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This section provides resources that will help you architect and design your software with internationalization in mind and how to adequately test such applications.
IUC26: Creating a Software Internationalization Requirements Taxonomy
Sun engineers have created a comprehensive software internationalization requirements document and checklist, called a taxonomy, which can be used to improve the international support in your software products. Speaker notes are included in the presentation. [ StarOffice | PowerPoint ]. (September 2004)
 
Internationalizing Testing
This article defines internationalized testing in terms of product functionality and usability, and makes the case for internationalizing all software test plans and suites the same way program design and code are internationalized.[ html | pdf ].
 
Software Product Internationalization Taxonomy
This document defines what it means for a software product to be internationalized. It is intended for a variety of people, including engineers, project managers, software designers etc.
 
Internationalization Verification Checklist
A checklist for assessing the internationalization status of your product.
 
Internationalization in Software Design, Architecture and Implementation
The impact of internationalization on appearance and structure - information for designers, architects, implementers, testers, and writers.
 
IUC23: QA Automation in a Globalized Environment [ .sxw]
This presentation, from the 23rd International Unicode Conference, outlines how we approach QA for localized applications. [ StarOffice | PowerPoint ]
 
Internationalization in Testing Guidelines and Techniques
Includes useful information including how to configure systems for internationalization testing.

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