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10About SDL
SDL is engaged in Global Information Management (GIM) solutions that empower organizations to accelerate the delivery of multilingual content to global markets. Its enterprise software and services integrate with existing business systems to manage the delivery of global information from authoring to publication and throughout the distributed translation supply chain. On August 31, 2020, SDL merged with RWS Group.
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Latest SDL News
Jul 11, 2018
In late June SDL , a UK-based developer of language translation technologies, announced that its solution, a next-gen Neural Machine Translation 2.0, has learned to translate from Russian to English with “over 90% of its output labelled as perfect by professional Russian-English translators.” “A machine running SDL NMT 2.0 can now produce translations of Russian text virtually indistinguishable from what Russian-English bilingual humans can produce,” said Samad Echihabi, Head of Machine Learning R&D at SDL. Currently the solution is available via a special server . The linguistic properties and intricacies of the Russian language relative to English make it particularly challenging for MT systems to model. Since Russian is a highly inflected language with different syntax, grammar, and word order compared to English, raising the translation quality has been an ongoing focus of the SDL Machine Learning R&D team, says SDL. “One of the toughest linguistic challenges facing the machine translation community has been overcome by our team,” said Adolfo Hernandez, CEO at SDL, adding that now the company “is paving the way for leadership in other complex languages.” Created more than 25 years ago, LSE-listed SDL presents itself as a global leader in innovative language translation technology, services and content management. 1
SDL Portfolio Exits
1 Portfolio Exit
SDL has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Fredhopper on January 30, 2017.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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1/30/2017 | Acquired - II | 1 |
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Sources | 1 |
SDL Acquisitions
7 Acquisitions
SDL acquired 7 companies. Their latest acquisition was Donnelley Language Solutions on July 16, 2018.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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7/16/2018 | Acquired | 2 | ||||
7/16/2010 | Series B | |||||
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6/30/2009 | Other Venture Capital | |||||
2/11/2008 | Series E+ |
Date | 7/16/2018 | 7/16/2010 | 1/18/2010 | 6/30/2009 | 2/11/2008 |
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Investment Stage | Series B | Other Venture Capital | Series E+ | ||
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Sources | 2 |
SDL Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
SDL has 10 strategic partners and customers. SDL recently partnered with Sustainability Accounting Standards Board on March 3, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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3/2/2021 | Client | United States | SDL , part of RWS Holdings plc , today announces that the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has chosen Tridion to power its digital transformation as part of its efforts to facilitate the global growth and adoption of its environmental , social and governance disclosure standards . | 2 | |
1/25/2021 | Partner | Japan | SDL Partnership with Fuji Xerox Marks Strategic Milestone in Global Expansion `` We 're extremely proud of our partnership with Fuji Xerox Co. , Ltd. , '' said Tim Russell-Jones , SVP , and General Manager , Government , Aerospace and Defense , SDL . | 4 | |
12/10/2020 | Client | United States | SDL Awarded U.S Government Publishing Office Contract MAIDENHEAD , England -- -- SDL , the intelligent language and content company , after a competitive procurement selection process , has been awarded a long-term agreement with the U.S Government Publishing Office to replace its 30 year old publishing system with XPub . | 2 | |
12/10/2020 | Client | ||||
10/1/2020 | Partner |
Date | 3/2/2021 | 1/25/2021 | 12/10/2020 | 12/10/2020 | 10/1/2020 |
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Country | United States | Japan | United States | ||
News Snippet | SDL , part of RWS Holdings plc , today announces that the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board has chosen Tridion to power its digital transformation as part of its efforts to facilitate the global growth and adoption of its environmental , social and governance disclosure standards . | SDL Partnership with Fuji Xerox Marks Strategic Milestone in Global Expansion `` We 're extremely proud of our partnership with Fuji Xerox Co. , Ltd. , '' said Tim Russell-Jones , SVP , and General Manager , Government , Aerospace and Defense , SDL . | SDL Awarded U.S Government Publishing Office Contract MAIDENHEAD , England -- -- SDL , the intelligent language and content company , after a competitive procurement selection process , has been awarded a long-term agreement with the U.S Government Publishing Office to replace its 30 year old publishing system with XPub . | ||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 2 |
SDL Team
16 Team Members
SDL has 16 team members, including current Founder, Executive Vice President, Floyd Bradley.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Floyd Bradley | Founder, Executive Vice President | Current | |
Name | Floyd Bradley | ||||
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Title | Founder, Executive Vice President | ||||
Status | Current |
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