Product localization device and method

A system comprising:

• a filter capable of accessing resource files from a source code management system;
• a conversion module that converts the resource files to a Translation Memory Exchange (TMX) format;
• a memory that stores already translated strings;
• a module that leverages translated strings from the memory to produce partially translated TMX resource files and marks untranslated strings of the partially translated TMX resource files as untranslated;
• wherein the filter converts the partially translated TMX resource files to an eXtensible markup language Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) for transmission via a network to produce partially translated XLIFF resource files;
• a translation module that facilitates obtaining translations of the marked, untranslated strings via the network to complete translation of the partially translated XLIFF resource files and produce translated resource files;
• wherein the conversion module converts the translations of the marked, untranslated strings to the TMX format and stores the converted translated strings in the memory;
• wherein the filter converts the translated resource files back to the first format and checks the translated resource files back into the source code management system.

A non-transitory machine readable storage device comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• checking resource files in a first format out of a source code management system;
• converting the resource files to a Translation Memory eXchange (TMX) format;
• leveraging prior stored translated strings to produce partially translated TMX resource files, the prior stored translated strings stored in a database;
• marking untranslated strings of the partially translated TMX resource files as untranslated;
• converting the partially translated TMX resource files to an eXtensible markup language Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF) for transmission via a network to produce partially translated XLIFF resource files;
• obtaining translations of the marked, untranslated strings via the network to complete translation of the partially translated XLIFF resource files and produce translated resource files;
• converting the translations of the marked, untranslated strings to the TMX format;
• storing the converted translated strings in the database;
• converting the translated resource files back to the first format;
• and
• checking the translated resource files in the first format back into the source code management system.