SDL have reportedly invested a lot of efforts in improving performance with speed and stability both the target. According to the description given during the preview, Trados’s ribbons can be minimised and have an auto-hide feature, but it is not possible to add/remove custom buttons or links to the ribbons. It is not uncommon in the Localisation industry either, with GlobalLink Project Director for example having used ribbons for some time already. A few screen shots displayed during a recent presentation did provide hints regarding the direction taken with the design of the Trados User Interface (UI). They showed a somewhat familiar interface with ribbons and tabs which were reminiscent of the current Microsoft Office. However the marketing is focusing partly on an updated design, so the beta build shown must be the translation industry’s equivalent to showing the camouflaged prototype of a new car. So what can we expect on the Trados front? On first impression there is little or no look-and-feel difference. But in order to make a difference to the sales of technology licenses there will have to be significant and meaningful improvements rather than refreshes and remarketing of existing features. This renewed focus on SDL’s core translation technologies coincides with difficult financial results for SDL Technologies this year. Other SDL applications will get a refresh shortly afterwards including Groupshare and WorldServer in the shape of a Service Pack for WorldServer 2011 (10.3). The release is announced for late September-early October 2013 and will include both SDL Trados Studio 2014 and SDL MultiTerm 2014. The first details about the next version of Trados have started trickling over the usual networks.
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