2010 Press Releases

SDL Customized Language Solutions Support Healthcare IT Leader with Innovative Social Media Localization

December 16, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Colorado - U.S.

SDL (LSE: SDL), the leading provider of Global Information Management  solutions, today announced that its language consulting services have helped Cerner® Corporation, a global leader in Healthcare Information Technology (HIT), localize support sections of an innovative social media platform to enable collaboration with its more than 8,500 worldwide clients.

Third-party Applications Arrive on SDL OpenExchange!

December 09, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management  solutions, has announced today the full launch of the SDL OpenExchange™ program. SDL OpenExchange is the web portal for developing, marketing and selling applications and plug-ins that leverage the open architecture of SDL products. Over 100 developers have already signed up to SDL OpenExchange.

SDL Expands Multichannel Mobile Marketing Solutions with Netbiscuits

December 08, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Amsterdam, The Netherlands

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions today announces that its Web Content Management Solutions division  has entered into a strategic partnership with Netbiscuits, the world’s leading publishing platform for mobile sites and apps.

SDL Expands Alliance Partner Network and Enhances SDL Tridion Certification Program

December 07, 2010 9:00 AM

Location New York, United States

SDL (LSE: SDL), the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced an expansion of its SDL Tridion® Certification Program and Alliance Partner Network. SDL’s deep partnerships with digital agencies and software integrators are key to the company’s continuing success. The partnerships focus on enhancing the delivery of online content to global markets, together with the ability to optimize communications and enhance engagement over the online channel.

SDL Opens the 2010 Automated Translation Survey

November 23, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced the launch of the 2010 Automated Translation Survey.  Now in its third year, the survey targets global businesses, the translation industry and governments to monitor trends in the growing acceptance and use of translation by computers rather than human translators. This is also known as “machine translation” or “automated translation.”

Saab AB Selects SDL LiveContent for Gripen Fighter Aircraft Program

November 22, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Wakefield, MA - U.S.

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by Swedish aerospace company Saab, to meet the needs of the Interactive Electronic Technical Publication (IETP) requirements of the Gripen fighter aircraft program.  Gripen is the first of the new generation, multi-role combat aircraft to enter service. The Gripen IETP project is a two-year, multi-phase project with simultaneous deliveries via CD and the Web to ensure that the most accurate and up-to-date information is available for the Swedish War Fighter.

Clay Tablet Signs Agreement with SDL to Further Broaden SDL Offering

November 16, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions,  today announced a strategic partnership with Clay Tablet Technologies, a provider of unique integration software that connects any content management system with any translation system.

SDL Expands its Eastern European Operation by Opening New Office in Istanbul, Turkey

November 02, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, (LSE:SDL)the leading provider of Global Information Management  solutions, today announces the expansion of its European operation with the opening of another global office in Istanbul, Turkey.

SDL Sees Increased Adoption of DITA and Structured Authoring

November 01, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Wakefield, MA - U.S.

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, announced today that its third annual DITA Fest technology conference,  “DITA and the New Future of Customer Experience” had record attendance. More than seventy companies in high tech, software, life sciences, and the consumer electronics industry were in attendance at the event in Santa Clara, with representatives throughout the United States and as far away as Taiwan and Singapore.  The increase of more than 50%  in attendance levels since last year reflects the accelerating interest in, and broad adoption of structured authoring, DITA - the XML standard for technical writing and Component Content Management (CCM).

SDL Unveils Cloud Platform For Real-Time Automated Translation

October 26, 2010 8:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced the launch of SDL BeGlobal™. SDL BeGlobal delivers a central cloud platform to easily manage and deliver real-time automated translation for multilingual interactions across all forms of corporate communications. Combined with SDL TrustScore™, which enables content owners to publish content in any language with confidence, SDL BeGlobal allows monolingual content managers and business users to easily communicate with their global customers.

Safeguard evolves through feedback from our customers

October 19, 2010 2:00 PM

By listening to customer feedback we have improved Safeguard with a number of enhancements. One of the eye-catching features is the benchmarking dashboard - it enables you to understand how your websites are performing on usability, accessibility and SEO against other users in the Safeguard community.

SDL plc Interim Management Statement

October 14, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL plc (LSE:SDL), the leading provider of Global Information Management  solutions, today publishes its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1st July 2010 to 30th September 2010, as required by the Listing Authority disclosure rules.

Bentley Systems Picks SDL Trisoft in Move Towards Structured Content and DITA for Multimedia Documentation and Training Materials

October 07, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Wakefield, MA - U.S.

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of  Global Information Management solutions, today announced that Bentley® Systems has selected SDL Trisoft™ as its Component Content Management  system for the management of the company’s documentation in DITA, the XML standard for technical documentation and training material. Bentley Systems is the leading provider of comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure lifecycle.

Integration of SDL Language Technologies and SDL Language Weaver

October 06, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL plc announces today that the SDL Language Technologies and SDL Language Weaver businesses (Language Weaver Inc is the machine translation technology business acquired by SDL in July of this year) will be combined and run as one integrated global business called SDL Language Technologies.  Mark Tapling, currently CEO SDL Language Weaver, will become the CEO of the new SDL Language Technologies division.  Alan Sloan, currently CEO SDL Language Technologies, will be leaving SDL to pursue other opportunities.

SDL Extends Market Leadership in Component Content Management with SDL Trisoft 2011

September 27, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Wakefield, MA - U.S.

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, announced today the release of SDL Trisoft™ 2011 for DITA, the XML standard for technical writing. With this new release of the company’s Component Content Management software, SDL offers advanced capabilities that solidify the company’s leadership in the DITA market.

Canacom Inc. Invests in SDL Language Server Technology

September 22, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Waltham, U.S.

SDL, (LSE:SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management  solutions, is pleased to announce that Canacom Inc., a language service provider, has purchased licenses  in SDL TM Server™ 2009  and SDL MultiTerm® Server 2009 and joined the SDL LSP Partner program at the  Advantage Plus level.

KMWorld Magazine Names SDL Tridion as Trend-Setting Product in 2010

September 14, 2010 9:00 AM

Location New York, United States

SDL (LSE: SDL), the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced that the SDL Tridion® platform for Web Engagement Management has been named to KMWorld’s list of Trend-Setting Products for a third consecutive year. The annual list appears in the September issue of the print magazine, as well as online at http://bit.ly/a7Byph.

SDL and Leximation Team Up to Deliver World-Class DITA Solution for Users of Adobe FrameMaker

August 24, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Wakefield, MA - U.S.

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, announced today the availability of an out-of-the-box integration between SDL Trisoft™ and Leximation™ DITA-FMx, the most popular DITA plugin to Adobe® FrameMaker®. The DITA-FMx plugin to Adobe FrameMaker has been widely adopted by technical writers in a variety of industries who wish to work in a familiar authoring environment while taking maximum advantage of the full range of DITA capabilities.

SDL Recognized as “Leader” in Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management

August 23, 2010 9:00 AM

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced its position as “Leader” in the 2010 Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management(1) (WCM) published by Gartner, Inc.

SDL Unveils Significant New Functionality for SDL Contenta S1000D

August 11, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Wakefield, MA - U.S.

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, announced today the release of SDL Contenta® S1000D 4.1, the latest version of SDL’s industry-leading Common Source Data Base (CSDB) for S1000D, an international technical information standard for the aerospace and defense industries.  The new release delivers enhanced editorial support and streamlines the S1000D production workflow, enabling mission-critical content to be approved and fielded faster than ever before.

Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2010

August 03, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL plc ("SDL" or "the Group"), a leader in the emerging market for Global Information Management (GIM) solutions, is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2010.

SDL Launches ‘Predictive Text’ for Global Technical Communicators

July 27, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced the launch of SDL Global Authoring Management System™ 2010, providing power and content quality to the fingertips of professional authors, editors and reviewers.

Micro Focus Extends its Global Information Management Infrastructure and Strengthens Relationship with SDL

July 26, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions is pleased to announce that Micro Focus, a leading provider of Enterprise Application Modernization, Testing and Management solutions, has extended its relationship with SDL by adding language services to its existing SDL solutions for web and component content management.

SDL LSP Partner Program Evolves to Next Stage: SDL Advisory Board Represents the Voice of the SDL LSP Partner Community

July 22, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, announced today that an LSP Partner Advisory Board has been formed to represent the interests of SDL's growing LSP Partner community.

SDL Acquires Language Weaver, Affirming its Leadership in Machine Translation and Global Information Management

July 15, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announces it has signed an agreement to acquire Language Weaver Inc. (“Language Weaver”), a pioneer in statistical machine translation. This acquisition not only delivers best-of-breed automated translation technology into SDL’s Global Information Management Platform, it does much more. Integration of secure machine translation technology into the translation supply chain at all levels will allow enterprises and governments to translate significantly larger volumes of content faster and more efficiently to meet the needs of the vast content in today’s increasingly online world. The transaction has received shareholder approval of more than 85% of Language Weaver equity ownership and is expected to complete before the end of July, 2010.

DVV Verzekeringen Launches New Website with SDL Tridion.

July 13, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Amsterdam, The Netherlands

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced that DVV, the Belgian Insurance company has launched its new websites, www.dvv.be and www.lap.be, on the Web Content Management (WCM) platform SDL Tridion®.

SDL Expands Machine Translation Capabilities for the Global Enterprise

July 07, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management  solutions, is pleased to announce that SDL has integrated the Microsoft® Translator - a machine translation engine, with  SDL Translation Management System™ (SDL TMS™) which automates and centralizes the process of translating high volumes of business content into multiple languages.

SDL Announces Acquisition of Xopus, World’s Leading Online XML Editor

June 30, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, announced today the acquisition of Xopus, the leader in online XML editing. The acquisition by SDL’s Structured Content Technologies division addresses the growing trend to broaden the adoption of structured authoring beyond technical writers.

SDL and SapientNitro Initiate Strategic Alliance to Re-Define Customer Experience Solutions

June 29, 2010 9:00 AM

Location New York City, United States

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced a strategic alliance with SapientNitroSM, part of Sapient®, the world’s largest independent interactive marketing services firm. The two companies are collaborating to create new customer experience solutions via an industry-leading multichannel communications and marketing platform. The initial focus includes mobile applications for the iPhone® and other smartphones.

SDL Named Top Web Engagement Management Provider

June 24, 2010 9:00 AM

Location New York City, United States

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced that CMSWire has ranked SDL as the top provider in Web Engagement Management. CMSWire, a specialty publication from Simpler Media Group, published the rankings earlier this month on their website.

Ignis Asset Management Selects SDL Tridion to Launch European Expansion Programme

June 15, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced that it has added Ignis Asset Management to its string of new business wins following the news that the asset management company has purchased its Web Content Management (WCM) solution and Archive Manager system to help launch its European expansion programme.

Planning to Travel Abroad this Summer? Ditch the Phrase Book and Pack FreeTranslation.com

June 09, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions today announced the start of the summer holiday season!

SDL Launches Profile-based Marketing and e-Commerce Solution

June 08, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Amsterdam

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced the launch of SDL SmartTarget™, an integrated workbench for the easy management of dynamic relevancy, predictive targeting and affiliate marketing programs.

SDL Expands its North American Operation by Opening New Language Services Production Office in San Jose, California

June 01, 2010 9:00 AM

Location San Jose - (San Jose), United States of America

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management  solutions today announced the expansion of its North American operation with the addition of a language services production office in San Jose, California.

SDL Names New General Manager for North America

May 05, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of  Global Information Management solutions, announced today that it has appointed Sophie Pibouin as General Manager, North America, for its Web Content Management (WCM) Solutions division.  Pibouin is based at the division’s headquarters in New York City.

SDL Interim Management Statement

April 23, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL plc, the leader in the emerging market for Global Information Management solutions, today publishes its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1st January 2010 to 31st March 2010, as required by the Listing Authority disclosure rules.

SDL Delivers on Vision of Dynamic Publishing that Tailors Online Technical Documentation to Customers’ Needs

April 19, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, announced today the first release of the company’s end-to-end dynamic publishing technology for technical documentation.  The innovative solution developed by SDL’s Structured Content Technologies division addresses the changing demands of Internet and Smartphone users who expect on-demand, personalized and highly-interactive technical documentation. Global companies are realizing that the traditional methods of delivering static PDF and print documentation will be a thing of the past.  In the next five years, technical documentation will be transformed from static, printed collateral and PDF to interactive electronic documentation delivered via the web or a Smartphone.

SDL Announces Support for Industry Standards through the LISA QA Model

April 13, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions, is pleased to announce the expansion of its open strategy with the inclusion of the industry-recognized LISA QA Model and SAE J2450 linguistic standard as part of the latest release of SDL Translation Management System™.   The LISA QA Model and SAE J2450 standard are designed to help manage the quality assurance process for all components of a localization project.

Clicking With Your Customer - Making Online Banking Work – a Business Paper by SDL

April 01, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions has today announced that its Web Content Management Solutions division has released a business paper entitled “Clicking with your Customer – Making Online Banking Work.” This examines the core objectives of effective online banking and the way banks are looking to build a more stable and consistent customer relationship.  The paper explores the reasons customers remain loyal to their choice of banking institution and how an online banking experience can increase a customer’s trust and loyalty by providing integration, personalization and relevance – the three pillars of successful online banking. 

50% of Global Organizations More Likely to use Automated Translation than 2 years ago – a 10% increase in 12 months

March 31, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions today announced the results of its latest survey on machine translation. The survey in conjunction with the Association for Machine Translation in the Americas (AMTA) and the European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) ended in January 2010. For the first time, the latest survey included additional questions on using automated translation with human post-editing.

SDL Receives Top Content Management Award for its Web Content Management and Structured Content Technologies Divisions

March 04, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.

SDL Changes the Game with Translation Memory for Everyone

March 03, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.

Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2009

March 01, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.

SAP Selects SDL WorldServer to Expand Global Information Management Infrastructure

February 10, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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™.

More Customers, More Words in the Cloud: SDL Hosted Enterprise Translation Management Systems Experience Record Level Growth in 2009

February 08, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.

Plantronics Selects SDL to Drive Efficiencies for Global Content and Language Management

February 04, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.

Adoption of Global Authoring Strategies Accelerates as Global Businesses Implement SDL Global Authoring Management System

January 27, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.

Siteworx, Inc. and SDL Provide Web Content Management Solutions for the American Psychological Association

January 26, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management solutions and Siteworx, Inc., an award-winning interactive agency with deep Web Content Management (WCM) roots, are pleased to announce the implementation of SDL Tridion® in the American Psychological Association’s (APA) website, www.apa.org.

SDL Brand Consolidation Recognizes Significant Extension of SDL Global Information Management Platform

January 25, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.

SDL enters online retail market with acquisition of eCommerce software company Fredhopper

January 18, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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 plc Trading Statement

January 18, 2010 7:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.

Satiz Turns to SDL to Create and Publish DITA-based Automotive Manuals

January 13, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Wakefield, MA - U.S.

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.

Appointment of CEO at Language Technologies Division of SDL

January 05, 2010 9:00 AM

Location Maidenhead - U.K., United Kingdom

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.