Localization Links

Testing for Globalization and Localization
The articles on this site describe guidelines for testing applications for world-readiness. The three phases of testing: globalization testing, localizability testing and localization testing are discussed in detail.  The guidelines cover what kind of testing should be done at each phase as well as major testing considerations.

LISA.org
LISA's online resources provide the best practice, business guidelines, and standards information for translation and localization workflow, tools, and globalization.

Online Conversion
Helpful link for testing data integrity after conversion of numbers and money during website localization.

Software Globalization
The Software Globalization Technical Topic provides information and resources to help you internationalize and localize your applications.

Silicon Valley Localization Forum
An online localization resource maintained by Tiziana Perinotti's company, TGP Consulting.

The Unicode Consortium
The Unicode Consortium is responsible for defining the behavior and relationships between Unicode characters, and providing technical information to implementers. The Consortium cooperates with ISO in refining the specification and expanding the character set. Members of the Consortium include major computer corporations, software producers, database vendors, research institutions, international agencies, various user groups, and interested individuals.