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SDL PLC
5 June 2001


SDL International Announces SDLWebFlow 3.0-First Multilingual Content
Management System to Feature Real-time Translation



SDLWebFlow 3.0 now supports real-time translation from SDL International's
Enterprise Translation Server, automated change detection to streamline the
management of multilingual websites and improve translation consistency




Internet World, London, (Stand 1560)-5 June 2001-- SDL International(R)
(London: SDL plc), a leading provider of globalization technology and
services, today announced availability of SDLWebFlowTM 3.0. The SDLWebFlow 3.0
multilingual content management system now offers real-time translation
capability, content transfer API with automatic change detection and
notification, increased throughput and multi-threaded security features.



SDLWebFlow 3.0 offers an optional integration with SDL International's
Enterprise Translation ServerTM that enables translations in real-time. This
translation capability allows SDLWebFlow 3.0 to provide instant multilingual
translations to increase the cost-effectiveness and breadth of user
applications delivered by SDLWebFlow.  Real-time translation provides a "
gisted" draft-quality translation that is ideal for obtaining a general
understanding of foreign language text. The significant cost savings realized
with real-time translation allows SDLWebFlow 3.0 to support multilingual
applications such as corporate intranets, extranets and portals.  Moreover, by
pairing real-time translation with SDLWebFlow's existing translation memory
functionality, globally minded companies now have the fastest, most reliable
multilingual content management solution currently available.



"The addition of real-time translation to SDLWebFlow is proof that SDL is
delivering on its vision of providing a complete and sophisticated range of
globalization solutions," said Steve McClure, research vice president,
software research group at IDC. "SDL is unique in offering machine
translation, human translation and translation memory in a multilingual
content management system. This integrated solution will become a critical
tool for global corporations tasked with meeting the varied translation
demands of maintaining a multilingual Web presence."



The Content Transfer API (CTA) included with SDLWebFlow 3.0 provides the
client with greater flexibility and control over how content is sent and
retrieved within the system. The CTA automatically detects any changes in both
static and dynamic site content and alerts the designated site administrator
via e-mail enabling the administrator to initiate a workflow job. This
seamless process is readily integrated with virtually any content management
system.



An advanced security program manages the SDLWebFlow 3.0 content over HTTPS in
encrypted XML request-response pairs, all transactions being initiated from
within the content-server's firewall.



"Today, global corporations realize the critical importance of effectively
managing the content of their various online initiatives, but have been
struggling with how to deliver and maintain content in multiple languages
quickly and cost-effectively while meeting the custom needs of their local
offices," said Floyd Bradley, executive vice president of sales and marketing
at SDL International.  "SDLWebFlow's multilingual content management system
meets the needs of corporate headquarters as well as those of the foreign
offices by enabling each to participate in the content management and
translation selection, ensuring that information is suitably translated and
uploaded to the appropriate site."



For further information, please contact:




European Contacts:

Sonia Khebere                            JP Burgun

SDL International                        ICIS

Tel.  +44 (0) 1628 410120                Tel:  +44(0) 207628 1114

skhebere@sdlintl.com                     info@icisnet.com


N. American Contacts:

Suzanne A. Bellemore                     Doug Russell

SDL International                        Schwartz Communications

Tel. (+1) 603-262-6336                   Tel. (+1) 781-684-0770

sbellemore@sdlintl.com                   sdlintl@schwartz-pr.com




About SDLWebFlow

SDLWebFlow is designed to meet the many challenges of today's global online
initiatives.  An integrated and scalable multilingual content management
solution, SDLWebFlow's workflow system detects changes to content, manages
content translation, review and approval and publishes to the appropriate
local language site.  SDLWebFlow's translation technology offering includes
translation memory, real-time translation and professional services enabling
clients to select the most appropriate solution.



About Enterprise Translation Server

With the capability of translating more than 3 million words per hour, the
Enterprise Translation Server gives organizations the ability to offer
instantaneous on-the-fly translations of e-mail, instant messages,
presentations, documents and web pages to their employees and customers. The
powerful dictionary editing tools included with the server allow translation
administrators to easily create and update topic-specific dictionaries that
can further enhance accuracy.



About Real-time Translation

Real-time translation systems such as the Enterprise Translation Server are
linguistically sophisticated machine translation (MT) products programmed with
comprehensive dictionaries and a collection of linguistic rules that translate
one language into another without relying on human translators. An MT system
interprets the structure of sentences in the source language (the language the
user is translating from) and generates a translation based on the rules of
the target language (the language the user is translating to). The process
involves breaking down complex and varying sentence structures, identifying
parts of speech, resolving ambiguities, and synthesizing the information into
the components and structure of the new language.



About SDL International

SDL International(R) (London: SDL plc) is a leading provider of globalization
technologies and services. Its comprehensive and integrated offerings include
multilingual content management, real-time translation technologies,
translation memory and a full range of in-house consulting and localization
services. Since its founding in 1992, SDL International has worked with
numerous blue chip companies in defining and executing on their global
business strategies, including Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Adobe, Kodak, Siebel,
Lotus, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Avaya, Lucent Technologies, Iomega and
3Com. The company maintains its headquarters in the U.K., with more than 29
offices in the U.S., Asia and Europe.



For more information, visit SDL International's website at www.sdlintl.com.



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