Cologne – July 30, 2025 – Bechtle, one of Europe's leading IT service providers, and DeepL, a global leader in AI language technology, today announced their strategic partnership. The aim is to provide companies and public institutions in Europe with innovative Language AI solutions that respond to the growing demands of digital transformation and communication globally.
Together for a digital future: AI meets IT expertise
According to a recent Forrester survey, 88% of decision-makers who contribute to the content lifecycle report that their organization is adopting generative AI for translation. This highlights the strategic importance of effective multilingual communication in entering new markets and strengthening global competitiveness. Bechtle and DeepL are combining their strengths to help companies scale their multilingual communication effectively.
"With DeepL, we are gaining a partner who is a leader in innovative Language AI technology. Business is more global than ever before and this collaboration opens up new ways for seamless international collaboration across language barriers," says Dirk Müller-Niessner, Chief Technology Officer at Bechtle AG.
Focus on efficiency, innovation, and precision
The partnership will make DeepL’s Language AI solutions, including DeepL Translate, DeepL Voice and DeepL Write, available to Bechtle’s customers. Building on Bechtle’s years of IT integration and expertise, enterprise and public-sector customers across 14 European countries looking for Language AI solutions will be able to leverage the combined expertise of both providers. As well as rolling it out to customers, internal Bechtle teams will also start to have access to DeepL for their own language requirements.
Sebastian Enderlein, Chief Technology Officer at DeepL, on the relevance of the partnership: "Bechtle stands for IT expertise and customer focus. Effective communication is crucial for expansion into new markets. Our collaboration provides access to innovative Language AI solutions that make multilingual communication more efficient, with a particular focus on compliance, data sovereignty, and integration into existing IT infrastructures."
All information about the partnership can be found here.