Bill's Guide to Web Localization For Rookies Provides a fundamental and easy-to-understand explanation of the concepts involved in localization. http://208.17.151.81/lafferty/

W3C Internationalization and Localization Modern business, research, and interpersonal communication is conducted in many writing systems and languages. The W3C tries to make sure that WWW technology meets the needs of the global community. http://www.w3.org/International/

Forrester - JIT Web Localization European corporations have pioneered Web localization. Using adaptive strategies that Forrester calls just-in-time (JIT) Web localization, they will punch through the crumbling borders of nation-states in the euro zone. (Paying Report) http://www.forrester.com/ER/Research/Report/Excerpt/0,1338,891,FF.html

Web of Culture Gateway to effective website globalization for multicultural understanding and global customer service efforts online. Evaluate and certify corporate websites; Offer tools and resources to improve online globalization; Examine and certify globalization skill sets of industry professionals. http://www.webofculture.com/

Going Global (Web Techniques, Sep 2000) As the Web becomes truly world wide, site developers will need to address multilingual and cross-cultural issues. Howard sorts out the concepts of internationalization and localization, and explains how they relate to your company's future. http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/09/schwartz/

Speaking in Charsets (Web Techniques, Sep 2000) Creating Japanese Web pages presents its own unique set of challenges. John guides you through the quagmire of character sets, encodings, glyphs, and other mysterious elements of written language. http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/09/yunker/

Web Authoring FAQ The Web Design Group's Web Authoring FAQ addresses frequently asked questions related to HTML, images, style sheets, and other Web authoring issues, including internationalization. http://www.htmlhelp.com/faq/html/all.html

Culturally Correct Site Design (Web Techniques, Sep 2000) When it comes to adapting an existing Web site for a new audience, learn from the successes of big-name players. Olin leads the way. http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/09/lagon/

Is Globalization Right for You? (Web Techniques, Sep 2000) With all this talk of the challenges of globalization and internationalization, Sandy Tapper wonders, is it worth the trouble? http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/09/hand/

Close to Home (Web Techniques, Sep 2000) Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala recommends that before you think globally, make sure your business is sound locally. http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/09/homepage/

Globalizing Your Code and Localizing Your Site "Oh, What a Tangled Web We Wove" was the title of an article we saw years ago about how complicated and large the Web had become. (Sjoert Ebben and Gwyneth Marshall Microsoft Corporation - April 21, 1999) http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/c-frame.htm?/workshop/management/intl/locprocess.asp

Designing Your ASP-based Web Site to Support Globalization -- MSDN Magazine, July 2000 If you have a Web site for your business, you already have an international presence. But how can you make sure users in any country can access your site effectively? http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0700/localize/localize.asp

Taking A Global View: Localizing for the Web The localization experience of Microsoft's Web site. http://www.microsoft.com/backstage/column_3.htm

Key Considerations When Preparing for Web Localization Web globalization suggest considerable opportunities - but this also can present significant difficulties, especially where Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and other technical aspects of Web development are concerned. http://izar.com/resources/knowledge_base3.html

Export booster Website translation and consulting services. http://www.translation.exportbooster.com

How to make your Web site literally worldwide Article from Austin Business Journal http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2002/07/01/smallb3.html

The Internet is not printed on paper An article discussing the tendency of web page data input forms to be fixed, culturally biassed and unsuitable for a global audience (PDF document). http://www.grcdi.nl/internet_not_paper.pdf

Web Globalization Resources Byte Level provides a number of informative articles for Web site globalization. http://www.bytelevel.com/global/

Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies This is the official site for the first book on Web site globalization, "Beyond Borders: Web Globalization Strategies." (New Riders 2002) http://www.bytelevel.com/beyondborders

RWS Group Is an ISO 9002 translation and localization company with four decades of experience and offices worldwide. http://translate.com