As a result of continued investment and progress in Research & Development, SDL plc ("SDL International" or "the Company"), one of the UK's leading software and internet companies, has been able to bring forward the full production release of "SDLWebFlow" to Wednesday 26th January 2000.

 SDL International will be demonstrating SDLWebFlow at the Multilingual Content Management Conference it is hosting at the Ritz Hotel in London on 14th February 2000.

SDLWebFlow is designed to allow clients to keep their multilingual web sites synchronized with the content of the host language web site.

The key stages in the SDLWebFlow process are:

• automatic detection of changes on the original site
• alert system which notifies members of the localization process, and provides Status information as the project progresses
• use of "Translation Memory" software to prepare files automatically and ensure consistent re-use of previously translated content  
  

This produces the following benefits for SDLWebFlow users:

• enables the production and maintenance of complex, multilingual web sites
• reduces their systems development 'time-to-market'
• substantial savings of cost and time  
  

The Company expects shortly to complete several significant contracts relating to SDLWebFlow and globalization services.

Commenting on the early full production release of SDLWebFlow, Mark Lancaster, Chairman and Chief Executive of SDL International, said:

"As companies launch more products across foreign markets simultaneously, international web sites are expanding and multilingual support becomes a strong differentiator for them. SDLWebFlow meets the needs for an automated solution, supported by professional management to handle the 'localization' issues involved. SDL International intends to meet the needs of its clients, in all the world's languages, and across all forms of electronic communication."

About SDL International:

SDL International is a leading provider of localization products, globalization and internationalization services. SDL International has offices throughout the USA, Asia and Europe, providing business with solutions based on state-of-the-art technology combined with a full range of in-house translation services. Major clients include multinational companies, such as Adobe, Sun Microsystems, eBay, Goodyear, Hewlett Packard, Sony and 3COM. The Company has developed a suite of software products using a complex combination of Translation Memory, Alert systems and Workflow techniques.

Coupled with its extensive globalization service resources, SDL International is now able to provide its clients with a complete global solution to their multilingual content management.

SDL International is a public company whose shares are listed on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange (SDL.L). The Company successfully floated in December 1999, raising £12.5 million through an institutional placing.