TinyTM - Whitepapers

The following documents are related to TinyTM:

Open-Source and the SDL/Idiom Deal (Draft)
by Frank Bergmann
Presents the FOLT initiative in the context of the SDL/Idiom deal. This paper lead to the creation of TinyTM "inspired by FOLT", as the author became impatient about the speed of FOLT's reaction.
http://tinytm.sourceforge.net/en/whitepapers/FOLT-Idiom-Deal.080220.pdf
EURAMIS Alignment and Translation Memory Technology
by Achim Blatt
An introductioin to the EURAMIS TM architecture. TinyTM has been modeled in part after the techniques and algorithms described in this document.
http://ec.europa.eu/translation/reading/articles/pdf/1998_01_tt_blatt3.pdf
Translation Memory Engines: A Look under the Hood and Road Test
by Timothy Baldwin
A comparison of various TM algorithms in terms of user perceivable performance. This document has guided some design decisions in TinyTM.
http://lingo.stanford.edu/pubs/ijet2004-paper.pdf
Metrics for Evaluating Translation Memory Software
by Francie Gow
Provides an interesting reading about TMs, has guided several TinyTM design decisions.
http://www.chandos.ca/Metrics_for_Evaluating_Translation_Memory_Software.pdf
Corporate Software Sidesteps Traditional Translation Tools
by Don DePalma of Common Sense Advisory
"Over the last few months 3 companies offering mainstream corporate software have built translation support into their products. [...]"
http://globalwatchtower.com/2008/01/30/main-workflow-translation/