SDL Launches New Technology Partner Program to Enhance GIM Ecosystem

Accelerates delivery of new global information management (GIM) solutions

SDL Maidenhead , United Kingdom
18 November 2005

SDL International, a leader in the emerging market for global information (GIM) solutions, today introduced the SDL Partner Program for technology partners. This new initiative is designed to accelerate the delivery of innovative GIM solutions that remove the barriers faced by organizations that operate in international markets

 

“Companies today are looking to unify, centralize and standardize their global information processes,” said Karl Kadie, Alliances Marketing Director at SDL International. “They need to deliver timely solutions to customers worldwide, while maintaining high levels of quality and promoting their brands internationally. The SDL Partner Program unites the industry’s leading technology companies to provide a common GIM platform for accelerating the creation and delivery of high-quality global content.”

Partner Ecosystem
The SDL Partner Program establishes an ecosystem for global information management (GIM). Technology partners offer content-related technology that can be incorporated into GIM solutions, ranging from authoring to content management to localization to publishing – spanning the entire information lifecycle. 

With more than one hundred thousand licenses and over one hundred enterprise customers, SDL has the most widely-adopted open platform for GIM, and is in a unique position to build and support this partner community. The SDL Partner Program proactively assists partners to effectively deliver GIM solutions by providing marketing and sales support, technical materials and SDKs, and access to SDL software and technology.

Endorsement for the SDL Partner Program
Today the program encompasses a growing list of technology vendors, including:

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