SDL Sdl Plc

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SDL PLC
08 July 2005

                        SDL Completes TRADOS Acquisition

                     Appointment of Non-Executive Director

          Creates world leading Global Information Management company



Maidenhead, UK - 8th July 2005 - SDL plc ("SDL"), the world's leading provider
of global information management solutions, announced today the completion of
its acquisition of TRADOS, Inc. ("TRADOS") following approval by SDL and TRADOS
shareholders.



As a result of this acquisition, SDL is uniquely positioned to support growth in
the $8bn market for global information management software and services. The
enlarged group enables businesses to manage global content through its complete
lifecycle, with:

  * Over 5 years' experience deploying web-enabled enterprise solutions with
    proven ROI
  * At least 100,000 software licenses deployed right across the localization
    supply chain
  * A global services infrastructure of 700 in-house translators employed in
    30 countries, providing the world's largest integrated linguistic services
    infrastructure in the world. This is supplemented by 500 professional
    support staff, 200 of which are based in low cost centres



SDL's market-leading support for industry standards enables easy integration of
global information flows with existing enterprise systems. Global businesses
have complete flexibility to automate and outsource business processes as
required, empowering them to:

  * Enforce brand consistency while being sensitive to local culture and
    terminology
  * Improve quality by sharing translation assets, such as terminology and
    translation memory, across the entire localization supply chain
  * Shorten time-to-market by leveraging translation assets across the
    complete information lifecycle from authoring to publication
  * Gain visibility and control over fragmented localization processes



Commenting on the completion of the acquisition, Mark Lancaster, Chairman and
CEO of SDL, said, "Key global businesses, such as Philips, HP, SAP and Morgan
Stanley have increased international revenues and profitability using solutions
from SDL and TRADOS. Now we are offering even greater flexibility for
organizations to choose the right combination of technology, language and
professional services to meet their global information management needs."



Structure of the enlarged group

SDL has aligned itself with customer needs by segmenting technology and services
in the enlarged group.



Joe Campbell has been appointed to SDL's Board of Directors as a non-executive
director, adding a considerable level of expertise in enterprise software sales
and US market knowledge.  Joe also brings years of experience with the US
financial markets and M&A activity.  Most recently, prior to TRADOS, he was COO
of iManage, a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ.  In his tenure, he helped
lead the company in obtaining significant growth in revenue, profit and
shareholder value, which ultimately lead to the sale to Interwoven.



Keith Mills is promoted to President Technology division, with responsibility
for SDL's complete technology portfolio. Clive Thomas, as Vice President
Worldwide Enterprise Sales, will provide leadership to the SDL resources focused
on enterprise software and solution sales. Keith Laska is promoted to Vice
President Worldwide Desktop Sales and Marketing and will focus his resources on
continuing to provide world-leading technology solutions and superior customer
service to all organizations involved in the localization supply chain.
Management of the Localization division remains unchanged.



Jochen Hummel is appointed General Manager EMEA (technology division) with a
focus on technology architecture and ensuring SDL continues to serve the needs
of SDL's major customers within the localization supply chain.



About SDL plc
SDL plc (London Stock Exchange: 'SDL') is the world's leading provider of global
information management solutions that empower organizations to improve the
quality and accelerate the delivery of multilingual content to global markets.
Its enterprise software and services integrate with existing business systems to
manage global information from authoring to publication and throughout the
distributed localization supply chain.



Global industry leaders such as Audi, Bayer, Bosch, Canon, Deutsche Bank, Kodak,
Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Reuters, SAP and Wal-Mart rely on SDL to provide
enterprise software or full outsourcing for their global information management
processes. Following its acquisition of TRADOS, SDL has over 100,000 software
licenses deployed and its global services infrastructure spans more than 50
offices in 30 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.



For further information, contact:


SDL plc                                        Tel: 01628 410 127
Mark Lancaster, Chief Executive

Financial Dynamics                             Tel: 020 7831 3113
Edward Bridges/Juliet Clarke





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