SDL results for the first half of 2006 should exceed expectations</tile> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="description" content="SDL results for the first half of 2006 should exceed expectations"> <meta http-equiv="keywords" content="SDL,results,for,the,first,half,of,2006,should,exceed,expectations"> </head> <body> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="10" height="39"> </td> <td width="99%" height="39"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="16%"><a href="http://inttranews.inttra.net"><img src="http://inttranews.inttra.net/images/inttranews_grey_2.jpg" width="192" height="37" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" valign="middle"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b><font color="#CCCCCC" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">KNOW.<br> HOW.</font></b></font> </p> </td> <td width="34%" align="right" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#666666">18-07-2006</font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td width="99%" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <b>SDL results for the first half of 2006 should exceed expectations</b></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">London, UK (LSE): UK translation software developer SDL said results for the first half of 2006 would likely exceed expectations, bolstered by the takeover of US rival Trados. Shares were up 10 at 195. SDL said pretax profits for the six months to the end of June would be at least 5 mln stg, a 43 pct improvement on last year, as revenues for the period rose 32 pct to around 45 mln, said the group in a trading update. <br> <br>For more information, please visit: <br><a href="http://www.lse.co.uk/MarketReports.asp?shareprice=&ArticleRef=19084&ArticleHeadline=UK_small_caps_sharply_lower_midday_BETonSPORTS_drops_on_CEO_US_detention_news " target="blank">www.lse.co.uk/MarketReports.asp?shareprice=&ArticleRef=19084&ArticleHeadline=UK_small_caps_sharply_lower_midday_BETonSPORTS_drops_on_CEO_US_detention_news </a> <br></font></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="<http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show