Acquisition of Calamares (8596F)
May 04 2011 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 8596F
SDL PLC
04 May 2011
SDL Acquires Leading Media Asset Management Company
Calamares Acquisition Underscores SDL's Vision for the Future of
Customer Engagement
Maidenhead, United Kingdom - May 4, 2011 - SDL plc (LSE: SDL;
"SDL"), the leading provider of Global Information Management
solutions, today announced the acquisition of Calamares, an
internationally recognized cloud-based platform that allows
enterprises to centrally compose, enrich, publish and distribute
video and other rich-media assets. Calamares supports all media
platforms, systems and devices - from the Web and mobile to
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and social media platforms. The
gross assets being acquired are less than 5% of SDL's gross
assets.
With the acquisition of Calamares, SDL extends its customer
engagement offering to include video and rich media management. The
Calamares media management and enrichment solution will be fully
and seamlessly integrated into SDL's Global Information Management
solutions, starting with the SDL Tridion Web Content Management
(WCM) Platform. By integrating the Calamares media platform with
the award winning SDL Tridion Web Content Management solution, the
state-of- the-art platform not only enables SDL customers to easily
produce and distribute video and rich content, but it also greatly
enhances customer engagements, marketing efforts, overall service,
customer satisfaction and new revenue opportunities.
Calamares currently enables a broad and diverse group of
customers, including Mitsubishi Motors Europe, Rabobank
International and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
John Hunter, CEO of SDL plc said, "We have seen significant
demand for solutions that enable the production, enrichment and
monetization of video and rich content. The Calamares acquisition
represents another step in the execution of SDL's strategy and
commitment to deliver best-of-breed solutions. We continue to
enable and empower global enterprises with complex content
management, brand management, targeting, profiling,
personalization, multilingual, multi-cultural and multi-channel
customer engagement and services requirements."
Mark Lancaster, Executive Chairman of SDL plc commented, "We
consider multimedia graphical and video-based asset creation and
management to be a key need for businesses as they evolve the
engagement with their customers in the next 3-5 years."
Calamares was recently recognized by Gartner in its February
2011, 'Video Content Management and Delivery MarketScope' report.
According to Gartner, "Surveys of organizations indicate that they
believe their use of live and on-demand video will increase by
greater than 40% during the next few years."
Wouter Maagdenberg, CEO of Calamares, added, "Calamares has been
very successful delivering our solutions through a Software as a
Service (SaaS) model or direct licensing. Now as part of the SDL
family, we will be able to accelerate the development and expansion
of our media management platform for the WCM industry, while at the
same time leveraging SDL's global reach and market strength."
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For further Information please contact:
SDL plc Tel: 01628 410 127
Mark Lancaster, Executive Chairman
John Hunter, Chief Executive Officer
Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113
Edward Bridges/Haya Herbert-Burns/Emma
Appleton
About SDL
SDL is the leader in Global Information Management solutions.
SDL's solutions increase 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, GlaxoSmithKline, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft,
NetApp, Philips, SAP and Sony. 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 60 offices in 35
countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.
About Calamares
Calamares provides all the needed software and services in order
to centrally compose, enrich, publish and distribute video and
other rich-media assets. Calamares supports all media platforms,
systems and devices: from the Web and mobile to Internet Protocol
television (IPTV) and social media platforms.
Calamares is headquartered in the Netherlands.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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