World Leader in Visual Localization Technology Ushers in a New Era of Productivity and Cost Efficiency for Global Software Companies

NEW YORK, and DUBLIN, March 10, 2009 – Alchemy Software Development, a division of Translations.com, today announced the release of Alchemy CATALYST 8.0, the newest generation of the world’s most popular visual localization technology. This new release contains significant technological innovations in the areas of translator productivity and quality, product usability, and standards support as well as featuring a highly visual localization environment for Microsoft WPF web-based applications.

“We’re delighted to be announcing the worldwide launch of Alchemy CATALYST 8.0, which just happens to coincide with the anniversary of the merger of our companies,” said Phil Shawe, CEO of Translations.com. “Within the Translations.com family of companies, we pride ourselves on creating an environment where innovation thrives. Alchemy Software Development is no exception to this rule—with three major product releases in the past 12 months, Alchemy has led our clients to achieve higher productivity and cost efficiencies in the localization process.”

Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 supports all aspects of the localization workflow, from translation and engineering to testing and project management. Using Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 you can benefit from:

• The World’s Most Comprehensive .NET Localization Solution: Leveraging Alchemy's superior .NET visual technology, Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 now includes a new highly visual engineering, testing and translation environment for Microsoft WPF based applications. No other localization solution offers more comprehensive coverage across all Microsoft desktop and server based development technologies. (Win 16, Win32, Winx64, .NET [1.x, 2.x, 3.0 and 3.5] and WPF.)
• Focus on Precision and Quality: Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 introduces a series of new translator assistance technologies to help translators and companies work faster, with fewer errors as well as greater consistency in terminology. The new Translator Toolbar is a breakthrough in productivity, displaying fuzzy and glossary matches from virtually every industry standard TM format, using predictive text (ezType™) to accelerate translation speed. By combining highly visual, contextual rich translation environments, CATALYST 8:0 has set the standard for reducing costs and accelerating product turnaround times.
• Translate Once, Reuse Forever: Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 re-uses translations from virtually any translation memory format. With support for all major industry technologies and standards, 8.0 guarantees that no matter what technology you’ve previously used, you can re-use your translation assets natively within the Alchemy CATALYST environment. Coupled with Alchemy’s extensive support for industry standards such as TMX, TBX, XML and XLIFF it is a tried and trusted translation solution used by 80% of the world’s largest software companies.
• One Solution for all your localization needs: Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 supports more than 170+ file formats in a highly visual translation environment. However, we realize that our clients may need to localize proprietary file formats. Using ezParse technology it’s easy and quick to develop these additional parsers ensuring that your investment in Alchemy CATALYST scales as your localization requirements change.

"Translator productivity and quality is paramount to a successful and efficient translation process," said Tony O'Dowd, President, Alchemy Software Development. "ezType technology is just one of the innovations unique to Alchemy CATALYST 8.0 that helps add velocity to any corporate translation process, while allowing professional translators to focus on precision and language quality."

For more information on Alchemy CATALYST 8.0, please go to www.alchemysoftware.com.

About Alchemy Software Development
Alchemy Software Development is the developer of Alchemy CATALYST, Alchemy PUBLISHER and Alchemy Language Exchange. Alchemy CATALYST is the world's most popular visual localization technology. Eighty percent of the world’s largest software companies use it to accelerate entry into international markets, improving revenue growth opportunities, and reducing their costs. With over 20,000 licenses worldwide, Alchemy CATALYST is the dominant choice among professional development companies, localization service providers, and global technology leaders such as Siemens, Corel, Philips, Canon, and Oracle. Alchemy Software Development has offices in Ireland, Germany, and the United States. For more information, please visit www.alchemysoftware.com. Alchemy Software Development is a division of Translations.com, the world’s largest privately-owned localization service provider and a market leader in enterprise-level translation technology.