SDL International & Tridion announce Partnership

Offering High-end Management and Delivery of Multilingual Content

Maidenhead / Amsterdam ,
03 March 2002

SDL International, one of the world's leading providers of Multilingual Content Management products and Globalization solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Tridion, a provider of high-end Web Content Management Solutions. SDL International and Tridion will work together to provide powerful and unique solutions for content management and globalization.

 Tridion DialogServer, enables enterprises to publish, manage and update their web content in an efficient and effective manner. It allows for the consistent, timely and cost-effective exchange of strategic content across a constellation of multi-language websites and devices. SDLWorkFlow extends Tridion DialogServer with corresponding capabilities for the management of multilingual content. The key benefit to customers combining the two solutions will be the ability to manage the operation of web sites and content in almost any international language, quickly and efficiently.

"The joint solution with SDL enables enterprises to implement a cost effective solution to manage multilingual content" said Jouk Pleiter, President and co-founder of Tridion. "Together with their services and translation supportive technologies, we're helping enterprises to optimize their online information exchange across a variety of countries and multi-lingual markets."

"SDLWorkFlow offers real-time translation technology and localization services, but to manage a constellation of websites in multiple languages on an efficient and cost effective manner also needs enterprise content management solutions like Tridion DialogServer" said Mark Lancaster, CEO of SDL International.

About Tridion

Tridion is a leading European provider of XML-based Web Content Management software. Its core product, Tridion DialogServer, enables enterprises to update, manage and re-use their content across multiple websites, channels and business applications in a consistent and cost-effective manner.

Tridion's core product, Tridion DialogServer, enables enterprises to publish, manage and update their web content in an efficient and effective manner. It allows for the consistent, timely and cost-effective exchange of strategic content across a constellation of multi-language websites and devices. Built on a native-XML, non-proprietary and component-based architecture, Tridion DialogServer seamlessly integrates with a host of complementary best-of-breed enterprise software applications, providing customers a complete, end-to-end e-business solution.

Many well-known organizations use Tridion DialogServer as the basis of their Internet activities. These include ADAC, Akzo Nobel, AXA,, Canon, Carrefour, ING, Real Estate, KLM, Open University, PGG and Scania. Tridion is headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in Barcelona, Brussels, London, Munich, Paris Stockholm and Zurich. For more information, visit www.tridion.com.

About SDLWorkFlow

SDLWorkFlow is designed to allow clients to keep their multilingual web sites synchronized with the content of the host language web site. The solution detects changes on the original site and implements a web-based workflow to enable rapid and cost-effective translated updates. Translation Memory software within SDLWorkFlow is used to prepare files for translation automatically, maximizing previous translation investment and ensuring consistency. SDLWorkFlow works with any language that is supported by the users web browser, including Asian and bi-directional languages.

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 480 enterprise GIM solutions, has deployed over 150,000 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 30 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com

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Nicola Bogle (SDL)
+44 (0)1628 417225
nbogle@sdl.com