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

New office will further support localization needs for SDL’s substantial Silicon Valley customer base

San Jose , United States of America
01 June 2010

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.

Situated within the San Francisco Bay area, the production office is being set up to support  growing localization needs on the West Coast of America, providing  high-quality language services to SDL’s extensive local, blue chip customer base.  The demand for a dedicated local presence has come from Silicon Valley’s widespread adoption of SDL’s innovative solutions for Global Information Management, including intelligent Machine Translation (iMT), an end-to-end solution combining customized machine translation with highly-skilled post-editors for the highest quality publishable output. 
 
The San Jose location will meet growing demand by providing project management resource as a single point of contact for SDL’s global infrastructure of over 800 in-house, in-country translators and its complete range of language services including translation, post-editing, multimedia localization, international testing, terminology management and globalization consultancy.

“The San Jose office is an exciting addition to SDL’s expanding network of localization offices.  We are seeing significant growth in this region and the opening of a new office reflects SDL’s commitment to helping its customers increase global communication and strengthen International market presence,” comments Peter Smith, Senior VP of Operations and Strategic Accounts, Language Services division.

Susanne LeGier will head up the division as San Jose Business Unit Director, Language Services division.  Susanne will be moving from SDL’s Stuttgart Division where she most recently held the position of Operations Manager for the Language Services division.

For more information on intelligent Machine Translation please go www.sdl.com/imt

About SDL

SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions, which provide increased business agility to enterprises by accelerating the delivery of high-quality multilingual content to global markets. The company’s integrated Web Content Management, eCommerce, Structured Content and Language Technologies, combined with its Language Services drive down the cost of content creation, management, translation and publishing. SDL solutions increase conversion ratios and customer satisfaction through targeted information that reaches multiple audiences around the world through different channels.

Global industry leaders who rely on SDL include ABN-Amro, Bosch, Canon, CNH, FICO, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips, SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has over 1500 enterprise customers, has deployed over 170,000 software licenses and provides access to on-demand portals for 10 million customers per month. It has a global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 34 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.

About SDL Language Services

SDL’s Language Services division provides a full range of high quality localization services, including translation, production, testing and business process outsourcing solutions. Supported by its global infrastructure of in-house, in-country translation offices and market leading technology, SDL’s Language Services help customers accelerate time-to-market for products, implement workflow efficiencies, and decrease translation costs by delivering innovative language solutions for every stage of its clients’ product and content lifecycles.
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