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Alchemy Software Development launches next generation visual localization solutions for Microsoft .NET Platform
Alchemy Visual .NET Component accelerates global development lifecycle for improved time-to-market and quality

Dublin, Ireland, Salem, United States — September 2nd, 2005 — Alchemy Software Development Limited, the world leader in visual localization solutions, today announced the availability of its third generation release of Alchemy Visual .NET Component. This new component integrates seamlessly with Alchemy CATALYST 6.0, enabling global companies to globalize their Microsoft .NET applications, shortening time-to-market and improving quality.

The Alchemy Visual .NET Component provides customers with substantial opportunities for global revenue growth by delivering their enterprise applications to more countries in a larger number of languages. By tightly integrating with Microsoft .NET Framework 1.x and Framework 2.0, the Alchemy Visual .NET Component helps companies launch new products simultaneously to global markets and reduce costs. Many enterprises are already leveraging Alchemy CATALYST 6.0 and Alchemy Visual .NET Component, including Computer Associates, CISCO Systems, Siemens, Agfa and SAGE.

Craig Myers, Vice President, Americas and Asia, Alchemy Software Development, said, “Finding ways to economically handle the volume of localized content in enterprise applications is critical. Alchemy Software Development is taking a leadership position in the industry around .NET globalization by providing highly visual and contextual rich engineering and translation environments that add velocity to our clients existing localization workflows. This makes simultaneous release of localized products the norm rather than the exception for many of our worldwide clients”

New Features and Benefits of Industry-First Solution

The Alchemy Visual .NET Component empowers companies with unique capabilities, such as the ability to translate applications in truly WYSIWYG environments, with fully integrated software checks and linguistic validation. This new solution also enables localization engineers and testers who already work on Win32s desktop applications to be immediately productive in globalizing .NET applications.

The new Alchemy Visual .NET Component delivers many customer-driven capabilities that include:

  • Out-of-the-box implementation of the Microsoft .NET 1.x and 2.0 Framework;
  • Support for .RESX and Assembly files with automatic creation of language assembly files;
  • Fully integrated, highly visual, contextual rich editors covering all aspects of the Microsoft .NET architecture including solutions for HTML, PHP, ASP content files;
  • The world's most widely-used localization tools that include translation editing and memory, terminology management, reporting, project management, and quality assurance;
  • Open standards for exchanging tasks and data between all participants in the globalization process;
  • Developer tools and scripting language that facilitate rapid deployments and process integrations;

    • “The Alchemy Visual .NET Component is a total visual solution for the localization of Microsoft .NET applications”, said Enda McDonnell, Chief Architect Alchemy Software Development, “Just as visual development tools improved developer productivity and efficiency, our new visual component will do the same for localization engineering and translation teams”.

    The Alchemy Visual .NET Solution is immediately available and will also be included on the distribution of Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2005 Enterprise Architect Edition, which is used by over 1.6 million developers worldwide.

    For more information on Alchemy Software Development Ltd., please go to www.alchemysoftware.ie.

    About Alchemy Software Development
    Alchemy Software Development is the market leader and pioneer of visual localization 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 CATALYST is the world's most recognized visual localization technology. 80% of the world's largest software companies use Alchemy CATALYST to accelerate entry to international markets, improving revenue growth opportunities and reducing their costs.

    With over 12,000 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, JD Edwards, VistaTec, Bowne Global Solutions and SDL.

    Alchemy Software Development has offices and facilities in Europe, Asia-Pacific and the United States.

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



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