Translations.com has merged with Alchemy Software Development. Translations.com, headquartered in New York with 50 offices worldwide, is into software localization and Globalization Management System (GMS) technology solutions. Alchemy, based in Dublin with offices in the US and Germany, is a provider of visual localization technology. Alchemy’s flagship technology product, Alchemy CATALYST, has over 20,000 licenses worldwide and is used by 80% of the world’s largest software development companies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Alchemy will be run as a division of Translations.com and will continue to be led by its current President and CEO, Tony O’Dowd. O’Dowd co-founded Alchemy with Director of Engineering, Enda McDonnell. McDonnell will also continue in his current capacity. Both O’Dowd and McDonnell will join Translations.com’s senior management team. There will be no layoffs or staff reductions at either firm as a result of the merger.
Originally posted on March 6, 2008 @ 4:35 am