Fast and Accurate Terminology Identification with SDLTermFinder 2005

New product spun out of Knowledge-based Translation R&D

Localization World, San Francisco ,
16 November 2004

SDL International, the world’s leading provider of translation services and technology solutions, announced today the immediate availability of SDLTermFinder 2005 for the fast and accurate extraction of terms from existing text.

 Identifying all the terms that are being used across all types of communication no longer needs to be a time-consuming, laborious task. SDLTermFinder 2005 uses patent-pending technology developed as part of the SDL Knowledge-based Translation System™ to give significantly better results than other methods of automating terminology extraction.

SDLTermFinder 2005 makes use of the structure of language and uses grammatical information to more accurately identify term candidates. Powerful options are provided for filtering the data within the files to increase the percentage of truly pertinent terms in the output. Extracted terms can be imported directly into SDLTermBase Online, thus making the identified terminology quickly accessible to all interested parties over the web.

“By using technology that understands the structure of language SDLTermFinder 2005 achieves very high success rates in terminology identification,” said Keith Mills, Chief Technical Officer at SDL International. “With SDLTermFinder 2005, our customers can reduce terminology time and costs and help to improve the consistency and quality of source and translated materials. Leveraging our patent-pending language technology has enabled us to provide significant benefits to anyone involved in terminology management.”

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)
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nbogle@sdl.com