SDL International - the world’s largest provider of language translation software - announced today that it signed a partnership agreement with the China Translation and Publishing Corporation (CTPC), the largest state-owned translation and publishing company in China, at the Translation Association of China (TAC) Translation Achievement Exhibition in Beijing.

CTPC is one of SDL’s biggest clients in China, with a significant deployment of SDLX licenses already in use. Now, SDL and CTPC have secured their partnership further with CTPC becoming a major reseller for SDLX in China and both companies cooperating on the promotion of translation standards, such as TMX*, in China.

“SDL is a perfect choice of partner for CTPC because both companies strive to be the best in terms of quality, integrity and customer service,” said Wu Xizeng, General Manager of CTPC. “We believe that it is very important to provide the latest translation technology solutions in this market. With a combination of open standards, scalability and advanced terminology management, SDLX is the best suited translation memory tool for success in China.”

“Our presence, alongside CTPC at the TAC in Beijing last week, was a phenomenal success,” said George Lu, Country Manager of SDL China. “With the knowledge and resources that CTPC bring to our partnership, I am confident that we will continue the momentum to enable SDLX to become the number one translation tool in China. CTPC complements SDL’s core competencies and together, both companies will be able to provide the Chinese market with translation software solutions that are financially competitive, future-proof and robust.”

About CTPC
The China Translation and Publishing Corporation (CTPC) is a national translation and publishing company. Part of the China Publishing Group, it was established in 1973. Apart from translation and publication of material for the United Nations and its departments and organizations, the CTPC specializes in publication of bilingual readers, foreign language reference books, materials for the study of foreign languages, and works on the theory and skills of translation. In addition, it publishes translated works on history, economics, trade, social sciences and literature, and also periodicals including the Bilingual Study and Global Accounts. For more information on CTPC, visit www.ctpc.com.cn.

About SDLX 2004
SDLX 2004 is a complete and secure translation environment for corporations, translation companies and freelance translators wishing to boost the quality and productivity of their translation activities. SDLX has become the fastest growing Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tool, recognized for its easy-to-learn user interface, scalable performance, and compatibility with other systems based on modern technology and open standards such as TMX*. SDLX dramatically improves productivity of the total translation process, from project creation to translation and quality assurance. Find out more at http://cn.sdlx.com.

About SDL Desktop Products
SDL Desktop Products is the localization tools division of SDL International (London Stock Exchange: ‘SDL’), the world’s largest provider of language translation software. Its clients include global corporations, software publishers, translators and localization service providers worldwide, all of whom benefit from standards based software that maximizes language translation productivity while protecting investment in translation assets. Its range of products includes SDLX, the industry leading translation memory tool with TMX compatibility, and SDL Localization Suite, the most comprehensive range of localization productivity tools on the market today. For more information on SDL Desktop Products, visit www.sdl.com/products.

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* TMX, or Translation Memory eXchange, is the vendor-neutral, open standard for storing and exchanging translation memories created by computer-aided translation systems sanctioned by the Localization Industry Standards Association 'LISA', http://www.lisa.org/tmx.