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SDL PLC 
29 June 2009 
 

29 June 2009 
SDL plc 
Acquisition of XyEnterprise 
 
A further step in technology leadership - strengthens position in content 
management 
SDL plc ("SDL"), the leading provider of Global Information Management (GIM) 
solutions, today announced the completion of the acquisition of XyEnterprise Inc 
("XyEnterprise"), a leader in XML Component Content Management and Dynamic 
Publishing Solutions, from JNNV LLC, Key Principal Partners, Cenveo Corporation, 
Friendly Capital Partners, L.P and others. 
SDL has acquired XyEnterprise for a consideration of $14.7m (GBP8.9m). The 
acquisition is being funded from SDL's existing cash resources. A global 
business, XY Enterprise Inc. has turnover of $9.9 million. 
Further extending the SDL technology leadership position in true end to end GIM 
solutions, the acquisition of XyEnterprise builds on the momentum created by 
SDL's acquisition of Trisoft in 2008. Since that acquisition, SDL has seen a 
growing demand for technologies that manage, reuse and deliver multilingual 
product content across a company's base of global customers, including 
everything from service manuals to user documentation. 
With the acquisition of XyEnterprise, SDL significantly expands its content 
management product offering and technical capabilities. XyEnterprise products 
are recognized in the industry for leadership and innovation, and currently 
support more than two hundred enterprise companies with thousands of users. 
The transaction will see Kevin Duffy, the President and CEO of 
XyEnterprise, become the CEO of SDL XySoft which will combine the collective 
strengths of SDL Trisoft and XyEnterprise. 
Mark Lancaster, Chairman and CEO, SDL plc, commented: 
 
"XyEnterprise's content management products and expertise will enable us to 
scale faster to meet the evolving market needs of our clients to provide 
multilingual content to their customers instantly and more cost effectively 
across their enterprise so achieving competitive advantage in the global 
marketplace." 
 
 
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Contacts: 
 
 
SDL plc 
Tel: 01628 410 127 
Mark Lancaster, Chairman and Chief Executive 
John Hunter, Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Financial Dynamics                                                      Tel: 020 
7831 3113 
Edward Bridges / Juliet Clarke / Haya Chelhot / Emma Appleton 
 
About SDL 
SDL is the leader in 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 500 enterprise GIM solutions, has deployed over 
170,000 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 
 
 
Find out more information on SDL Trisoft please visit www.sdltrisoft.com. 
 
 
 
 
About XyEnterprise 
 
 
XyEnterprise develops, markets, and supports standards-based component content 
management, automated XML publishing and intelligent content delivery solutions 
that exceed customer expectations for reliability, productivity and ROI. Our 
unmatched XML, DITA and S1000D expertise is the result of hundreds of successful 
deployments and is forged from lasting partnerships with our customers for more 
than 20 years. Named one of KMWorld's "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge 
Management" for the fourth consecutive year, we remain committed to providing 
innovative solutions that deliver the highest possible performance and value to 
our customers, including dynamic publishing via the Web, IETMs and IETPs. 
XyEnterprise is headquartered in Wakefield, Mass. and has offices worldwide 
 
 
For more information on XyEnterprise please visit www.xyenterprise.com 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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