Bowne Global Solutions and BAeHAL Announce Strategic Alliance in Technical Publication Services Alliance will expand and streamline production resources for BGS NEW YORK, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bowne Global Solutions (BGS), a leading provider of technical publication, translation and localization services, announced today that it has formed a strategic alliance with BAeHAL, a provider of technology-based documentation solutions to global aerospace and defense companies. As part of the alliance, BAeHAL will act as a long-term offshore partner to BGS collaborating on technical publication contracts and providing alternative production resources for data conversion, authoring and illustrating. The alliance extends the reach of BGS's footprint and meets the changing needs of clients as they too explore India-based solutions. "As our technical publications business grows, we needed to think of new and innovative ways to deliver the most cost-effective and efficientservices available in the market," said Paul Doherty, Vice President of Global Technical Publications at BGS. "It was only natural that we turned to BAeHAL, which has the credentials, experience and resources. Now, regardless of where our production centers are, our clients have seamless delivery without compromised quality or security." "Our new business relationship with BGS also involves a strong collaboration on sales and marketing activities aimed at fulfilling customer requirements," said Subhash Shukla, BAeHAL's Vice President of Business Development for Europe. "This potent technology-enabled mix of two leading technical publications businesses with extensive aerospace experience will prove very cost-effective for our customers." AboutBAeHAL BAeHAL Software Ltd (BAeHAL) is a joint venture company owned by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, India and BAE SYSTEMS, UK. It has an impressive infrastructure in Bangalore, India with state of the art hardware, software and communication facilities. BAeHAL has particular strength in aerospace and defense projects with customers including British Airways, BAE SYSTEMS, Smiths Aerospace, Rolls Royce, Thales Avionics, ECE Intertechnique, Galileo Avionica, Aeronautical Development Agency, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Indian Space Research Organization, Defence Research Development Organization and Indian Armed Forces in a wide range of IT applications. It specializes in areas such as real-time embedded software development, avionics simulation,database management, content management solutions, enterprise business solutions and engineering services. BAeHAL is a CMM Level 5, ISO 9001, and BS7799 Certified Company and guarantees highest quality and Information Security. About Bowne Global Solutions Bowne Global Solutions (BGS) is one of the world's leading providers of multilingual solutions for Products & Documents, Marketing & Communications, Regulatory Compliance, Training & e-Learning, and Globalization Strategy. With employees in 24 countries, BGS is ideally positioned to help companies adapt their products and communications to reflect the unique linguistic and cultural characteristics of their target markets worldwide. Supported by proven project management methods and innovative technologies, including the Elcano(TM) translation portal, clients have come to rely on the BGS team for all of their translation, localization, technical publications and interpretation needs. For more information, visit http://www.bowneglobal.com/. Bowne Global Solutions is a business unit of Bowne & Co., Inc. (NYSE: BNE), a global leader in providing high-value solutions that empower our clients' communications. In addition to BGS, Bowne & Co.'s diversified business units include Bowne Financial Print, the world's largest financial printer; Bowne Enterprise Solutions, a leading provider of digital printing and electronic delivery of personalized communications; and Bowne Business Solutions, the leader in delivering a full array of business process outsourcing services to the legal and financial services industries. For more information visit http://www.bowne.com/. DATASOURCE: Bowne Global Solutions CONTACT: Pam McKinlay, Director of Marketing Communications of Bowne Global Solutions, +1-917-339-4878, Web site: http://www.bowneglobal.com/

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