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Ugs Selects Idiom To Streamline Globalization Of Product Documentation

WorldServer GMS Chosen to Maximize Translation Reuse, Reduce Costs and Automate Business Processes Associated with Delivering Product Documentation for UGS Products

Waltham, Massachusetts, USA - June 27, 2005 - Idiom ^® Technologies, Inc. (Idiom), the only enterprise software company to deliver advanced XML-based publishing and content globalization solutions, today announced that UGS Corp., a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, has chosen WorldServer™ GMS (Globalization Management System) to accelerate worldwide delivery of product documentation for their market-leading PLM solutions while streamlining translation and localizations costs. Initially, UGS will use WorldServer to deliver both structured (XML) and unstructured documentation content in 10 languages.

"As a global leader in the PLM industry, UGS relies on international growth as a key business driver, and speeding product delivery to customers without compromising quality is an important competitive advantage," said Chris Brosz, vice president of Technical Operations, UGS. "Finding a solution that supported our efforts to quickly and efficiently deliver more products, in more markets was critical. The WorldServer platform offers the flexibility we need to enable us to work with many content types — including XML-based content. The company's globalization expertise and strong customer commitment made Idiom the right choice for us."

Quality and Time-to-Market Advantages
WorldServer provides significantly increased levels of translation reuse through highly scalable, centralized translation memory (TM) and related capabilities. By accessing this advanced TM repository, UGS is assured of the quality and reusability of their previous translations. WorldServer TM also provides the sophisticated matching, searching and management capabilities necessary to support the company's large-scale globalization efforts. It will now be possible for UGS to reduce the cost and time associated with delivering global content compared to non-automated or desktop TM approaches, while improving quality.

Automating Key Business Processes and Maximizing Existing Investments
WorldServer accelerates the delivery of new content and materials with a purpose-built business process automation engine that automates most of the steps in the translation and localization process. By automating key aspects of the localization process, UGS is able to further reduce costs and shrink delivery windows.

WorldServer also offers powerful vendor management features that allow UGS to integrate language vendors and freelance translators into WorldServer workflows. The WorldServer Software Development Kit (SDK) provides UGS with additional flexibility by giving the company the ability to extend or integrate WorldServer with other UGS® systems.

"Our ongoing success in the software industry has resulted in a deep understanding of the business challenges faced by large, global software companies. New customers like UGS benefit from the expertise we have gained, and capabilities we have added to WorldServer as a result of our strong customer relationships," said Dave Rosenlund, vice president, marketing and business development, Idiom Technologies, Inc. "UGS is just the latest example of forward-thinking software companies that understand the competitive advantage that can result from improved globalization efforts."

WorldServer GMS provides core functionality and serves as the foundation for the entire Idiom family of XML publishing and globalization solutions, including: WorldServer Global Electronic Publishing, WorldServer Global Website Deployment and WorldServer Global Software Engineering. UGS has the option to add these expanded capabilities over time.

About Idiom Technologies, Inc.
Idiom Technologies, Inc. is the only enterprise software company to deliver advanced XML-based publishing and globalization solutions to accelerate authoring, managing and distributing high quality content across multiple formats and languages.

Idiom WorldServer solutions are currently deployed at large global organizations including Adobe, Caterpillar, eBay, Medtronic, Motorola and Oracle. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with offices throughout North America and in Europe. To learn more please visit www.idiominc.com or call +1 781-464-6000.

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Idiom and WorldServer are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Idiom Technologies, Inc. UGS is a registered trademark of UGS Corp. in the United States and other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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