Using OTM globally and regionally – Part 2 – Currencies

OTM is aimed at promoting regional business as well as operations on a global scale. In addition to using worldwide reserve currencies, OTM also provides an easy facility for working with numerous other currencies.

This means that every LSP can decide in which currencies to offer services and in which currencies freelancers should be paid. It is possible for these to be different currencies. OTM enables the use of any of the 34 convertible currencies currently listed by the European Central Bank (see the following table).

Currencies usable in OTM (status November 2009)
EUR	EURO	RUB	Russian rouble
USD	US dollar	TRY	Turkish lira
JPY	Japanese yen	AUD	Australian dollar
BGN	Bulgarian lev	BRL	Brasilian real
CZK	Czech koruna	CAD	Canadian dollar
DKK	Danish krone	CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi
EEK	Estonian kroon	HKD	Hong Kong dollar
GBP	Pound sterling	IDR	Indonesian rupiah
HUF	Hungarian forint	INR	Indian rupee
LTL	Lithuanian litas	KRW	South Korean won
LVL	Latvian lats	MXN	Mexican peso
PLN	Polish zloty	MYR	Malaysian ringgit
RON	New Romanian leu	NZD	New Zealand dollar
SEK	Swedish krona	PHP	Philippine peso
CHF	Swiss franc	SGD	Singapore dollar
NOK	Norwegian krone	THB	Thai baht
HRK	Croatian kuna	ZAR	South African rand

Within a project, quotes and invoices for customers as well as payments for freelancers can be calculated in one or more currencies. The currencies are converted using the latest daily rates. This ensures that project managers always have a clear overview of the price and costs of each project.

Example: A Brazilian agency works for an US customer and generates its quote and invoice in US dollars, but prefers to pay its local freelancer in Brazilian real.

Using OTM globally and regionally – Part 1 – Languages

1) User interface
The OTM user interface is currently available in English, German and Spanish. Further full localisations in other languages will follow.

2) Communication with end customers and freelancers (resources)
Creating documents such as quotes, invoices, credit notes and email communication is currently possible in the languages English, German and Spanish.

From mid-January 2010, we will also be increasing the number of communication languages by a further 10. In addition to document and email texts, this also regards the GUI of the respective customer service pages.

3) Limitations in the pilot phase
At the beginning of the pilot phase, we will initially only be including pilots that work with the three abovementioned languages. We kindly ask all others to patiently wait a little while longer until the system is ready for their languages.

For those who have or have not ...

We´re happy to announce a new OTM feature. You can set up and publish your own OTM website. We´ll provide several design templates to choose from. The URL is a subdomain and would take the format "mylanguageservice.qtn.net"
The website will include the following pages, with members each deciding which individual pages they would like to publish:

• HOME
• Services / Short Profile (if desired)
• Request Form
• Testimonials (if desired)
• Client List (if desired)
• Terms & Conditions (if desired)
• Freelancer Application Form (if desired)
• Contact

You don´t have to worry about HTML coding, each page is easy to edit (wordprocessor principle) in your OTM administration back end.

Your OTM website provides full integration of all the necessary forms and CRM items you need to successfully communicate with your customers.

For those who already run a website, it might be an interesting prospect to set up a second one.

LSP.net promotes your OTM website in internet search engines!

No extra cost for this service! This feature is included in the OTM license.

Sample OTM microsite: http://myls.qtn.net/home.html?lang=en

Browser war still going on

In spite of the release of Internet Explorer 8, this graphic unfortunately still sums up the current situation ...
We strongly recommend using Firefox or Safari, for operating OTM.

Pilot phase of OTM

Our team is working hard to start the pilot phase of OTM asap. It won’t be long to wait now ...