Alchemy Software Development donates software to Dublin City University (DCU)

Donation to assist in expansion of School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies.

DUBLIN – April 11, 2006 – Alchemy Software Development Limited, the market leader in visual localization solutions, today announced that a donation of 100,000 Euro has been made to Dublin City University. This donation will assist in the on-going expansion of the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS) (http://www.dcu.ie/salis/index.shtml).

“Dublin City University is one of the most progressive colleges in Ireland and was one of the first to start teaching translation courses back in the 1980s”, said Robert Martin, International Sales Manager at Alchemy Software Development, “this software donation will help them continually expand their course curriculum and ensure that their students are familiar with the market leading technologies in software localization and engineering”.

“Interest in our translation and localization courses is on the increase”, said Sharon O'Brien, Lecturer at DCU, “and the donation from Alchemy Software Development will help us to keep our translation laboratory up-to-date in order to teach our students how best to utilize technology in localizing software applications and digital content. The students benefit by being familiar with the most up-to-date tools, while the industry benefits by having a pool of resources who are already familiar with the latest technologies.”

The School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS) at DCU has been teaching translation since the 1980s. One of the most popular programmes is the Graduate Diploma/MA in Translation Studies, which is part-funded by the Irish HEA (Higher Education Authority). The course attracts up to 40 post-graduate students every year from Ireland, Spain, Germany and France and the numbers are constantly increasing. The languages covered are French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Irish. As well as gaining intensive practical translation experience, students learn about translation technology and computerized terminology. They also opt for modules on software localization, audiovisual translation and corpus linguistics.

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

About Alchemy Software Development
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 visual localization technology 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'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 12,000 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.

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