Sequence have made available what is believed to be the first enterprise CMS (content management system) available in the Welsh language, creating a unique 'back-end' enterprise technology system in Wales' national language.

Whilst some Welsh CMS tools do exist they are predominantly only available within the open source community and Sequence research indicated that such tools did not always offer the functionality, interoperability and scalability that their customers were demanding.

The Welsh CMS will be made exclusively available for Sequence’s public sector clients initially.

Richard Baker, managing director of Sequence said: "Welsh public sector organisations are leading the way in using the Welsh language in the workplace. The tool will not only enable Welsh-speaking employees to manage their website in their chosen language, but it will help to ensure that Welsh remains a living language in the workplace."

Sequence based their Welsh language development work on Content Manager Corporate Edition (CMC) – the CMS which forms part of the Alterian Integrated Marketing Platform.

Sequence first partnered with Alterian in 2008 to launch a part of the Welsh Assembly Government website, Flexible Support for Business and has been recognised as one of Alterian’s prestigious ‘Gold Partners’.

CMC (formerly Immediacy) featuring language capabilities, was launched last September, with a localised editor interface for use by organisations in non-English speaking countries.

Rebecca Liebling, Sales Director UK Agencies, Alterian, comments "Sequence is the first agency globally to use this localisation facility, and it is fitting that one of our very few ‘Gold Partners’ in the UK should be a trailblazer."

Meri Huws, Chair of the Welsh Language Board, said:

"I would like to congratulate Sequence on the launch of a CMS in the Welsh language. Information Technology is a central part of our daily lives - at school or college, at work and at home - and it is important that Welsh speakers can use the language on the computer, and become confident in using Welsh language technology."

To find out more about using Alterian CMC in the language of welsh, please contact us.