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  Web designers and developers who are new to I18n. This section includes key concepts, 
  checklists and FAQs regarding '''basic''' I18n and L10n issues. 
  
+ [rr 18 may] Type out i18n and L10n to internationalization and localization.
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  Are you new to the world of Web site globalization, internationalization and localization? If so, this overview is for you, whether your role is as a project manager, designer or developer. 
  
  Project managers will find:
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   - An introduction to the key concepts including language declarations and character encoding.
   - Considerations for structuring an internationalized Web site.
  
+ [RR 18 May] These items should be in bullets just like the PM section.
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  = Managerial View =
  
  == Why Globalization? ==
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  The key reason why companies consider offering multilingual versions of their Web sites is in response to local market cultural and/or legal requirements. In most countries, computer users prefer to work with Web sites in their native language. In order to establish or  increase their presence in target countries, companies may decide to offer their Web sites in a local language.
  
+ [RR 18 May] "local market cultural and/or" should read "local market, cultural and/or 
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  The globalization of Web sites has become an important issue for companies that want to increase their presence and market and sell their products in international markets. In many case, localization has proven to be the key factor for international product acceptance & success.
  
  [[RI doesn't this para just repeat the previous one?]]
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  There are many ways to define the key concepts of Web site globalization and we will not attempt to supply the definitive version. For the purposes of this overview, we can say that internationalization is the process of building a Web site so that it can support multiple locales (a country or region and language), while localization is the process of modifying that site for a specific locale. 
  
- Internationalization generally focuses on the Web site elements that work "behind the scenes" and are transparent to the end user (e.g. encoding, architecture). Localization, on the other hand, [[RI typically/generally]] focuses on elements that are visible to the user, including the language of the text, the cultural context for the images, and the layout of the Web page. So, we can say that Web site globalization is the sum of internationalization and localization activities.
+ Internationalization generally focuses on the Web site elements that work "behind the scenes" and are transparent [[RR not all are transparent, ie number format, etc.]] to the end user (e.g. encoding, architecture). Localization, on the other hand, [[RI typically/generally]] focuses on elements that are visible to the user, including the language of the text, the cultural context for the images, and the layout of the Web page. So, we can say that Web site globalization is the sum of internationalization and localization activities.
  
- Let'€™s consider these different facets of globalization in a little more detail.
+ Let'€™s [[RR what are these undifined boxes]] consider these different facets of globalization in a little more detail.
  
  == Internationalization  ==

Received on Wednesday, 18 May 2005 16:55:19 UTC