25th Apr 2008 07:01
SDL PLC25 April 2008 25 April 2008 SDL plc Interim Management Statement SDL plc, a leader in the emerging market for Global Information Management ("GIM") solutions, today publishes its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 January 2008 to today, as required by the Listing Authority disclosure rules. SDL continues to see positive trading across almost all its global markets anddemand from the company's main vertical sectors remains robust. On a divisional basis Global Information Management Technology and LocalizationServices have both performed well, trading in line with our expectations. Theintegration of Idiom into the Group is progressing to plan. While SDL remains mindful of the current uncertain macro-economic environment,SDL's solid order book for the technology and service divisions and strong salespipeline gives the Board confidence that the overall performance for 2008 willbe in line with management expectations. -ends- For further information please contact: SDL plc Tel: 01628 410 127Mark Lancaster, Chief ExecutiveAlastair Gordon, Finance Director Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113Juliet Clarke/Ed Bridges/Haya Chelhot About SDL SDL (London Stock Exchange: 'SDL') is the leader in Global InformationManagement (GIM) solutions that empower organizations to accelerate the deliveryof high-quality multilingual content to global markets. Its enterprise softwareand services integrate with existing business systems to manage the delivery ofglobal information from authoring to publication and throughout the distributedtranslation supply chain. Global industry leaders rely on SDL to provide enterprise software or hostedservices for their GIM processes, including ABN-Amro, Best Western, Bosch,Canon, Chrysler, CNH, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Philips, SAP, Sony, SUNMicrosystems and Virgin Atlantic. SDL has implemented more than 480 enterprise GIM solutions, has deployed over150,000 software licenses across the GIM ecosystem and provides access toon-demand translation portals for 10 million customers per month. Over 1,000service professionals deliver consulting, implementation and language servicesthrough its global infrastructure of more than 50 offices in 30 countries. Formore information, visit www.sdl.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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