ERP localization: exploratory study in translation: European and Brazilian Portuguese

  • Authors:
  • Nuno G. Lopes;Carlos J. Costa

  • Affiliations:
  • DCTI - ISCTE, Lisboa, Portugal;DCTI - ISCTE, Lisboa, Portugal

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 26th annual ACM international conference on Design of communication
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

This paper is tackled the ERP localization process specifically focusing on the language. The paper examines the differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese. The analysis has been created using three translation catalogue files PO extension (English, Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese) from a ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning software) to identify specific linguistic differences. The linguistic differences according to organizational fields such as Financial, Production, Marketing/CRM and Information System are all also explored.