{"id":7023,"date":"2014-09-30T00:07:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/translation\/2014\/09\/30\/microsoft-translator-celebrates-international-translation-day\/"},"modified":"2014-09-30T00:07:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T08:07:00","slug":"microsoft-translator-celebrates-international-translation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/translator/blog\/2014\/09\/30\/microsoft-translator-celebrates-international-translation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Translator Celebrates International Translation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Promoted by the International Federation of Translators<\/a> since 1953, the goal of International Translation Day has been to celebrate the worldwide translation community that is becoming increasingly essential in the era of progressing globalization. Microsoft celebrates International <\/a>Translation Day<\/a> (September 30, 2014) with a look back at what has proven to be a year of exciting announcements from Microsoft Translator.<\/p>\n

One of the most important innovations from Microsoft Translator was showcased earlier this year. During a  talk at the Code Conference<\/a>, by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella<\/a>, unveiled an early look at the Skype Translator app<\/a><\/span>. This app represents a breakthrough in language translation jointly developed by Microsoft researchers and Skype engineers, bridging geographic and language barriers through the use of real-time speech-to-speech translation.The functionality combines Skype<\/a> voice and instant messaging, Microsoft Translator<\/a> and machine-learning based technologies for speech recognition used in Windows<\/a> and Windows Phone<\/a> Translation applications.<\/p>\n

In addition to the Skype Translator app, below is a summary of additional highlights from Microsoft Translator over the last year:<\/p>\n