http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html Industry press releases at Localization Industry Standards Association’s web site en http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4976http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4976LISAMon, 15 Mar 2010 06:20:14 -050008 February, 2010
20% year-over-year throughput increase points to scalability and value of enterprise-class Global Information Management solutions

Maidenhead, U.K. 8th February 2010 - SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions today announced that over 200 customers of SDL’s translation management systems are now accessing SDL’s translation management technology through ‘The Cloud’ or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The multi-tenanted architecture processes more than 2.5 billion words per year and hosts upwards of 30,000 active users.

Global Information Management solutions are increasingly considered “mission-critical” to global organizations. In an April 2009 survey of SDL customers, 69% of respondents indicated that they had experienced a greater than 20% improvement in time-to-market as a result of using SDL’s translation management technology. Customers who opt for hosted or SaaS offerings, also benefit from significant cost savings and reduced risk by leveraging SDL’s European and North American data centers to host, manage and support their enterprise translation management solution.

Global companies tend to face similar translation and localization challenges. However, varying degrees of budget restrictions and available IT systems and resources often impact their ability to deploy Global Information Management technology. SDL has been active in the hosted SaaS market for many years, providing customers with the flexibility to choose the deployment that best fits their needs. In addition to perpetual license agreements, the company offers solutions through ‘The Cloud’ or hosted solutions (enabling customers to deploy their solution offsite in a secure data center), as well as yearly or multi-year SaaS subscription models.

“The Cloud and the internet in general are central to the SDL Group’s strategy and approach to managing global content,” commented Mark Lancaster, CEO and Chairman of SDL. “SDL will continue to develop hosted software solutions through ‘The Cloud’ and on-premise software to suit our client needs to translate and review content, access shared terminology, translation memory and machine translation. What is absolutely crucial in the translation supply chain is allowing the translators to perform the complex and highly interactive activities they need to actually translate highly fragmented content efficiently. To do this they need significant functionality at their fingertips and hence use the thick client technology of SDL Trados® Studio to be effective in their work, while being able to plug into the translation management supply chain seamlessly.”

“We are seeing significant market uptake on the adoption and overall utilization of our hosted offerings,” said Alan Sloan, CEO of SDL’s Language Technologies division. “As our recent customer survey revealed, the time-to-market benefits of Global Information Management investments are compelling for all of our customers. Add to that the costs savings, quick deployment and ease-of-management provided by our hosted and SaaS alternatives, it’s clear why we’ve experienced such impressive growth and scalability in 2009.”

Many of SDL’s customers will be attending Innovate this week in Santa Clara, CA, on 9th and 10th February, where they will hear more about SDL’s Global Information Management vision and latest product developments.

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management, eCommerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, CNH, FICO, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, has deployed over 170,000 software licenses and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Headquarters - Amy Hall (SDL)

01628 410120

amyhall@sdl.com

North America - Betsy Fallon (SDL)

+1 508 415 1741

bfallon@sdl.com

ASIA - Richard Delanty (SDL )

+81 90 6695 5313

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Solution includes DITA Component Content Management and technology-powered localization services

Maidenhead, U.K. – February 4, 2010– SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, is pleased to announce that Plantronics, Inc. has selected SDL for global content and language management. Plantronics is a world leader in personal audio communications for professionals and consumers.With an increasingly diverse global customer base, Plantronics is seeking to gain new efficiencies and business agility in the creation and localization of product manuals.

Plantronics’ global customer base requires rich product information tailored to their specific needs in the languages they speak. In addition, Plantronics is bringing more advanced communication products to market in shorter time frames, requiring a faster pace to produce informative and easy-to-use product documentation.

To address these challenges, Plantronics’ marketing department will employ DITA, the XML standard for technical documentation. Leveraging SDL Trisoft™ for a Component Content Management system and SDL Global Authoring Management System™ for content quality checking, the technical writing organization will reuse content more rapidly and accelerate the time of document production, while reducing inconsistencies in terminology. Once authored in DITA and managed in SDL Trisoft, the content will be localized into up to 26 languages by SDL’s localization services. The combination of DITA, Component Content Management, Global Authoring Management and Translation Management, coupled with SDL’s translation services provides a comprehensive process for the efficient creation, localization and publishing of technical and marketing information.

“As Plantronics expands its product portfolio with more sophisticated audio solutions for new opportunities, such as Unified Communications, it’s critical that we have an efficient global content and language management system in place,” said Paul Johnson, Senior Director of Business Applications, Plantronics. “SDL has been a trusted partner of Plantronics for a number of years. SDL’s strong technology platform combined with great customer service made them a smart choice for our content management and localization needs.”

“Plantronics is a company that understands how important good global content is to market leadership,” said Kevin Duffy, CEO of SDL’s Structured Content Technologies division. “Plantronics has been a great partner in the past and we are pleased to support the company’s needs with our DITA-based Component Content Management technology and our rich translation management and localization services offering.”

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions that provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management, e-Commerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, CNH, FICO, Hewlett Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, has deployed over 170,000 software licenses and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

About SDL Structured Content Technologies

SDL’s Structured Content Technologies division is the worldwide leader in Component Content Management and Dynamic Publishing software. Leveraging XML standards such as DITA and S1000D, the division’s suite of products empower global companies to efficiently create, share, manage and publish technical information that is up-to-date and tailored to the interests of their global customers.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners

For more information please contact:

SDL Structured Content Technologies Division

Mary Galoski Parsons

1. 781. 756. 5454

mparsons@sdl.com

Kirk Communications

Nate Tennant

1.603.766.4945

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SDL announces the continuing success of SDL Global Authoring Management System in helping global businesses create clear, consistent and high-quality content


Maidenhead, UK - 27 January 2010

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced the increasing adoption of global authoring as a key strategy for businesses that are looking to create consistent, high-quality and timely content for customers worldwide. SDL Global Authoring Management System™ has seen a significant rise in its global customer install base, as well as over 1400 installations of the desktop client software, SDL AuthorAssistant™, as a result of the successful strategic partnership between SDL and Adobe Systems Incorporated. The technology has made important contributions to SDL’s recent award-winning success and users have also set up an independent Special Interest Group to share best practices and to network with other users.

Global brands, such as Hewlett Packard, Avaya and NetApp use SDL Global Authoring Management System as part of their authoring processes to:

- Enable consistency in authoring style across multiple authors and multiple formats

- Improve brand consistency by managing and applying consistent terminology at the content creation stage

- Actively reduce translation costs upfront by reusing previously written content

The results from SDL’s annual Global Authoring Survey suggest that more businesses are now writing technical content intended for a worldwide audience, whether translated or not. It is therefore vital that businesses create clear and unambiguous content to facilitate the translation process and satisfy the demands of global customers. With SDL Global Authoring Management System in place as part of the authoring process, global brands are well-equipped to write content for a worldwide audience.

“SDL Global Authoring Management System is a crucial component in our Global Information Management strategy, as it will enable our authors to prepare content for translation, help reduce our translation costs and apply our corporate style guide rules and terminology in all customer-facing documentation,” commented Elizabeth M. Taylor, Localization Manager at FICO, who has set up a Special Interest Group for SDL Global Authoring Management System users. “We have recently established the group to share best practices, network with other users and identify potential product enhancements to contribute to the on-going development of SDL Global Authoring Management System.”

SDL AuthorAssistant, the desktop client software, has also experienced significant market expansion due to SDL’s partnership with Adobe, which has seen over 1400 users of Adobe FrameMaker ® 9 download the software. Its integration with Adobe FrameMaker 9 allows users to benefit from out-of-the-box style and linguistic rules to ensure consistent and clear content, as well as the ability to connect to terminology repositories and translation memories. “We are extremely pleased that the Adobe and SDL partnership enhances the rich functionality and success of Adobe FrameMaker 9, providing our customers with the most complete solution for their technical communication needs,” said Ritu Chaturvedi, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Adobe.

SDL Global Authoring Management System has recently made key contributions to SDL’s recent win in the Thames Valley Business of the Year Award 2009, as well as gaining specific recognition when SDL was included in the EContent list of 100 companies that matter most in the digital content industry. “We are delighted that SDL Global Authoring Management System is being recognized within the industry and by global businesses as an important and innovative technology to help facilitate a Global Information Management (GIM) strategy,” commented Sophie Hurst, Director – Product Marketing, SDL.

About SDL
SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management , eCommerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, FIAT, FICO, Google, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

About Language Technologies
SDL’s Language Technologies division helps companies manage their communications with customers in different languages. The solutions ensure consistency of style and brand, automate manual processes in managing multilingual content and provide instant, automated translation of content. The solutions also ensure translators can reuse content and improve their productivity in content and software localization.


Contact Information:

Amy Hall (Headquarters)
01628 410120
amyhall@sdl.com


Betsy Fallon (North America)
+1 508 415 1741
bfallon@sdl.com


Richard Delanty (ASIA)
+81 90 6695 5313
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Company strengthens brand with consolidated naming of divisions

Maidenhead, UK – 25 January 2010 - SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, announced today consolidated branding to signal the growing recognition of the company’s technology leadership in managing global content. Through a series of strategic acquisitions and research and development investment, SDL has expanded its technology footprint from Language Technology into Structured Content Technologies, Web Content Management and most recently eCommerce Technologies. To signal SDL’s end-to-end platform for managing the content lifecycle, the company is launching a new consolidated brand.

As of today, all business units in SDL, including SDL Tridion, SDL XySoft and SDL TRADOS Technologies, SDL Enterprise Technologies and SDL Language Services, will be referred to as divisions of SDL in a move to unify the SDL brand.

The different business units of SDL will become one of five specialized divisions:

•Structured Content Technologies

•Web Content Management Solutions

•eCommerce Technologies

•Language Technologies

•Language Services

SDL is strengthening this market-leading position and unified vision reflected in the brand and expresses that SDL is one, consolidated company with one single goal and mission.

The vision of the consolidated divisions is identical - SDL provides increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of products and content to global markets in their local language. As a group, SDL is the only vendor providing an end-to-end solution for multilingual content through a well-integrated product suite.

“This is an important move for SDL in ensuring that we provide one unified and consistent message to the market,” commented Mark Lancaster, CEO and Chairman of SDL. “This does not change who SDL’s customers talk to in the different divisions, nor does it change our products or goals. This re-naming of the different divisions as part of SDL only affects the way we refer to the different solutions we provide. ”

For more information on SDL and to read an FAQ on the new branding and its impact, please visit www.sdl.com/en/sites/one_brand/

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management , eCommerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, FIAT, FICO, Google, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

For more information please contact:

Amy Hall (SDL Headquarters)

01628 410120

amyhall@sdl.com

Mary Parsons (SDL Americas)

+1 781 756 5454

mparsons@sdl.com

Richard Delanty (SDL Asia Pacific )

+81 90 6695 5313

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Component Content Management and publishing technologies significantly increase value

Wakefield, Mass. – January 13, 2010 – SDL, the leader in Global Information Management (GIM) solutions, today announced it has been chosen by Italian-based Satiz, for managing and publishing automotive manuals in DITA, the XML standard for technical writing. Satiz is adopting SDL Structured Content Technologies to automate the process and reduce the cost of delivering multi-formatted information to its global customers, particularly in the automotive industry.

Satiz produces glove box manuals for 24 vehicle models in 12 languages for several automotive groups including FIAT, Iveco, CNH and Yamaha. In an increasingly competitive market, Satiz identified and executed a business strategy to move upstream and offer value-added services by supporting a company’s complete content lifecycle. Already a leading print and publishing vendor, the addition of SDL Structured Content Technologies enables Satiz to offer an even richer and more valuable array of services, including high-quality content creation and multi-channel content delivery, which further enhance Satiz’ expert status with its customers’ global products.

To achieve this strategy, Satiz looked for an end-to-end content management solution and found the best fit with SDL’s Structured Content Technologies division. For the management of DITA content, Satiz is deploying SDLTrisoft™ – a DITA Component Content Management system. Adopting DITA with a Component Content Management system enables Satiz to support the group’s manual processes with an automated system that facilitates content reuse, increasing the efficiency of creating and translating contents. Satiz also had the need for automating high-end print publishing for glove box manuals and selected SDL XPP™, an automated high-production publishing system for managing perfectly formatted, complex printing requirements.

To ensure consistency in writing style and terminology, as well as an improvement in translation quality, Satiz also chose to implement SDL Global Authoring Management System™. The innovative technology puts quality control directly in the hands of Satiz’ authors and editors, which improves the productivity of the authoring process and improves the quality of Satiz’ documentation. The combination of global authoring, Component Content Management and high-volume printing allows Satiz to achieve an efficient end-to-end global content lifecycle solution for its automotive customers.

“Choosing SDL Structured Content Technologies was a matter of competitive positioning for Satiz,” said Paolo Greguol, general manager, Satiz. “We are determined to be the leader in the industries we serve while remaining cost competitive. Our new structured content and publishing solution will drastically improve quality and throughput and greatly facilitate content reuse, which in turn boasts results and improves overall efficiency,” Greguol said.

”Satiz conducted a rigorous evaluation to select the tools that best aligned with its strategic business development goals,” said Lou Iuppa, vice president, business development, SDL Structured Content Technologies division. “The company knew exactly what it needed and found the best fit with SDL. We are very pleased to have been selected by such a strategic, growth-oriented company and I’m sure the industry will be hearing about even more services and capabilities that are the result of the new technology partnership Satiz has formed with SDL,” Iuppa said.

About Satiz

Satiz is one of the most important Italian companies operating in the sector of business communication. Specialized in the fields of technical publishing, advertisement and institutional communication, both internal and external, publishing, multimedia, and event management, it provides solutions to the most different requirements. Satiz offers a choice of communication solutions, ranging from the simplest to the most complex: from creating the layout for a corporate newsletter to the management of large scale projects which integrate a variety of different formats, platforms and channels.

Satiz produces technical documentation for industrial products, overseeing every aspect of the design and execution, from authoring to graphic design and layout, from multilingual translation to printing and distribution.

Drawing on experience gained in a variety of industrial sectors and in-depth knowledge of the life cycles of production processes, Satiz works alongside the client from the prototype stage right through to the production of the finished documentation, which is always clear, complete and accessible.

Satiz technical publishing teams are comprised of skilled professionals with specialized knowledge in the fields of technical authoring and communication: their aim is to deliver products of the highest quality in terms of both form and content, using the stylistic approach best suited to the type of documentation required (user manuals, parts catalogues, after-sales assistance documentation, procedural handbooks) and the intended platform (print or electronic copy).

For more information, visit www.satiz.it

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Online Marketing, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, CNH, FICO, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, has deployed over 170,000 software licenses and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

About SDL Structured Content Technologies

SDL’s Structured Content Technologies division is the worldwide leader in Component Content Management and Dynamic Publishing software. Leveraging XML standards such as DITA and S1000D, the division’s suite of products empower global companies to efficiently create, share, manage and publish technical information that is up-to-date and tailored to the interests of their global customers.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners

Contact Information:

SDL Structured Content Technologies Division

Mary Galoski Parsons

1.781.756.5454

mparsons@sdl.com

Kirk Communications

Nate Tennant

1.603.766.4945

natet@kirkcommunications.com

SATIZ

Andrea Cardone

+39 011

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AIT Software Development Team has released Langmates.com - the first social network for translators and translation agencies.

Unlike translation portals, Langmates is not centered around any translation topic in particular (e.g. translation jobs). It is built around people – translation professionals.

Langmates is designed for freelance translators, in-house translators, translation agency project managers, translation vendor managers, and other translation agency employees.

Langmates has grown from 20 to 1000 members in 9 days, with new translators joining the community every day.

About AIT Software Development Team:

AIT SD Team is well-known within translation industry by past innovative releases: Translation Office 3000: Accounting Software for Translators, AnyCount: Word Count Software, AnyMem: Translation Memory Software, Projetex: Project Management Software for Translation Agencies and 8 other popular products for freelance translators and translation agencies.]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=5128http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=5128LISAFri, 5 Mar 2010 06:43:02 -060004 March, 2010
Award Solidifies SDL’s Position in Content Management Sector

Maidenhead, UK, March 4, 2010 – SDL, the leader in Global Information Management solutions, announced today that two of the company’s enterprise technologies divisions have been named in KMWorld’s annual “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management” list. The award recognizes for the first time SDL’s Web Content Management Solutions for innovation in its SDL Tridion® products for Web Content Management. For the fifth consecutive year running, the award also recognizes SDL’s Structured Content Technologies (formerly “XyEnterprise”), underscoring SDL’s leadership in delivering performance-driven Component Content Management and dynamic publishing software.

“In today’s knowledge economy, SDL Web Content Management Solutions and SDL Structured Content Technologies do more than simply throw sophisticated technology at its customers,” says Hugh McKellar, editor in chief of KMWorld. “They provide real solutions through inspired planning and execution throughout the entire content lifecycle chain.”

The SDL Web Content Management Solutions division, formerly SDL Tridion, provides the ideal user experience across multiple web channels, languages and sites, while integrating with other SDL technologies, to create a comprehensive information platform with global reach. The SDL Structured Content Technologies division has proven success helping global companies accelerate the time to deliver information to global markets, drive down the cost of content development and translation, provide more agility for the overall business and increase customer satisfaction through access to relevant and fresh information.

Companies in KMWorld’s “100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management” were selected based on their agility, commitment to improvement and customer focus. Now in its tenth year, the list is a collaborative compilation of knowledge management practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors and their customers and colleagues.

“We’re very pleased that two of our five business units have received such high marks from KMWorld,” says Mark Lancaster, CEO at SDL. “These awards highlight how SDL is the only company to be able to deliver a best-of-breed technology for both the web experience and the management of structured technical content. Coupled with our industry innovation in language technology, we have demonstrated our vision of an end- to-end platform for managing the global customer experience.”

The list of companies receiving this distinction will be available online at http://www.kmworld.com and will be published in the March 2010 issue of KMWorld Magazine.

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management, eCommerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, FIAT, FICO, Google, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

About Web Content Management Solutions

SDL’s Web Content Management Solutions division delivers the leading enterprise class Web Content Management platform, SDL Tridion. SDL Tridion enables organizations to deliver a consistent, interactive and highly targeted customer experience, in multiple languages, across multiple Web sites and channels.

About SDL Structured Content Technologies

SDL’s Structured Content Technologies division is the worldwide leader in Component Content Management and Dynamic Publishing software. Leveraging XML standards such as DITA and S1000D, the division’s suite of products empower global companies to efficiently create, share, manage and publish technical information that is up to date and tailored to the interests of their global customers.

About KMWorld

The leading information provider serving the Knowledge, Document and Content Management systems market, KMWorld informs more than 45,000 subscribers about the components and processes - and subsequent success stories – that together offer solutions for improving business performance. KMWorld is a publishing unit of Information Today, Inc.

For additional information:

Amy Hall (SDL Headquarters)

01628 410120

amyhall@sdl.com

Mary Parsons (SDL Americas)

+1 781 756 5454

mparsons@sdl.com

Carter Maness – Gibbs & Soell, Inc.

+1 520 370 4333

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Extensions to SDL’s Language Technologies solution expands the supply chain, enables developer access to SDL Trados Studio and provides additional automated translation functionality

Maidenhead, U.K. – 3rd March 2010 - SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions today announced the expansion of its Language Technologies solutions to provide open access across the entire supply chain to the world-leading translation memory tool. The latest release provides a low-cost subscription edition of SDL Trados® Studio to extend the supply chain, an environment for the community to openly develop their own applications and additional automated translation offerings.

The entire offering now allows everyone in the translation supply chain to leverage the SDL Trados Studio translation memory infrastructure and distribute files and information across the whole process of translation from translators to developers and enterprises:

• All translators and reviewers can now access the world-leading translation memory tool through a low-cost subscription solution

• Enhanced productivity tools such as additional automated translation tools are integrated into SDL Trados Studio for power users

• Developers can now access the open framework of SDL technology to develop their own applications

• Content creators can create high-quality, consistent content by leveraging the latest SDL Trados Studio technology

• Enterprises can now share SDL Trados Studio files with their translators through SDL’s enterprise translation management solutions, ensuring the easy flow of information for all

At a monthly subscription fee of €8, the Starter edition of SDL Trados Studio offers unparalleled accessibility to the occasional translator and translation community to reuse previously translated content and share it between enterprises and translators. A scaled down version of SDL Trados Studio, the Starter edition, offers the essential functionality of its elder sibling, at an entry level price point to appeal to the occasional translator. Additionally, the new offering will benefit corporations and Language Service Providers as it provides a lower investment threshold for their translators or reviewers to access the outstanding technology that SDL offers.

SDL Trados Studio Professional and Freelance, editions both provide additional productivity tools to translators and the newly released service pack 2 enables the translator to plug in to multiple automatic translation tools, offering a flexible automated translation platform within the translator’s desktop environment. A choice of tools is available from SDL, Google Translate and Language Weaver, giving the user maximum choice and flexibility.

SDL announces the beta launch of SDL OpenExchange, inviting the developer community to make use of standard open APIs to increase the functionality of SDL Trados Studio. Through SDL OpenExchange, applications can be made available to the user community. SDL wishes to promote the further development of the platform for the user and by the user. SDL Trados Studio becomes ‘your Studio’ as SDL empowers the user community to dictate future requirements and functionality.

SDL’s Language Technologies solution enables content creators, localization departments, all translators and developers to leverage the power of the world-leading SDL Trados Studio translation memory. SDL ensures that enterprises, translators and developers alike are able to:

• Enable consistency of style and brand

• Automate manual processes in delivering and reusing global content

• Provide instant, automatic translation

• Reuse content and improve translator productivity in content and software localization

SDL works with 200 universities, 100 Language Service Providers and has sold over 170,000 desktop product licenses , making SDL Trados Studio the default platform of choice for the enterprise, translator and developer.

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management, eCommerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, CNH, FICO, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, has deployed over 170,000 software licenses and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

About SDL Language Technologies

SDL’s Language Technologies division helps companies manage their communications with customers in different languages. The solutions ensure consistency of style and brand, automate manual processes in managing multilingual content and provide instant, automated translation of content. The solutions also ensure translators can reuse content and improve their productivity in content and software localization.

Headquarters - Amy Hall (SDL)

01628 410120

amyhall@sdl.com

North America - Betsy Fallon (SDL)

+1 508 415 1741

bfallon@sdl.com

ASIA - Richard Delanty (SDL )

+81 90 6695 5313

rdelanty@sdl.com]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=5113http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=5113LISAMon, 1 Mar 2010 06:26:34 -060001 March, 2010
Resilience of business model and focus on innovation support strong performance in difficult economic times

Maidenhead, UK – 1st March 2010 - SDL plc (“SDL” or “the Group”), the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announces its unaudited preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2009.

Operational highlights

- A record year for sales and PBTA in a difficult economy

- New customers include Continental Airlines, Shell, Ford Motor Company, the United Nations, and LG

- Continued focus on technological innovation with increased R&D investment

- 2 new product launches

- 2 strategic acquisitions strengthen market positioning:

o XyEnterprise in structured content management

o Fredhopper in online eCommerce

- Strongly cash generative

- Demand stabilisation in Q4 2009

- Pipeline building and acceleration in cross-leveraging

Mark Lancaster, Chairman and Chief Executive of SDL, commented:

“I am delighted to report another year of record revenue and operating profit delivery by SDL, demonstrating the resilience of our business model in the difficult global economic conditions experienced in 2009.”

“2009 was an excellent year for SDL. We increased our investment in innovation through both increased investment in research and development, delivering two major product releases, together with two significant strategic acquisitions. The acquisition of XyEnterprise makes SDL a leader in structured content management and the acquisition of Fredhopper gave us a best of breed solution in online eCommerce.”

“We exit 2009 pleased that we have delivered in a difficult global economy and convinced that we have a suite of technologies and services that really is world class. Penetration of the web and globalisation of trade will continue to drive the needs of major corporations to engage with their customers effectively in multiple languages. Providing solutions that allow organisations to acquire new customers and increase the satisfaction and intimacy for existing customers is at the core of the SDL proposition to our clients. We now truly have end-to-end solutions based on an open scalable platform that is industry leading.”

“Given the excellent cash generation we anticipate paying our first dividend for the 2010 financial year. This will not alter the Board’s strategy of pursuing strong growth, but will provide a return to those investors that value income as well as growth.”

“We believe the business is well positioned for future growth. We are very pleased with the results of active cross-leveraging of our business units as we see an increased demand from clients adopting multiple SDL solutions. Our net cash position of £46.2 million positions us well and gives considerable financial stability and flexibility.”

For further information please contact:

SDL plcTel: 01628 410 127

Mark Lancaster, Chief Executive

John Hunter, Finance Director

Financial DynamicsTel: 020 7831 3113

Juliet Clarke / Ed Bridges

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management, eCommerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, FIAT, FICO, Google, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

To view the full press release please go to http://www.sdl.com/en/events/news-PR/2010/preliminary-results-for-the-year-ended-31-december-2009.asp]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4991http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4991LISAThu, 11 Feb 2010 05:49:43 -060010 February, 2010
SDL WorldServer workflow and project management features automate localization processes and increase capacity to address growing translation initiatives
Maidenhead, U.K - 10th February 2010 - SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions today announced that SAP has adopted SDL WorldServer™ in its language services operation. SDL WorldServer was selected for its robust and flexible workflow and project management capabilities and its ability to integrate with SAP’s existing translation portal environment which includes SDL TM Server™.
SAP already relies on SDL TM Server technology and the SDL Language Services division to manage and support the company’s vast multilingual requirements for its content. The addition of SDL WorldServer provides scalability, agility and quality assurance by automating and tracking translation projects from creation through completion for new emerging content within SAP, including marketing content and new translation streams.
“As a global company with customers, partners and sales and development offices in more than 120 countries, we constantly generate new content that needs to be localized with the same efficiency as our product content. We therefore had to augment our existing translation portal environment with a workflow solution that would streamline our end-to-end translation process for new content,” said Heinz Lueken, Vice President Language Services at SAP. “With the implementation of SDL WorldServer, we will improve efficiency in our translation process, thereby enabling us to handle more translation projects with the same number of staff.”
"We are excited that SAP selected SDL WorldServer to help them execute their globalization strategy and meet new immediate translation requirements,” said Alan Sloan, CEO of the SDL Language Technologies division. "This further validates our vision of providing best-of-breed Global Information Management solutions for creating and managing global content.”
About SDL
SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management, eCommerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.
Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, FIAT, FICO, Google, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1000 enterprise customers, and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.
About SDL Language Technologies
SDL’s Language Technologies division helps companies manage their communications with customers in different languages. The solutions ensure consistency of style and brand, automate manual processes in managing multilingual content and provide instant, automated translation of content. The solutions also ensure translators can reuse content and improve their productivity in content and software localization.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners
Headquarters - Amy Hall (SDL)
01628 410120
amyhall@sdl.com
North America - Betsy Fallon (SDL)
+1 508 415 1741
bfallon@sdl.com
ASIA - Richard Delanty (SDL )
+81 90 6695 5313
rdelanty@sdl.com]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4930http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4930LISAFri, 29 Jan 2010 04:26:15 -060022 January, 2010
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, SEPROTEC Multilingual Solutions, with no intention whatsoever of obtaining profit, has provided a special telephone number so as to help solve any linguistic barrier related problems in the aftermath of the recent disaster affecting Haiti. This telephone number will be operative 24 hours a day for Spanish volunteers, humanitarian aid teams, organisations with aid interests in Haiti, etc.

Those interested can call the telephone number: 902 547 200 if they call from Spain or 0034 961 040 334 if they do so from outside Spain, and dial the user code, 999, and the password, 999; in less than two minutes they will be provided with an interpreter of the language required.

We at SEPROTEC Multilingual Solutions hope that this service will be of great help both for the volunteers and humanitarian aid teams and for the people of Haiti.]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4929http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4929LISAFri, 29 Jan 2010 04:25:17 -060029 January, 2010
For the first time ever, a Spanish company has been included in the international ranking which the prestigious consulting company Common Sense Advisory compiles every year of the 30 most important companies in the translation and interpreting sector in the world.

Common Sense Advisory is the most prestigious international consulting company in the sector. Every year it compiles the most influential ranking on the international panorama of the 30 most important companies in the sector in the world. Common Sense Advisory has recognised SEPROTEC’s strong position both nationally, with 10 offices distributed throughout mainland Spain, and internationally, with five offices in Europe, the United States and Asia. Furthermore, it has estimated the company’s substantial business volume, which is over 20 million dollars, as well as its number of qualified employees, currently 358.

2009 has been very important for the sector. For the first time a Spanish company has been included in this extremely important ranking and has been placed among the 30 most important multilingual services companies in the world. What is more, SEPROTEC has earned its position without needing to merge with or purchase other companies, as a great many international companies have; instead, it has followed a continuous organic growth model.

SEPROTEC management received the news and showed its satisfaction on achieving this recognition. Juan Julián León, the Executive Director, pointed out that “this recognition gives us great encouragement to continue working in the same vein, our priority being to tend the quality of every one of our services, always adapting to the specific needs of our clients, and giving them the necessary advice so they can achieve success and the highest possible level of excellence”.]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4871http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4871LISATue, 19 Jan 2010 07:50:59 -060018 January, 2010
SDL Maidenhead , U.K. - 18th January 2010 - SDL plc (“SDL” or the “Company”), the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announces the acquisition of Fredhopper, a recognized leader in targeting and marketing software for eCommerce. This acquisition is a further step in SDL’s strategy and commitment to delivering best-of -breed solutions for enterprises with complex, multilingual sales and marketing and customer support requirements. The gross assets being acquired are less than 5% of SDL’s gross assets.

SDL has seen a growing demand for solutions that manage and optimize high value customer engagements to drive online revenue and improve customer satisfaction across multiple channels. SDL already has over 600 customers that have adopted its enterprise Web Content Management solution including HP, AIG, Canon, Yamaha, Toyota, Metlife, BBVA, Universal Studios, and Reebok.

The deal will allow Fredhopper, which counts Clarks, Toys R Us, B&Q, Waitrose and Otto Group - the world's second biggest eCommerce company behind Amazon.com - among its stable of over 100 large international retail customers, to embark on a global rollout of its product suite and expand operations into the US and Asia. The company currently operates in four European countries – the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

Fredhopper will become an independent division of SDL that will be named ‘SDL eCommerce Technologies.’ The division will be led by Fredhopper’s current management team, and be focused on providing targeting and marketing software for online retailers.

“Fredhopper adds another essential building block to SDL‘s Global Information Management Platform, and reaffirms SDL’s strategy and commitment to delivering best-of-breed solutions to manage online customer interaction,” said Mark Lancaster, Chairman and CEO of the SDL Group. “Fredhopper gives us a strategic entry into the retail and eCommerce markets, offers market-leading technology that fits well into our Global Information Management Platform, and provides an additional SaaS offering in our product portfolio.”

In particular, Fredhopper brings a proven technology for effective targeting and personalization, intelligent search, merchandizing and measurement. In addition, Fredhopper brings innovative and established R&D and Professional Services teams into the larger SDL Group.

“This is extremely positive news for our company and increases the value we deliver to our customers in a number of ways,” said Joris Beckers, CEO of Fredhopper. “Joining forces with SDL allows us to expand beyond Europe to customers in the US and Asian markets, leveraging SDL’s global operational scale. Competing in more markets will give us the opportunity to partner with more premier retail brands which will enhance our products further, making them better for all customers.”

The acquisition will also enable Fredhopper to launch its online targeting technology into new verticals – namely financial services, insurance, and manufacturing, through SDL’s existing Web Content Management solutions. Beckers continued: “Cross fertilization across verticals always brings out new insights that will again deepen our products for the benefit of all our customers. Fredhopper's mission has always been to offer superior tools to optimize every digital interaction. With SDL, we will achieve more of this faster.”

“What we have seen in the past 12 months is a number of our larger customers adopting multiple SDL solutions, giving our customers a complete integrated solution,” SDL’s Lancaster added. “The Fredhopper technologies are a very important enhancement of SDL’s online marketing capabilities.”

Join us for an informational webinar on January 18, 2010 at 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET to learn more about the acquisition, the management team and the product roadmap. Register today at our website - www.sdltridion.com/Fredhopper_webinar.asp

For further information please contact:

SDL plcTel: 01628 410 127

Mark Lancaster, Group Chief Executive

John Hunter, Chief Financial Officer

Financial DynamicsTel: 020 7831 3113

Juliet Clarke/Ed Bridges/Haya Herbert-Burns

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, CNH, FICO, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1,000 enterprise customers, has deployed over 170,000 software licenses and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

About Fredhopper

Fredhopper is the ultimate marketing machine for eCommerce. Fredhopper’s technologies make it easy for online marketers to systematically improve targeting the right content to the right person at the right time; increasing revenue, profitability and customer lifetime value.

Fredhopper offers software products for Onsite Search, Onsite Targeting, Predictive Targeting and Targeted Advertising. Customers include over 100 of the world’s largest and most demanding international online retailers including Albert Heijn, Bijenkorf, B&Q, Clarks, Otto, Thomas Cook, Toys R Us and Waitrose. Analysts rate Fredhopper as No.1 in its sector.

Fredhopper is headquartered in Amsterdam and has offices in London, Munich, Paris and Sofia.

For more information, visit www.fredhopper.com]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4870http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4870LISATue, 19 Jan 2010 07:50:23 -060018 January, 2010
SDL Maidenhead, U.K. - 18 January 2010 - SDL plc, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced that revenues and profits for the year ended 31 December 2009 are expected to be ahead of analyst expectations.

Revenue is expected to be in the range of £171m to £172m (2008: £158.8m) compared with analyst consensus expectations of £167.1m. Profits before taxation and amortisation of intangible assets ("PBTA") for the period are expected to be in the range of £29m to £30m (2008: £25.6m), compared with analyst consensus expectations of £28m. Net cash in the business at the end of the period was in excess of £45m (2008: £31.2m) after acquisitions.



Mark Lancaster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SDL commented:

"These are a strong set of results delivered against difficult global economic conditions. Whilst the macro economic conditions continue to carry uncertainty, these results, combined with increasing evidence of cross leveraging of SDL’s technology and services, provide a sound platform for future growth.”



SDL expects to announce preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2009 on 1 March 2010 when further details will be given.

Contacts:

SDL plc Tel: 01628 410 127

Mark Lancaster, Chief Executive

John Hunter, Chief Financial Officer

Financial DynamicsTel: 020 7831 3113

Edward Bridges/Juliet Clarke/Haya Herbert-Burns]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4832http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4832LISAThu, 7 Jan 2010 10:11:48 -060005 January, 2010
SDL strengthens its Language Technologies division at SDL by appointing new CEO Alan Sloan
Maidenhead, UK - SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management (GIM) solutions is pleased to announce that Alan Sloan has joined SDL to become CEO of its Language Technologies division, a new position created in response to the significant growth of SDL’s language technology solutions. Alan Sloan will report into Mark Lancaster, CEO and Chairman of the SDL Group.
As SDL’s research, development and support investments have increased over the past 5 years, it considers a dedicated CEO of the Language Technologies business unit will provide additional focus to the Language Technologies community going forward. This will provide dedicated and independent management to one of SDL’s key divisions of the business.
The overriding objectives for appointing a CEO to SDL Language Technologies are as follows:
• SDL has multiple product solutions and thorough domain expertise in professional services, providing 41 out of the top 50 global brands with extensive and integrated solutions. SDL plans to increase its consulting in this area, creating sophisticated translation management solutions across the supply chain from desktop to enterprise.
• SDL’s Language Technologies division now has a considerable install base with over 170,000 desktop products in the market and over 400 enterprise installations.
• Continued investment in Research and Development, allowing SDL to deliver innovative industrial strength solutions.
• Complete alignment of all functions supporting SDL’s position as the de facto standard and benchmark for the Language Technologies solutions in the industry.
“I am delighted to announce the appointment of Alan Sloan,” commented Mark Lancaster. “Alan’s experience and knowledge brings significant value to SDL and in particular the Language Technologies division. This important division of SDL has grown substantially in the past few years and this extra focus will provide additional benefits to our customers”.
Alan Sloan was a board level executive at Macro 4 plc, where he successfully ran a £30m P&L as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his time at Macro 4, Alan was head of business development in EMEA for Sequent Systems and also held the role of head of professional services in his time at Sequent. Alan started off his business career at ICL as a systems engineer after gaining a BSc in Applied Physics. Throughout his career, Alan has created operational efficiencies and has a proven track record of commercial achievement.
About SDL
SDL is the leader in Global Information Management (GIM) solutions that empower organizations to accelerate the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. Its enterprise software and services integrate with existing business systems to manage the delivery of global information from authoring to publication and throughout the distributed translation supply chain.
Global industry leaders rely on SDL to provide enterprise software or hosted services for their GIM processes, including ABN-Amro, Best Western, Bosch, Canon, Chrysler, CNH, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Philips, SAP, Sony, Sun Microsystems and Virgin Atlantic.
SDL has implemented more than 500 enterprise GIM solutions, has deployed over 170,000 software licenses across the GIM ecosystem and provides access to on-demand translation portals for 10 million customers per month. Over 1,000 service professionals deliver consulting, implementation and language services through its global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For more information please contact:
Amy Hall (SDL)
01628 410120
amyhall@sdl.com
Betsy Fallon (SDL Americas)
+1 508 415 1741
bfallon@sdl.com
Richard Delanty (SDL Asia Pacific )
+81 90 6695 5313
rdelanty@sdl.com]]> http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4812http://www.lisa.org/IndustryNews.122.0.html?&no_cache=1&item=4812LISAMon, 21 Dec 2009 09:34:06 -060021 December, 2009
SDL receives awards from Thames Valley Business Magazine, EContent and helps customer secure award for its new website.

SDL Maidenhead, UK – 21st December 2009 - SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management (GIM) solutions, today announced that SDL has been chosen as the winner of the Thames Valley Business of the Year Award 2009, has been included in the EContent 100 list for companies that matter the most in the digital content industry and has helped CareerOneStop secure the Minnesota Tekne Award 2009 for IT Software and Hardware Communications and Infrastructure.

Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards (TVBMA), sponsored by law firm Pitmans, recognize companies based in the Thames Valley area that have demonstrated profitability, innovation and most importantly have made a conscious effort to support the communities in which they operate. SDL is delighted to have been chosen as the winner of Business of the Year Award and is thrilled that the SDL Foundation, a charity set up by SDL to provide support for sustainable, structural development for disadvantaged communities around the globe, was a deciding factor for the TVBMA judges.

Awards chairman David Murray said: "SDL, a previous winner in these awards, is a company with a strong sense of corporate social responsibility. It is well managed with a big commitment to maintaining and improving quality. Ninety percent of SDL’s revenues come from outside the UK – so judges were impressed with the company’s ability to achieve very resilient results in what is a global downturn."

SDL has also been nominated as a company that makes a difference to the digital content industry in the EContent Content Management category this year. SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. Michelle Manafy, Editor-in-chief, EContent says “the EContent 100 list represents the most dynamic digital content companies as chosen by a panel made up of digital content industry experts. SDL demonstrates continued leadership in the content industry, shows continued technology innovation and has made some smart acquisitions building a distinctive group of products and services. This marks the fourth consecutive year that SDL has been recognized by EContent, with specific recognition for SDL Global Authoring Management System™ and SDL Tridion® this year, proving SDL's continuous commitment and expertise in managing content.”

Last month CareerOneStop, was awarded a Minnesota Tekne Award for the re-design of its CareerOneStop website built based around a content management system from SDL Tridion. The U.S. Department of Labor-funded website integrated SDL Tridion technology in order to better serve users looking for jobs in such difficult economic times. Jan Jaap Kolleman, CEO of SDL Tridion says "CareerOneStop has been one of our best customer examples to demonstrate what Web Content Management systems and solutions from SDL Tridion can do over multiple years. We offer our congratulations to CareerOneStop on winning a Tekne for its innovative and socially useful website.”

For more information on the awards won by SDL please go to www.sdl.com/awards.

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management (GIM) solutions that empower organizations to accelerate the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. Its enterprise software and services integrate with existing business systems to manage the delivery of global information from authoring to publication and throughout the distributed translation supply chain.

Global industry leaders rely on SDL to provide enterprise software or hosted services for their GIM processes, including ABN-Amro, Best Western, Bosch, Canon, Chrysler, CNH, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Philips, SAP, Sony, Sun Microsystems and Virgin Atlantic.

SDL has implemented more than 500 enterprise GIM solutions, has deployed over 170,000 software licenses across the GIM ecosystem and provides access to on-demand translation portals for 10 million customers per month. Over 1,000 service professionals deliver consulting, implementation and language services through its global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 32 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com

About Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards

The Business Magazine, launched 15 years ago, is the market-leading business title in the South with a total readership of more than 90,000. The magazine is read by company chairmen, managing directors, senior executives and other decision-makers, establishing itself as the bible for the region’s business. Business magazine covers a broad range of business, from manufacturing to technology, and from finance to law.

The Business Magazine established the Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards (TVBMA) 14 years ago, to encourage business enterprise, innovation and best practice within the region. TVBMA is the premier multi-category awards scheme covering the M4/M40/M3 corridors

About EContent

EContent is dedicated to one of the most essential commodities any business has to offer--content. While the digital era has provided businesses with unprecedented access to content, it has also created an exponentially increasing need to manage, store, and deliver that content in ways that are efficient, effective, and affordable. And with this steady rise in digital content challenges, EContent magazine is there to help guide professionals with sound advice and breaking news.

EContent is the most respected source for information about the digital content industry. The magazine has a mission to clearly identify and explain emerging digital content trends, strategies, and resources that will help readers navigate the content maze and find a clear path to profits and improved business processes.

EContent delivers essential research, reporting, news, and analysis of content related issues. It is essential reading for executives and professionals involved in content creation, management, acquisition, organization, and distribution in both commercial and enterprise environments. EContent is the premier publication for the digital content industry.

About Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA)

MHTA supports the growth, sustainability and global competitiveness of Minnesota's technology-based economy through advocacy, collaboration and education. With a membership of over 300 organizations, it is one of the largest technology associations in Minnesota.

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Contact Information

EMEA - Amy Hall (SDL)

01628 410120

amyhall@sdl.com

North America - Betsy Fallon (SDL)

+1 508 415 1741

bfallon@sdl.com

ASIA - Richard Delanty (SDL )

+81 90 6695 5313

rdelanty@sdl.com]]>