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Solutions: Localization & Internationalization Testing

The scope of localization and internationalization testing span from Verification to Validation.

Internationalization testing enables a product to be used without language or culture barriers and localization testing is used to translate and enable the product for a specific local.

Localization testing should include basic functionality tests such as setup, upgrade, and uninstall tests, application and hardware compatibility tests and the localized version of the operating system.

QEdge has met I18N and L10N standards through the use of the following;

Product Architects
Language Support Center Unit
Usability Experience management Group (UXM)
I18N "Off the shelf" I18N Product experts
Testing Professional (QEdge)
Local native foreign nationals of the respective countries

QEdge uses the following types of I18N test methodology for internationalization testing;

Sufficiency testing -International character encoding methods
Functionality Testing
Linguistic Testing
Test international coding standards during development process

QEdge also uses the following for Localization (L10N) test services;
Post localization
Readiness testing for local markets
Script-based Testing
Exploratory Testing

as well as L10N functional verification testing;

User Interface – Verification & Validation - L10N
Multi - Platform Multi- operating system pre-deployment verification
Translation verification testing (TVT)

QEdge currently has capabilities in over 15 non-Indian languages. These include German, French, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Spanish and Italian.

Localization testing is highly beneficial to use, and is in fact is used in many areas. For example, UI, culture/locale-specific, language-specific and Region specific areas. It can also be used for basic functionality tests to setup and upgrade tests run and to plan application and hardware compatibility tests. The latter can be done according to the product's target region. Verification of linguistic accuracy and resource attributes, the checking of typographical errors and that printed documents and online help messages are consistent with each other can also be done, ensuring a more competent system overall.