Alchemy Software Development joins GALA

Alchemy Software Development celebrates it membership of the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)

DUBLIN – April 28, 2004 – Alchemy Software Development, the market leader in visual localization solutions today announced that it has joined GALA, the Globalization and Localization Association. The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA, http://www.gala-global.org/) is a non-profit international association of companies providing translation, internationalization, localization, and globalization products or services.

To celebrate its new membership, Alchemy Software Development is also proud to announce a special GALA enhancement pack for GALA companies that wish to purchase new licenses of Alchemy CATALYST™ 5.0, the award-winning and market leading visual localization solution. Upx until the 31st May 2004, all GALA companies purchasing Alchemy CATALYST™ 5.0 will qualify for this additional bonus pack that includes the following plug-in components :

• Alchemy .NET Visual Localization Component (v2)
• Alchemy Visual XLIFF Component (v1)
• Alchemy Database Component for Oracle, IBM DB2 and Microsoft SQL Server (v1)

“We're excited to a GALA Company and to be in a position to offer this special GALA-enhancement pack to it's members” said Tony O'Dowd, CEO Alchemy Software Development, “Today's highly competitive markets require localization solutions that lower overall costs, reducing time-to-market and improving quality. Alchemy CATALYST™ 5.0 meets these requirements head-on. Now organizations can enjoy the benefits of GALA membership and the additional bonus-features of this enhancement pack when they purchase Alchemy CATALYST™ 5.0.”

Board Member Daniel Carter stated, “As a provider of industry standard products, like Alchemy CATALYST™, we are very pleased that Alchemy Software has joined the ranks of the other quality companies at GALA. We look forward to Alchemy's continued contribution to the industry, as well as their active roll in GALA. GALA is already involved in a number of unique industry initiatives. I am certain that Alchemy Software will have a positive influence on GALA's technology initiatives and continued growth.”

Driven by innovation and breakthroughs in translation technologies, Alchemy CATALYST™ 5.0 delivers visual localization solutions to help boost speed, improve quality, and reduce the localization cost for thousands of localization professionals worldwide. Its highly visual localization environment integrates powerful project management utilities and services and includes highly productive and secure environments for translators, developers, and localizers.

Alchemy Software Development Ltd. has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland at Harcourt Business Center, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2

Alchemy Software Development Limited
Alchemy Software Development is the market leader and pioneer of Software Globalization Solutions. Multinational enterprises developing applications for Java, Windows9x, NT, ME, 2000, XP, SymbianOS, .NET, and XML, use Alchemy technology to accelerate entry to international markets, improving revenue growth opportunities and reducing their costs.

Alchemy's technology is designed to boost the efficiency and quality of globalizing software products and is used by software development and globalization companies worldwide. With over 8,000 licenses installed worldwide, Alchemy CATALYST™ is used by translators, software engineers, quality assurance specialists and project managers and is referred to as the Gold Standard in Localization.

Corel Corporation Limited holds a 24.9% stake in Alchemy Software Development Ltd. Alchemy Software Development has offices and facilities in Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the United States.

For more information on the company and its products, please refer to http://www.alchemysoftware.ie/