Course
Description
The course covers the basic concepts of Globalization, Internationalization (I18N)
and Localization (L10N).
Audience
The course is designed for anyone involved in the release of products and/or
services to the global market, including senior managers, product and marketing
managers, project managers, and development staff.
Duration
The course is approximately 3-4 hours in duration.
Instructor
Senior Globalization Consultant
Brief
Syllabus
The course covers the basic concepts of Globalization, Internationalization (I18N)
and Localization (L10N).
Overview of Globalization, Internationalization
(I18N) & Localization (L10N)
Differences I18N & L10N
I18N concepts (rules to follow, etc.)
I18N standards (XPG/4 Locale use, Microsoft NLSAPI & MLAPI
overview)
Double-byte characters sets (DBCS) vs. Single-byte
character sets (SBCS)
a) code pages
b) MBCS encoding
Brief Intro to Unicode & Multi-byte character
sets (MBCS)
Globalization
Strategies
