Mark Lancaster: SDL Acquisition of Language Weaver

Today at SDL we have announced the acquisition of Language Weaver. This is a very strategic and important move for SDL and Language Weaver. The internet is generating more and more content that needs to be managed, optimized and translated. And yet, most companies still translate less than 50% of their overall content. Most of the content on the web is still in English – probably about 80% and yet this will change and only 20% will be in English in a few years’ time.

Machine translation, as part of an overall strategy for managing multilingual content that we call Global Information Management, is the solution to that problem. And so today, SDL is announcing the acquisition of Language Weaver, the pioneer in Statistical Machine Translation (SMT).

The combination of both companies will help further drive machine translation and form an integral part of SDL’s vision for managing global content. SDL sees that the market will grow by cross-leveraging SDL and Language Weaver customers as well as technology and increasing customer choice to translate content more quickly. SDL also looks to grow the foothold that Language Weaver has in government. SDL’s strength in the commercial business arena will also be a benefit for Language Weaver.

Find out more about this acquisition – sign up to a webinar with Mark Tapling, CEO Language Weaver and me, read the press release, an FAQ document and more..