• Partnership allows integration of complementary service and technology offerings
• Agreement links research and development, sales and support teams
• Joint portfolio strengthens partners’ global market position

Munich, Germany (July 2013) – The German-based language service provider NLG – Next Level Globalization and Bosch Automotive Service Solutions announce that they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement. This strategic alliance builds on the companies’ ongoing collaboration to serve mutual clients and allows full integration of current services and technologies while jointly developing next generation solutions.

The joint service portfolio will extend from authoring services, content and process management, translation services (translation memory and terminology management) to distribution solutions, connecting Bosch’s XML authoring and CMS technology XML Compass with NLG’s TMS solution GTP. The full integration of CMS and TMS offers controlled authoring, terminology and simplified source language support, fully integrated workflows and advanced reporting functionalities.

“Our strategic alliance is a natural fit that will leverage the respective strengths and tremendous synergies between our two companies, and is designed to drive our mutual growth by enabling both of us to serve our customers on a global scale more effectively,” says Michael Oettli, Managing Director of NLG. “Seamlessly integrating the Bosch Automotive Service Solutions portfolio with our service offering makes it easy for our customers to take advantage of these authoring and CMS components – all with the high level of support and service that NLG is known for. We are very pleased to take this important partnership to the next level, and look forward to passing the advantages on to our customers.”