Interoperability Now!

Interoperability Now! is a group working to improve the interoperability of tools and technology within the localization industry.

Interoperability Now! Announces Release of XLIFF:doc and TIPP Translation Interoperability Formats

Interoperability Now! (IN!) is pleased to announce that the XLIFF:doc and TIPP translation interoperability formats have been finalized. IN! is an industry-driven initiative to finally provide real interoperability between translation systems and tools, something that has been woefully missing in the Localization Industry.

3-Minute Introduction to Translation Tool Interoperability

Sven Andrä from ONTRAM and Interoperability Now! lays out the case for interoperability, and how we achieve it, in 3 minutes flat. Check it out!

What are we producing?

We have two primary areas of focus:

TIPP - The Translation Interoperability Protocol Package (TIPP) is an information container that allows the seamless exchange of information between different independent Translation Management Systems (TMS).
XLIFF:doc - A reference guide for representing documents in XLIFF files. The primary goal of XLIFF:doc is to provide a mechanism to allow lossless exchange of XLIFF data between tools in the localization workflow.

Our downloads page includes the most recent versions of the specifications and schema files. We have also made source code available for tool vendors interested in supporting the specifications to programmatically manipulate TIP packages.

What benefits will interoperability bring to your organization?

To learn more, check out the presentations available for download on the Conferences page. Technical documentation is available from the downloads page, and you can also reach out to us via Twitter, Linked In, and email if you have implementation questions.

Who are the core developers?

BIOLOOM Group: Prof. Dr. Jörg Schütz
Kilgray: Peter Reynolds(@peterrey on Twitter), Gabor Ugray, Gergely Vándor
Medtronic: Micah Bly (@MicahBly on Twitter)
ONTRAM: Sven Andrä (@sca2g on Twitter), Timo Tretter
Spartan Software: Chase Tingley (@ctatwork on Twitter), Andrew Pimlott
XTM: Andrzej Zydron

What organizations are implementing TIP?

Many companies and organizations are already working on TIP implementations. Please see the list of known implementers. If your organization is also implementing TIP, and you want to be listed, please let us know. We also have a mailing list specifically for teams implementing, or planning to implement, TIP. Please contact us if you would like to get on the mailing list.

How do we get involved?

If you are working on implementing TIP, join the implementers' list.

Are we working with other interoperability initiatives?

Yes! We are working with the Language Interoperability Portfolio Project (LINPORT) to ensure that both initiatives produce a single container package format.

Recent accomplishments

Version 1.5 of the TIPP format has been released. More information can be found on the TIPP15 wiki page.
Please see our meeting notes and updates pages for on-going updates. Please also see our Conferences page for details on presentations that we’ve given at different industry conferences.