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SDL/TRADOS Reactions Mostly Positive
Last week, I asked for your reaction to the SDL/TRADOS acquisition and boy did I get an earful, most of it positive and most if it from translation agencies. Here are a few excerpts:
I'm still talking to buyers of translation services to get their reaction to the deal; so far the responses have ranged from neutral to positive. Most clients aren't terribly concerned about who makes their software, just so long as standards are supported, price is held in line (or reduced), and usability continues to improve. Finally, a number of readers said they thought the
TRADOS purchase price of $60 million was too high.
This price is roughly 2.5 times earnings. Compare
that against a multiple of 1 that translation agencies
generally command and this price may indeed seem high.
But it's also important to note that the past two
years were hardly the best time to be hawking new
enterprise software, which was precisely what TRADOS
was trying to accomplish. This year, we're seeing
new optimism, increased spending, account consolidation,
and a sense of urgency among companies seeking to
expand globally; the timing may play nicely into SDL's
hands.
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