Report: AWS set to add machine-translation services for developers

It sounds like Amazon Web Services is getting ready to bring translation technology used on the Amazon.com CNBC reported Monday that AWS will likely announce the availability of a machine translation service before the big re:Invent user conference this November. AWS has been first among cloud rivals many times in the past when it comes to releasing new services for its customers, one of the many reasons why it enjoys a leading portion of the market for cloud services. But it's playing catch-up here: Google has been working on computer-assisted translation for almost a decade as part of its search technology, and offers a translation API through Google Cloud Platform for its customers. Microsoft also has an API for Azure customers. But Amazon does have a lot of experience in developing natural language processing technology, as AWS VP Swami Sivasubramanian explained earlier this month at our Cloud Tech Summit.