SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management (GIM) solutions, announced today the availability of SDL TeamWorks 2008, a complete translation management solution for language departments and translation companies.

Innovation delivered.

Effective management of global information has never been more critical. The new SDL TeamWorks 2008 offers a highly scalable translation management system which integrates with the leading SDL TRADOS desktop  technology. Through powerful quality translation management, organizations are able to drive improved translator efficiency by integrating data, projects, tasks and people to overcome the most common translation delivery challenges.

Only with a scalable, reliable and industry-proven workflow technology is it possible to streamline the delivery of complex multi-lingual content and be better equipped to match resources to projects. SDL TeamWorks 2008  efficiently manages the translation supply chain by linking project preparation, translation, review and quality assurance.  Through its integration with SDL Trados 2007 Suite, which includes innovative automated translation, SDL TeamWorks 2008 helps to increase the volume output of translatable text more quickly and at a lower cost. SDL TeamWorks 2008 also includes the most extensive file filter framework in the industry, which provides unparalleled resources to successfully carry out any translation project.

“SDL TeamWorks 2008 extends SDL’s market leadership position in Global Information Management, allowing companies to seamlessly connect their translation management processes with a network of over 150,000 language professionals relying on SDL Trados translation software.” said Keith Laska, Vice President of SDL Trados Technologies. “With eight out of ten executives placing internal efficiency at the top of their agenda, SDL TeamWorks 2008 concentrates on the right areas – driving quality and reducing costs through translation management that is fully integrated into SDL Trados, the industry standard translation environment.”

More details on SDL TeamWorks 2008 will be presented at the tcworld conference and Trade Fair 2008 in Wiesbaden, Germany: 5-7 November 2008.

SDL Teamworks 2008 is based on client-server technology and it is a sister product to SDL’s industry leading browser based Translation Management System – SDL TMS. For more information on SDL TeamWorks 2008 please visit www.sdl.com/teamworks.