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openTMS can be accesses as directly through Java or through an [[XML-RPC]] server. | openTMS can be accesses as directly through Java or through an [[XML-RPC]] server. | ||
==History== | |||
OpenTMS was initiated by the Forum Open Language Tools (FOLT) is a forum and working group of service providers in the field of translation and documentation. At first, it was just in the form of directives and [[White paper|white papers]] that covering the use of a [[Free and open-source software|F/OSS]], open-standards-based, modular [[Translation memory|Translation Memory]] system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread13349msg169018.htm|title=OpenTMS Initiative : Other CAT Tools and Other Software for Translators : TranslatorsCafe.com Forums|website=www.translatorscafe.com|access-date=2018-08-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Investigation of the importance of translation memory systems in human translation|last=Eibner|first=Chantal|publisher=Diplomica Verlag|year=2011|isbn=9783842830615|location=|pages=66}}</ref> The basic objectives of FOLT are the support of standardised exchange formats, non-proprietary software and testing new translation technologies and methods amid the increasing globalization of knowledge. It is concerned with the overall workflow of multi-lingual documentation. From the generation of the original text to the production of texts in the target languages, highlighting any defects or lack of standards in the processes. | |||
Later, Klemens Waldhor and Rainer Kemmler developed a cross-platform web-based system in [[Germany]], which implemented OpenTMS in Java.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Future of Translation Technology: Towards a World without Babel|last=Chan|first=Sin-Wai|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|isbn=9781138842045|location=Oxon|pages=199}}</ref> This featured basic translation memory functions, including pre-translation, concordance search, and configuration of matching rates.<ref name=":0" /> Today, this system has been discontinued and is being integrated into the OpenTM2<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.opentm2.org/|title=openTM2 {{!}} OpenTM2 open source program for managing and handling global translation projects|website=www.opentm2.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-02}}</ref> as a translation memory plugin or server-based component. This new system, on the other hand, originated from the IBM Translation Manager and provides a full-featured, enterprise-level translation workbench environment for professional translators.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Technology|last=Chan|first=Sin-Wai|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn=9780415524841|location=New York|pages=19}}</ref> | |||
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==Software Requirements== | ==Software Requirements== | ||