KantanMT’s Tony O’Dowd to Present at Nordic Translation Industry Forum, Helsingør, Denmark

Dublin, Ireland, November 25, 2014 --(PR.com)-- KantanMT is pleased to announce that its Founder and Chief Architect Tony O’Dowd will present at the 4th edition of the Nordic Translation Industry Forum (NTIF) on the 28th November in Helsingør, Denmark.

The NTIF is a forum for language industry representatives from the Nordic and Baltic countries to exchange ideas, knowledge and experience that will strengthen the industry and preserve local languages.

The presentation, entitled; "How to Set Up a Business in the Cloud for 2,000 EUR," will draw on Tony’s experience starting a successful statistical machine translation business in the cloud; KantanMT.com. Tony will address the challenges facing small businesses owners, and how to overcome these challenges using the power and flexibility of the cloud. The presentation, which is aimed towards small business owners and entrepreneurs will be held from 09:30 until 10:00 on Friday, 28th November.

Key Discussion Points:
Benefits of cloud computing
Setting up a business in the cloud
Cloud-based business apps available for small businesses
Paying for cloud-based business apps

In addition to speaking at the event, KantanMT will also be sponsoring a game during the social hour to raise funds for Translators without borders, which is a not-for-profit association founded in 2010 to provide translation services for humanitarian non-profits. The social hour is a networking event for conference participants and will be held on Thursday, 27th November from 17:00 – 18:30 in the pool area of the Hotel Marienlyst.

“We are thrilled to be participating in this year’s NTIF conference,” says Tony O’Dowd, Founder and Chief Architect at KantanMT.com. “This is a great opportunity to discuss trends in language technology for the Nordic and Baltic languages, while raising money for an excellent cause; Translators without Borders.”

The NTIF, which takes place from the 27th – 28th November at the Hotel Marienlyst is organized by Anne-Marie Colliander Lind and Cecilia Enbäck. Anne-Marie is the CEO of Inkrease, a management consulting company based in Sweden, and Director of Fundraising for Translators without Borders. While, Cecilia is an owner of Translator Scandinavia and is deeply involved in the creation of the European Economic Interest Group, TextMinded. Together, Anne-Marie and Cecilia have more than 40 years in the language services industry.

Interested in speaking with Tony during the event? Please email Louise Irwin (louisei@kantanmt.com) to arrange a meeting. Find more information on the NTIF conference website.

About KantanMT
KantanMT.com is a leading SaaS based machine translation platform that enables users to develop and manage customized machine translation engines in the cloud. The innovative technologies offered on the KantanMT.com platform enable users to easily build MT engines in over 750 language combinations, seamlessly integrating into localization workflows and web applications. KantanMT is based in the INVENT Building, DCU Campus, Dublin 9, Ireland.