To: JDP who wrote (47 ) 1/12/1998 12:56:00 PM From: ian Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 140
This news release was from today. Looks good! Ian ALPNET Announces Agreement with Leading Multinational Corporation SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- ALPNET, Inc. (Nasdaq: AILP - news), the international translation and localization services company, today announced a service contract worth over $1 million. ALPNET Germany has secured a large order for the translation of 65 user manuals from English into 11 European languages. The total order value is approximately $1.1 Million (2,000,000 DM) with an expected completion date of June 1998. The first batch of 35 manuals will be completed by the end of February. Commenting on the partnership with ALPNET, a division manager of this multinational company stated that, ''We are happy to work with ALPNET as our partner for the multilingual publishing of our product documentation. We have chosen ALPNET for this large project because of the high quality service and the fact that ALPNET is ISO 9002 certified. We must have our documentation available in multiple languages in a relatively short time period and ALPNET was able to meet our capacity needs.'' Mr. Francois Massion, General Manager of ALPNET Germany said, ''We have been working with this multinational for five years and have invested a lot of effort to provide an excellent service and to develop a long-term relationship with this important client. We are proud to see this commitment honored and to receive this new project.'' ALPNET Germany is the second largest country organization in the ALPNET Network. The German operations have grown approximately 30% in 1997 compared to 1996 and a similar growth rate is expected in 1998. Clients of ALPNET Germany include many familiar names of large industrial corporations like Daimler Benz, Bosch, Opel, Porsche and IBM. ALPNET is the largest publicly-owned dedicated supplier of worldwide translation and product localization services, with more than 400 employees working in 14 countries throughout Europe, North America and Asia. ALPNET supplies its clients with language translation, product localization and multilingual publishing solutions. Additional information about ALPNET is available on the World Wide Web at alpnet.com . Additionally, a copy of ALPNET Review or an investor package can be obtained by calling our Investor Relations Department.