WALTHAM, Mass. - February 5, 2002 - Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX), a provider of solutions for worldwide deployment of technology and content, today announced that it is providing localization solutions for Oblix, a leading provider of identity-based security solutions. As Oblix's sole localization partner, Lionbridge is localizing Oblix NetPoint Web access management software into French and German, enabling the company's international customers to manage identity information and secure network resources in their native language.
With localized French and German versions of the software, Oblix customers can build an identity infrastructure for their entire e-business and manage the vast amounts of user identity information in their native language. All e-business constituents - partners, suppliers, customers, employees - throughout the world will be able to conduct self-service updates to user information in either English, French or German.
"With unsurpassed language and localization expertise, Lionbridge is enabling us to quickly and effectively expand Oblix NetPoint into new markets," said Prakash Ramamurthy, vice president of engineering, Oblix. "Extending our solution to new international customers required a partner we could count on for reliable, high-quality localization that provided a seamless consistent customer experience. Lionbridge has exceeded our expectations across the board."
"Identity management is becoming core to e-business. By localizing NetPoint for international markets, Oblix is enabling organizations worldwide to reduce the costs of conducting business on-line and fulfilling the promise of secure e-business," said Rory Cowan, president and CEO of Lionbridge.
About Lionbridge
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. provides solutions for worldwide deployment of technology and content to global 2000 companies in the technology, life sciences and financial services industries. Lionbridge testing and compatibility services, globalization solutions and multilingual content management technologies help clients reduce cost, speed time to market and ensure the integrity of global brands. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lionbridge maintains facilities in England, Ireland, The Netherlands, France, Germany, China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Brazil and the United States. To learn more, visit www.lionbridge.com.
About Oblix
Oblix Inc. is a leading developer of identity-based security solutions for e-business networks. The company's flagship product, Oblix NetPoint, is a Web access management solution that provides an identity infrastructure for an entire e-business environment. Based on Web services architecture, Oblix NetPoint includes rich identity management functionality and provides access control with single sign-on to enterprise applications. This combination significantly lowers IT costs for organizations conducting business on the Web. Global corporations such as AT&T Wireless, APL, Banorte, Blockbuster, British Airways, Cemex, Country Companies, Farmers Group, Hitachi, i2 Technologies, Intuit, Kinko's, Medtronic, Norsk Hydro, Old Mutual, Stanford University, Telefonica, Tellabs, Wachovia, Xerox and many more rely on Oblix solutions Oblix investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Apax Partners, Van Wagoner Capital Management, Cisco Systems, Intel 64 Fund, Focus Ventures, Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan, Sumitomo Corporation and Novell, Inc. With offices in North America and Europe, Oblix is headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., and can be reached at (408) 861-6800.