SDL plc ("SDL"), the world’s leading provider of multilingual solutions offering scalable translation technology and services, today announced agreement on a contract with Echostar International to provide multilingual translation and software engineering services, as well as a program of Localization Consultancy.

 Echostar International Corporation, with European offices in Almelo, Netherlands, and Madrid, Spain, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Echostar Communications Corporation and delivers DVB-S, DVB-T and DVB-C solutions throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.  Echostar Communications Corporation (headquartered in Littleton, Colorado) delivers Direct Broadcast by Satellite (DBS) television products and services to millions of customers.

SDL are delivering localized software into 16 languages and documentation into 9 languages for the complete satellite receiver product line.

Robert Lakos, Echostar’s Vice President, Technology Development said, “We are very pleased with the quality and delivery we have experienced with SDL.” Wim ten Tusscher, Program Manager, confirmed “Project control of this number of languages can be quite complex. The high quality of their translations and the timely delivery makes SDL a reliable partner.”

“We are delighted to be able to provide a complete solution for Echostar, who are one of the leaders in a very ‘high-tech’ market”, said Hedley Rees-Evans, Marketing Director at SDL. “Multilingual project management, across a selection of activities, dramatically reduces the cost and delivery burden for such clients.”


About Echostar Corporation

Echostar International Corporation (EIC) is the international arm of Echostar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: ‘DISH’). www.echostar.com
EIC offers DVB-S solutions and distribution throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, operating from its headquarters in Almelo, The Netherlands and from Madrid, Spain. http://www.echostar-int.com