WAKEFIELD, Mass., Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SDL,
(LSE: SDL) the leading provider of Global Information Management
solutions announced today that AGCO Corporation has selected SDL
Trisoft™ and SDL Global Authoring Management System™ to
facilitate AGCO's DITA technical product content strategy.
AGCO is a leading global agriculture equipment manufacturer,
providing a broad range of high-tech tractors, combines, sprayers,
forage and tillage equipment, implements and hay tools. With
an expanding worldwide presence, the importance of developing and
translating technical documentation efficiently is key to the
company's strategy. To facilitate this process, the global writing
team turned to SDL to expand its global authoring, structured
content and translation infrastructure.
AGCO has experienced the benefits of using SDL's integrated
Global Information Management solutions to deliver content to
customers in the language, media and moment they choose. AGCO has
been engaged with SDL in Europe
for a number of years, leveraging SDL's translation management
technologies to reuse content and SDL's global in house translation
services to produce consistently high-quality localized content for
international audiences. To prepare for the expansion in
North America and Brazil, the technical writing teams turned to
SDL again for technology to manage its technical documentation in
DITA, the XML standard for technical writers. Adopting SDL Trisoft
and SDL Global Authoring Management System (SDL Global AMS) has
meant that the AGCO global team is now ready to manage more
technical information, multiple brands and global distribution.
AGCO's regional technical publication centers of excellence will
use SDL Trisoft and SDL Global AMS for the creation, management and
multi-channel delivery of their critical technical service and
operations manuals. These SDL technologies, combined with
AGCO's global strategy that includes the use of a DITA-based,
topic-oriented authoring and publishing process, will result in
streamlined processes, increased content reuse and a significant
reduction in publishing expenses. By embracing DITA and increasing
efficiencies in content development, AGCO expects faster
time-to-market for its critical product content and significant
improvement to their customers' overall experience.
"SDL makes a lot of sense for us given where we are and
what we want to do," said Charles
Dowdell, AGCO's manager, Global Technical Service
Publications. "SDL has a good track record and they're well
recognized. Since SDL Trisoft is the market-leading component
content management system for DITA we know our investment is
sound."
The addition of SDL Global Authoring Management System will
allow authors and architects to adhere to AGCO style guidelines and
company terminology, as well as reuse content that has been
previously written. The result will be clear, consistent and
accurate technical information that is optimized for an efficient
and cost-effective translation process. By implementing an
integrated set of technologies and processes throughout the
enterprise, AGCO will not only reduce global authoring, translation
and publication costs, but also ensure that the AGCO brand is
consistently communicated across all regions and channels enriching
the customer experience.
SDL Trisoft is a component content management (CCM) system
specialized for DITA and multichannel publishing. The software
tracks and manages the relationship of thousands of topics of
technical information through the lifecycle of content creation,
review and publishing. Recognized for its unique Publication
Manager and Multilingual Content Management capabilities, SDL
Trisoft empowers writers and publishers to organize content into
publications and track their release to global
markets.
For additional information about SDL Trisoft and SDL Global
Authoring Management System please visit
www.sdl.com/en/xml/products.
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, Hewlett-Packard, KLM, Microsoft, NetApp, Philips,
SAP, Sony and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has more than 1,500
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 AGCO
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, (NYSE: AGCO), a Fortune 500
company, was founded in 1990 and offers a full product line of
tractors, combines, hay tools, sprayers, forage equipment, tillage,
implements, and related replacement parts. AGCO agricultural
products are sold under the core brands of Challenger®, Fendt®,
Massey Ferguson® and Valtra® and are distributed globally through
2,600 independent dealers and distributors in more than 140
countries worldwide. Retail financing is available through AGCO
Finance for qualified purchasers. AGCO is headquartered in
Duluth, GA, USA. In 2010, AGCO had
net sales of $6.9 billion.
http://www.agcocorp.com
SDL Europe and Corporate Headquarters - Amy Hall
+44 (0)1628 410120
amyhall@sdl.com
SDL Americas – Mary Parsons
+1 781 756 5454
mparsons@sdl.com
SDL ASIA Pacific - Richard
Delanty
+81 90 6695 5313
rdelanty@sdl.com
SOURCE SDL