1&1 and GMX Choose Across Language Server to Increase Productivity of Translation and Localization Projects

Turn-around time for extensive projects at 1&1 reduced by up to 75 percent
LOS ANGELES & KARLSBAD, Germany--(Business Wire)--
1&1 Internet AG, one of the world's leading Internet providers with more than
nine million customers, has chosen the Across Language Server for translating
and publishing its hosting and e-commerce solutions into various languages. By
using the centralized translation management software platform from Across
Systems, 1&1 has already shortened the turn-around time of extensive projects,
with 80,000 or more words, by up to 75 percent.

1&1`s subsidiary, GMX, has also recently started to implement the Across
Language Server. To facilitate efficient localization of Website content and
text, the Across Language Server is connected to its Web Content Management
System, as well as to additional editing and Content Management Systems that are
used for document creation.

"We chose Across because they provide optimum support for the localization of
software products," explains Sebastian Zientek, Director of Technical
Documentation, Web hosting product development at 1&1. "Across offers ideal
solutions for the localization of software user interfaces, the buttons and menu
items, as well as online help tools and technical documentation."

Due to 1&1`s large global market presence, daily business operations require
multiple documents to be promptly and efficiently translated into various
languages. For the Web hosting and e-shop solutions, this means that the
software user interfaces, online assistance, FAQs, product documentation, and
user manuals, as well as the control center, need to be localized and translated
into the language of the respective target market. The Across Language Server
serves these translation needs for 1&1.

The Across Language Server includes a translation memory and a terminology
system for centralized management and maintenance of language data, as well as
powerful workflow components for controlling and processing internal and
external translation jobs. In this way, all parties involved in the localization
process can be seamlessly integrated. "External colleagues and language service
providers are just as immediately involved in the translation processes as our
internal translators who sit in the office next door," explains Sebastian
Zientek.

Data handling is also of central importance for 1&1. "Due to the direct
connection of our Content Management System to the Across Language Server, we
can fully utilize the single source publishing for our multilingual content. We
can now use one and the same multilingual content for different target media,
for online as well as print publications," explains Sebastian Zientek. "The
potential savings are tremendous and they are leading to extraordinary
efficiency gains within my team."

About 1&1 Internet AG (www.1und1.de)

1&1 Internet, a leading Web host and Internet provider, offers Web solutions to
private users, freelancers, and companies. 1&1 operates in various markets,
including Germany, Austria, Great Britain, France, Romania, Spain, and the
United States. It provides Web hosting services, including Websites, domains,
servers, online retail and e-commerce solutions to a global community of more
than nine million customer contracts. In Germany, where the company was founded
in 1988, 1&1 is also a leading Internet and telephone provider.

1&1 Internet is a subsidiary of United Internet, a profitable public company
with a market cap of $2 billion (ISIN DE0005089031). 1&1 globally supports the
philanthropic efforts of the United Internet for UNICEF foundation.

About Across Systems (www.across.net)

Across Systems, based in Karlsbad, Germany, and in Glendale, CA, is the
manufacturer of the Across Language Server - the world's leading independent
linguistic supply chain technology.

The Across Language Server is a central software platform for all corporate
language resources and for controlling translation processes and workflows. The
system simplifies, accelerates, and improves the management, coordination, and
implementation of translations. Open interfaces enable the direct integration of
corresponding systems, e.g. CMS, catalog, or ERP solutions. By using Across,
translation costs can be cut drastically, and the investment in Across usually
pays off in a very short time.

Across in America:
Clearpoint Agency, Inc.
Beth Walsh, +1-858-724-2500
beth@clearpointagency.com
or
Across America:
Across Systems, Inc., +1-877-922-7677
americas@across.net

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