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XyEnterprise Announces Acquisition by SDL, Leader in Global Information Management (GIM) Solutions
Tuesday 30. June 2009 - New division to be called SDL XySoft and will focus on standards-based Component Content Management and Dynamic Publishing solutions
XyEnterprise, a leading developer of award-winning XML component content management and multi-channel delivery solutions announced today that it has been acquired by SDL, the leading provider of Global Information Management (GIM) solutions. With the backing of a large public company, geographical reach and considerable technology sales and development experience, XyEnterprise will be able to accelerate growth, streamline product development, expand sales and marketing, and leverage tighter integrations with SDLs GIM technologies.
The acquisition of XyEnterprise builds on the momentum created by SDLs earlier acquisition of Trisoft in 2008. Since that acquisition, SDL has seen a growing demand for technologies that manage, reuse and deliver product information across a companys base of global customers, including everything from service manuals to user documentation. Moving into XML standards such as DITA and S1000D, companies are seeking ways to create, translate and publish structured content once, and share that information across their global organizations and customer base.
With this acquisition, SDL significantly expands its product offering and technical capabilities. XyEnterprise products are recognized in the industry for leadership and innovation, and currently support more than two hundred enterprise companies with thousands of users.
XyEnterprise brings to the SDL portfolio both XML publishing products (XPP – XML Professional Publisher and LiveContent, an intelligent interactive delivery solution), as well as a new XML standard (S1000D) with XyEnterprises Contenta Component Content Management software. In addition, XyEnterprise brings mature R&D and Professional Services and Support teams into the new SDL business unit. With tight integration into SDLs GIM technologies, SDL provides the industrys only end-to-end solution for managing product information from authoring, to translation, and publishing.
“XyEnterprise has a strong set of innovative products and is an impressive organization with expertise that will complement and enhance our current SDL Trisoft offerings,” said Mark Lancaster, Chairman and CEO of SDL. “XyEnterprises products and expertise will enable us to scale faster to meet the needs of our enterprise customers who are seeking competitive advantage in the global marketplace.”
“Our acquisition by SDL will significantly enhance our ability to execute the product vision and meet the needs of a growing base of customers,” said Kevin Duffy, President and CEO of XyEnterprise. “The backing by a large public company in a consolidating market, and the ability to tightly integrate our products with SDL GIM technologies will accelerate our ability to deliver on our customers vision of delivering tailored content to their customers on a global basis.”
With the XyEnterprise acquisition, SDL PLC, a UK-based company, is creating a merged business unit of XyEnterprise and SDL Trisoft that will be branded SDL XySoft. XyEnterprise Inc., the legal entity, will continue to do business as a US-based, Delaware company. The addition of this new business unit makes SDL the definitive leader in XML Component Content Management and Dynamic Publishing. Global companies selling products into ten or more markets need to manage ninety percent of their content in other languages. The integration of XySoft products with SDLs GIM technologies means that companies can truly manage global content efficiently, moving products to global markets faster and at lower costs.
SDL XySoft will have a combined management team from the SDL Trisoft and XyEnterprise organizations, with Kevin Duffy, President and CEO of XyEnterprise, as CEO of the newly combined business unit, reporting to Mark Lancaster, Chairman and CEO of SDL. SDL will continue to support both XyEnterprise and SDL Trisoft customers and products as the R&D organization moves to a shared component development model.