Technology trends in 2012 will focus on making connections
Success for the technology industry in 2012 will hinge on one thing — making connections — reports Joe Mullich in today’s “Enterprise Technology” special section in The Wall Street Journal. Advances in technology will affect how consumers interact with companies, speak different languages to communicate and uncover the hidden meanings in “big data.” Mullich spoke [...]
Language Line Services CEO: Marketing ‘in-language’ critical inside U.S., not just in other countries
When it comes to marketing and advertising in foreign languages, paying attention to nuance has always been imperative (case in point: the Ford Pinto not translating well in Brazil). While these concerns used to be limited to marketing in other countries, “Now they apply inside the United States as more than 60 million people — [...]
Language Line Services announces partnership with AT&T for mobile interpretations
In an open letter to employees and stakeholders, Louis F. Provenzano Jr., CEO and president of Language Line Services, today announced a partnership with AT&T to put mobile interpretation services in the hands of emergency responders to better serve the nation’s growing population of limited English proficient people. The language solution will be accessible by businesses [...]
Language Line Services steps up to meet need as interpretation demand soars
The foreign-born population in the United States has quadrupled over the past four decades, and more than 175 languages and dialects are spoken across the country today. As a result, demand for foreign-language interpreters is increasing, and Monterey, Calif.-based Language Line Services is stepping up to help meet that need, according to a recent Bloomberg [...]
‘Karen’ fastest growing language in Jacksonville, according to Language Line Services
Karen, the language spoken by 1.3 million people in Myanmar (formerly Burma) is the fastest-growing language in Jacksonville, Fla., according to the Jacksonville Business Journal. The articles cites data from Language Line Services’ LanguageTrak Interpreter Demand Index (see infographic), which tracked language trends in the country between the second quarter of 2010 and 2011. The [...]
Language Line Services partners with Manhattan Cross Cultural Group to address cultural training needs
Language Line Services, the worldwide leader in interpreting and translation services, has announced a partnership with the Manhattan Cross Cultural Group (MCCG) to help healthcare organizations provide the highest quality care to their culturally and linguistically diverse patients. The partnership with MCCG makes Language Line Services the only language services provider to offer such a [...]
Language Line Services launches R&D think tank
Language Line Services, the global market leader in interpretation and translation services, launched the Language Line Innovation Center this week, the industry’s first R&D think tank. The think tank aims to spur open innovation among employees, while engaging business partners and customers for new ideas to improve language access across all technology platforms to all [...]
Language Line Services Launches ‘Language Access Center For Excellence’ as healthcare resource
One of the speakers: Martin Conroy, former Director of the Division of Acute & Primary Care Services with the New York State Department of Health Language Line Services, the worldwide market leader in interpretation and translation services, today launched its Language Access Center for Excellence. The Center will offer experts to speak on key issues [...]
Language Line Services Praises NY Mayor Bloomberg’s ‘BigAppleRx’ Program
New York City’s first official prescription discount card, BigAppleRx, will be one of the most widely distributed prescription drug discount cards in the nation, and is available to anyone regardless of age, income, citizenship or health insurance status. The cards will save an average of 47 percent on prescription medications and can be used by [...]
Medical Interpreter Forum to Address Language Access
Leaders, advocates and stakeholders in the medical interpretation industry will travel across the globe to convene on Saturday, April 30, in Los Angeles, CA, for the 5th Annual National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum. The event is free and open to the public. Guest speakers and discussions will address the advancement of national certification, best practices in [...]
