Macnica Signs Distributor Agreement with DeepL for Language AI Service - Supporting the Enhancement of Customer Services and Applications through High-Precision Translation Using Large-Scale Language Models -

Macnica (Head office: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter referred to as "Macnica") announced today that it has signed a distributor agreement with DeepL SE (Head office: Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany; CEO: Jarosław Kuterowski; hereinafter referred to as "DeepL") and has begun selling the DeepL translation platform product line in the Japanese market.

In recent years, companies have expanded globally, creating a need for effective and smooth communication with business partners and employees who speak different languages and have different cultures. Furthermore, to succeed in a global business environment, companies need highly accurate multilingual translations of their products and services. Accurate translation is particularly essential for business documents such as product and technical information and contracts, as the accuracy of translation directly impacts a company's brand image and risk management. However, Japanese language grammar, its rich range of honorific expressions, its abundance of abbreviations and metaphors, and its diverse vocabulary can make accurate translation difficult for general-purpose AI. Furthermore, free translation tools often use input data to train machine learning to improve their services, increasing accuracy. Unconsciously entering confidential or personal information can lead to the risk of information leaks.

DeepL provides AI translation solutions that use large-scale language models (LLMs) to achieve more natural and accurate translations, and boasts strong data governance and high security standards. By providing DeepL to many companies, Macnica will promote the use of corporate data accumulated globally, reduce the workload caused by using different languages, and enable customers' applications and services to support each country's language.

■DeepL Features
DeepL achieves highly accurate translation by combining high-quality training data with AI technology.

<DeepL's Strengths>
・GDPR compliance
Input text and translations are never stored, ensuring data security under EU law, and users can communicate without any restrictions on the country of their choice.
・Strong data governance
Document files to be translated are guaranteed to be TLS encrypted, stored on the hard disk until translation is complete, and deleted after data output.
・Quality control by proprietary data and linguistic experts
- High-speed performance and high-precision translation
-High compatibility with many cloud services, including Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
・Unlike generative AI, highly transparent translation allows you to see where corrections need to be made

For businesses, it offers robust data governance, team management functions, internal collaboration through glossary sharing, SSO integration, etc. In addition to the traditional text translation service "DeepL Translation," the lineup has been strengthened with features such as "DeepL Voice," which enables real-time speech translation for remote meetings and face-to-face conversations, and "DeepL Write," a high-performance AI writing assistant.

<Complete communication made possible by DeepL>

■ Macnica 's value proposition
Macnica will provide a translation platform for customers who require higher levels of security and management, and will also support the development of API integration with customers' applications and tools. This will help facilitate communication in Japan and strengthen the international competitiveness of Japanese products and services by enabling them to be translated into different languages.
For general businesses
In addition to company-wide adoption as a secure translation tool, we also support the development of collaboration with various tools, such as video conferencing tools and applications for specific industries and business processes, to facilitate smooth corporate communication. In addition, by standardizing the language of internal company data, we support the accumulation and utilization of data for AI and DX globally.
For system integrators/software development companies
We support collaborative development with our own products and in-house developed tools and services, and help our customers internationalize and improve the value of their applications and tools.

Macnica will leverage the knowledge it has gained through its experience as a distributor of various IT products to expand DeepL to domestic companies and strengthen collaborative development with various tools such as communication tools and content management, thereby helping Japanese companies to strengthen their global competitiveness.

[Click here for product details]
URL: https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/security/manufacturers/deepl/

[For product inquiries, please click here]
DeepL Products Manager, Macnica
TEL: 045-476-2010
E-mail: deepl-sales@macnica.co.jp

*Company names and product names mentioned in this text are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macnica and each company.
*The information published in the news release (including product price, specifications, etc.) is current as of the date of announcement. Please note that the information may be subject to change without prior notice.