MAIDENHEAD, England,
May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 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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Contact Information:
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.
SOURCE SDL