It's time to step back and take a radically new look at the value of your translation memory. We all know that the translation memory is a multilingual database that is the central component of successful translation. But now, through TM Marketplace, it's also a marketable asset.

TM Marketplace acts as a translation memory broker. Much like real estate agents, we broker products—in our case, translation memories—between owners with existing translation memories and interested parties who want to use those databases. In contrast to real estate agents, however, we broker a license granting the right to use rather than actually purchase the translation memory content. Owners of translation memories retain full ownership of their translation memory at all times, but they receive a license fee from every new licensee who uses their database.

In this way,TM Marketplace provides a way for TM owners to gain an immediate return on investment from their translation assets. And at the same time, TM Marketplace offers an opportunity for other companies or individuals to access these untapped linguistic resources by purchasing a license for the translation memory content.

As translation memory brokers, TM Marketplace furnishes a well-researched legal framework and contractual system and a central clearing house that brings together a broad range of owners and buyers.

TM Owners Read about good reasons to consider licensing your asset.

TM Buyers Extend your linguistic capabilities with a licensed translation memory.

To view an audiovisual presentation introducing the benefits of translation memory sharing, please click here.

NEW! GM Service Parts and Operations has made available more than 4.1 million translation units of its translation memories in six language combinations (English to German, European Spanish, Canadian French, Italian, Mexican Spanish, and Dutch) for licensing through TM Marketplace.