Detroit Translation Bureau Partners With Praetorius, Ltd., a UK Translation Firm, to Form Consortium of Automotive Translation Suppliers

    TROY, Mich.--March 29, 2001--Detroit Translation Bureau has entered into an agreement with Praetorius Limited of Nottingham, England to form the Consortium of Automotive Translation Suppliers to meet the growing demands of the automotive industry.
    The move is in response to rapidly increasing translation needs in the automotive industry due to globalization. The consortium will be the world's leading pool of expertise in automotive translation.
    Both Detroit Translation Bureau and Praetorius earn a high percentage of their income by serving the automotive industry and provide translation and terminology services for the major automotive car companies. Each has over 15 years' of experience in the automotive field.
    In addition, both companies have a proven track record of taking a leading role in the automotive industry. Rick Woyde, President & Chief Executive Officer of Detroit Translation Bureau, chairs the SAE's J2450 committee developing a Translation Quality Metric to evaluate translation quality of Service Information.
    Praetorius Managing Director Geoffrey Kingscott acts as a member of the organizing committee for the TOPTEC conference series, the world's leading forum on multilingual documentation for the automotive industry. The series is organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The next conference in this series will be held in Paris in October 2001 in conjunction with the Paris Motor Show.
    "We're excited at the opportunity to work with Praetorius in addressing the unmet needs of the automotive industry. Together we can provide the focus and services that the automotive community requires and has been lacking," says Woyde.
    Geoffrey Kingscott also welcomed the initiative. "Automotive translation is a specialist area, and needs its own dedicated service company. And this consortium is the right way to provide this. We have been delighted and astonished to find just how closely parallel the operations of Praetorius and DTB are."
    The two companies will pool information and resources on translation technology, terminology and terminology management (both companies have large existing databases of automotive terms and extensive reference libraries), quality assurance, staff training, and marketing. Discussions are being held with companies in Canada, Mexico and Asia with a view to extending the consortium worldwide.
    Detroit Translation Bureau provides complete translation solutions including print and interactive production, video voice-overs, web site localization, and on-site interpretation services. The company employs translators from around the world and translates over thirty languages, representing languages and countries on every continent. Additional information can be found at www.dtbonline.com.
    Praetorius Ltd. provides authoring, translation and document management services worldwide and is ISO9002 certificated and is headquartered in the UK and has offices in Paris, France and Chicago, Illinois. Additional information can be found at www.praetorius.com.