How many languages do you speak?
WorldLingo, which specializes in translating e-mail, Web sites, documents and other corporate information into more than 40 different languages, says it has sealed a deal with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to embed its translation service in Microsoft Office XP.
The XML-based service will be available through the program's Tools menu of all Office applications.
For example, if you select translations from the Tools menu you will be taken to the Office eServices Web Site, where, for a fee, you can get translations for single words, phrases or entire documents.
"Or, if they discover that it is an important document, they can upload the document for professional translation by one of WorldLingo's team of translators," says WorldLingo CEO Phil Scanlan.
The Fremont-based company has a list of 4,000 possible translators who specialize in medical, legal, and corporate translators available in more than 40 languages.
"When you upload the document, there is an automatic response that estimates how much the job will cost," says WorldLingo co-founder Tanja Hill. "You then have the option of either accepting or rejecting the translation. We charge about 22 cents per word. So, the average one-page document would cost a little less than $100."
