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Colorado, United States - 28^th January 2011 - SDL (LSE:SDL), a provider of Global Information Management solutions, today announced that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Weatherford International, a global provider of innovative products and services that span the drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention cycles of oil and natural gas wells.

SDL’s Language Services division is managing the localization of Weatherford’s vast product portfolio. With over 53,000 employees worldwide, the company operates in more than 100 countries to include 125 globally distributed manufacturing facilities, supporting 800 service bases and 16 technology development and training facilities. This includes translation and desktop publishing of Weatherford’s marketing, training, technical and non-technical documentation into several languages. Furthermore, SDL has implemented a centralized solution through SDL Translation Management System™, allowing Weatherford to optimize productivity while reducing its overall translation costs to achieve a faster time-to-market through localization efficiency.

"We selected SDL based on the many advantages that only a provider of total translation and localization management capabilities can offer," commented Pat Wright, Manager, Content Development for Weatherford’s Marketing Services department. She continued, "SDL offers a physical presence in key regions of Weatherford’s operations, solid experience with the oil and gas industry, a track record of success with large corporations, proven processes and systems, and, of course, excellent resources who consistently deliver high quality."

"SDL is pleased to partner with Weatherford to increase efficiencies, accelerate content delivery, and maintain high levels of quality across all languages," said Peter Smith, Joint Chief Executive Officer for SDL Language Services . "SDL’s extensive global infrastructure, market expertise and innovative localization solutions ensure that Weatherford will be able to reach new customers on a global scale with consistently accurate translations."

About SDL:
SDL is a provider in the emerging market for Global Information Management (GIM) solutions that empower organizations to improve the quality and accelerate the delivery of multilingual content to global markets. Its enterprise software and services integrate with existing systems, including XML content and Content Management Systems, to manage global information right through from authoring to publication.