SDL Desktop Products, a division of SDL International, the world’s largest provider of language translation software and solutions, today announced the immediate release of SDLX 2005, the latest version of its successful Translation Memory tool.

 Consistency of translations and translation memories is considered one of the most critical issues in the industry. With many new and enhanced features, SDLX 2005 goes further than any other product to address the quality assurance of new and existing translations. This saves more time, significantly reduces human error and increases the overall quality of translations:

• Speed up your localization process with industry-leading quality assurance - SDLX 2005 expands on the popular Terminology QA Check and now automatically checks source and translations for:

      - inconsistent, incomplete, partial or empty translations,
      - corrupt characters, and
      - consistent regular expressions, punctuation and formatting.
     The QA Check generates an interactive XML report that links the user directly to the appropriate segment in the editing environment to correct the error.

• More intuitive and less time to learn – a brand new switchboard interface now incorporates all new and existing SDLX modules for simplified navigation and usability.
  
• Superior project management – automatically split large, unmanageable documents for translation and then merge them back together for greater process flexibility.
  
• Reduce grammar errors – with grammar checking for all file types, human error is reduced and quality of translations is increased.
  
• Increased enterprise support for Translation Memory – greater database performance provides enterprises with more scalability and the ability to store TMs in Oracle as well as SQL Server.
  
• Broader file type support - first TM tool to support sub-titling file formats.
  
• More than 150 languages supported – fully Unicode compliant supporting all major languages from Hindi to Hebrew and Arabic to Chinese. Now additional language support for Maltese, Armenian and Georgian.

“I am amazed at how these tools can simplify our QA process and we have already added the full series of tests to our workflow,” commented Peter Argondizzo, President of Argo Translation. “This saves us time and helps us deliver an even better product to our clients in less time!”

“SDLX continues to offer a secure and flexible solution to corporations, translation companies and freelance translators through its ongoing support for open standards and modern technologies, such as TMX* and XML,” explained Keith Laska, Divisional Director, SDL Desktop Products.

Laska continued, “SDLX 2005 raises the bar for translation memory tools by providing a unique range of quality assurance capabilities that are going to significantly speed up the translation process and therefore keep costs low.”

With significant gains in market share in the past few years, a major investment in supporting industry standards, as well as a highly successful translation technology conversion program (www.sdlx.com/switch), SDLX is quickly becoming the industry’s preferred translation memory software.

About SDLX 2005

SDLX 2005 is a complete and secure translation environment for corporations, translation companies and freelance translators wishing to boost the quality and productivity of their translation activities. SDLX has become the fastest growing Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tool, recognized for its easy-to-learn user interface, scalable performance, and compatibility with other systems based on modern technology and open standards such as TMX. SDLX dramatically improves productivity of the total translation process, from project creation to translation and quality assurance. Find out more at www.sdlx.com.