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Systran vs Babylon 9: Which Translation Software to Choose?

Updated on April 1, 2013
Choosing translation software can be hard
Choosing translation software can be hard

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Choosing the best translation software

These days there is a lot of translation software available for professional translators, businesses and the general public. There are a lot of benefits in using translation software and tools provided the programs you use are of hight quality. Otherwise the risk of having an incorrect and misleading translation is too great. The question is, which translation software to choose? Lets have a look at two well-known translation tools - Systran and Babylon.

Systran 7 Features

Systran is a very well-known translation software and it's not hard to find a systran review online. That's not surprising, because the software offers a good array of features. For a start, there are several edition of Systran: there are tailor-made solutions for home and office users, as well as for small businesses and large enterprises. Let's have a look at the features present in the home edition of the software.

Systran 7 Home Translator is designed for home and home office users. This software allows you to translate pretty much everything, from Word documents and Web pages to tweets. The software uses a proven translation algorithm, which help to achieve more accurate results. Here are some of Systran's benefits:

  • Preserves the original layout of the documents
  • Scans content and learns new terminology
  • Provides easy access to dictionaries
  • Side-by-side source and target display
  • Pupports 52 language pairs

Babylon 9 Features

Babylon 9 is another translation tool worth looking at. For a start, it comes from the world's leader in language software development. This program supports an amazing number of 75 languages and offer simple one-click translation. Babylon 9 has all the necessary features, such as MS Word integration and Web pages translation, but it also has the benefits of the availability of Babylon Live Translation Community, which adds the human touch and helps to make the translations even more accurate. Here are some of the software's main benefits:

  • Microsoft Word integration
  • Spelling and proofreading features
  • Access to over 2,000 dictionaries
  • Live community support
  • Supports 75 different languages

However, some users complain that Babylon is worse than Google Translate when dealing with some languages. So it's best to test the software before purchasing it.

The Verdict:

While both programs offer solid translation options and have all the necessary productivity features, Babylon's live community adds something that no software can do - real human translation. This is crucial because no matter how good the software is, languages are living systems and can only be standardised to some extent. There are always things that can't be translated by a program and that's where human support is invaluable.

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