Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY

      Listed below are the significant subsidiaries of the Company and their jurisdictions of organization. All are wholly-owned unless otherwise indicated. Other subsidiaries have been omitted because, considered in the aggregate, they would not constitute a significant subsidiary.

	Jurisdiction of
Name of Subsidiary	Organization
Bowne Business Communications, Inc.	New York
Bowne Business Enterprises, L.P.	Delaware
Bowne Business Solutions, Inc.	Delaware
Bowne Business Solutions, L.L.C.	New York
Bowne de Montréal, Inc.	Canada
Bowne Digital Solutions, L.L.C.	New York
Bowne Global Solutions, Inc.	California
Bowne Global Solutions (France), S.A.R.L.	France
Bowne Global Solutions (Germany), G.m.b.H.	Germany
Bowne Global Solutions (Ireland), Ltd.	Ireland
Bowne Global Solutions (Japan), K.K.	Japan
Bowne Global Solutions (Netherlands), B.V.	Netherlands
Bowne Global Solutions (Spain), S.L.	Spain
BGS Companies, Inc.	Delaware
Bowne Technology Enterprise, L.L.C.	New Jersey
Bowne International, Ltd.	United Kingdom
Bowne International, S.A.R.L.	France
Bowne Litigation Solutions, L.P.	Delaware
Bowne Localization, Inc.	Delaware
Bowne of Atlanta, Inc.	Georgia
Bowne of Boston, Inc.	Massachusetts
Bowne of Canada, Ltd.	Canada
Bowne of Chicago, Inc.	Delaware
Bowne of Cleveland, Inc.	Ohio
Bowne of Dallas, L.P.	Delaware
Bowne of Europe, B.V.	Netherlands
Bowne of Germany Holding G.m.b.H.	Germany
Bowne of Los Angeles, Inc.	California
Bowne of New York City, L.L.C.	New York
Bowne of Ontario, L.P.	Ontario, Canada
Bowne of Phoenix, Inc.	Arizona
Bowne Solutions, L.L.C.	Delaware
Bowne of South Bend, Inc.	Delaware
Mendez, B.V.B.A	Belgium
Lernout & Hauspie Spain S.A.	Spain
L & H Mendez, S.A.R.L.	France
L & H Editions, S.A.R.L.	France
L & H Linguex, S.A.	France
L & H Mendez Brazil, Ltda	Brazil
L & H Mendez Portugal, Ltda	Portugal
L & H Italia, S.r.L.	Italy
L & H Sweden, AB	Sweden
L & H Mendez Sweden, AB	Sweden
Mendez, OY	Finland
Mendez Netherland, B.V.	Netherlands
Lernout & Hauspie, LLC	Washington
L & H Mendez, A/S	Denmark
Mendez Norge A/S	Norway
L & H Deutschland, Gmbh	Germany
Lernout & Hauspie, Ltd	U.K.
L & H Mendez Japan, KK	Japan
World Tech Corp.	Korea
Clockworks International, Ltd	Ireland
Bowne Global Solutions Korea	Korea
Bowne Global Solutions Denmark, A/S	Denmark
Bowne Global Solution Finland OY(1)	Finland
Bowne Global Solutions Italy	Italy
Technical Core. Ltd, KK	Japan
DataLink Co. Ltd, KK	Japan
Bowne Global Solutions Brazil Limitada	Brazil
Bowne International, LLC	Delaware
Bowne International de Mexico S.A.DE.C.V.	Mexico

(1)  80% owned by the Company.