Plug-in
Translation
Memory
Product Product
Framework RMI Framework
Plug-in Plug-in
Product Database Database
Plug-in Plug-in
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8. Server
Translation
TM Translation
Memory
Interface Vendor
Application
TM Intranet Internet Translation
Interface Vendor
Translation
TM Management Translation
Interface and Workflow Vendor
System
(TM)
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9. Toolkit
Client
Toolkit
Server
JNI-COM Java Native
This is where most
of the action takes
place
Interface
SDL Passolo
COM Interface
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10. Stage Project Project GlobalSight
Database
Features LPU TBU
Stage
Rules
Plug-ins Plug-ins
Framework Framework SDL Passolo
RMI Client RMI Server JNI COM
Client Platform Server Platform TM Platform
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23. • Overwhelming response
Summits and conferences have generated much excitement
• Early field trials
Three trials ran from June to November 2009
• Client version
Current release is 1.3 (supported by four virtual machines)
• Product Plug-ins
Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 8.0, 8.5, 8.6
Cisco Unified Presence 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 8.6, 8.6
Cisco Unified Personal Communicator 8.0
Cisco IP Communicator 7.1.4
Cisco Unified Communications Integration for Microsoft Office Communicator 8.0
Cisco Unity Connection Visual programmatic voice modeling is currently in development
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24. Anonymous
Cisco – Systems Engineering Questionnaire, October 2008
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25. Thank you.
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