Alchemy CATALYST™ 4.0 wins prestigious ClientSide Excellence Award

Irish start-up continues to change the image of the localisation industry and positions Ireland as centre of innovation and technology development

DUBLIN – December 16, 2002 – In association with ClientSideNews, Alchemy CATALYST™ 4.0 has been awarded a ClientSide Excellence Award for its Alchemy CATALYST™ 4.0 integrated localization environment. ClientSide Excellence Awards are based on a popular vote by professionals working in the localization industry worldwide and are awarded annually to individuals, products and technologies that serve the localization industry.

Commenting on the award for the Best Software Localization Tool, Tony O'Dowd, CEO of Alchemy Software Development said, “This is a tremendous honour and privilege for our team, and I'd like to thank all our clients that voted. This popular vote not only reflects favorably on Alchemy CATALYST™ 4.0, but affirms that our corporate strategy of pioneering innovative localization technologies is consistent in meeting the requirements of our enterprise clients worldwide.”

“By winning this award, Alchemy Software Development will help raise Ireland's profile as a center for innovation and technology development within the globalization industry worldwide. ”, said Enda McDonnell, Director of Engineering.

Alchemy Software Development continues to be recognized as the market leader and innovator in software localization technology, having previously received two internationally recognized Golden Globe Awards for Best Localization Technology and Best Localization Tool.

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Alchemy Software Development Limited
Alchemy Software Development is a company formed by the original developers and designers of Corel CATALYST™, an integrated translation environment and a pioneer in visual translation and engineering solutions.

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