Lexmark Translation Assistant
About
Translation Assistant provides real-time document translation for any business, school or government organization’s Lexmark multifunction printer (MFP). Just scan documents in the original language using a Lexmark MFP, select the appropriate output language from several choices, and receive a translated document within minutes.
The translated documents can be printed or emailed directly to recipients, streamlining and improving communications with customers, students, parents and constituents.
Read more here in our "Translation in the Classroom" Blog.
Success Story
Fayette County Public Schools
Challenge
FCPS is a diverse district with more than 90 spoken languages. To meet these students’ and families’ needs, FCPS has an in-house team of 80 to 85 interpreters representing more than 30 languages.
The federal law requires all communications, such as permission slips and newsletters, that are sent home with students must be translated into the language the family speaks.
Solution
Lexmark Translation Assistant provides real-time document translation using a Lexmark multifunction printer. Users simply scan documents in the original language using a Lexmark MFP, select the appropriate output language from several choices, and receive a translated document within minutes.
“This eliminates the need for us to send something to the district offices and wait for someone to translate it for us.”
-Principal Michael Jones
Results
Lexmark Translation Assistant enabled his staff to translate those necessary documents and send them home with the family without delay.
Jones added that the school district’s interpreter was impressed with Translation Assistant’s machine translation.
“The ‘human translator’ said the Lexmark translation was virtually perfect!”