Language Line Services names Klein CEO
Language Line Services today announced the appointment of Scott W. Klein as President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Klein, 54 also becomes a member of the Language Line Services Board of Directors. Louis Provenzano, who has served as President and CEO since 2010, has resigned. “Language Line Services is a very special company that [...]
AT&T, Language Line Services launch easy *4 mobile interpretation service
Welcome to one of the simplest ways to communicate across different languages: AT&T On Demand Interpreter Powered by Language Line Services. With just two keystrokes on a mobile phone, callers can reach professionally trained interpreters in a matter of seconds — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Read more at The Washington Post, [...]
Market for interpreters booms in the Bay Area
The demand for interpreting services is booming due to the increase in immigration and international business transactions, according to Monterey-based language interpretation services company Language Line Services. Language Line Services is the go-to interpretation provider for many banks, hospitals and emergency responders in the United States, where many clients do not speak English proficiently. The company currently employs [...]
Language Line Services to double workforce in Costa Rica
Language Line Services, the worldwide leader in translation and interpretation services, plans to more than double the size of its two language centers in Costa Rica, located in Cartago and Heredia. The company, which has operated in the country for over ten years, plans to hire 260 employees in the next six months, reports Inside [...]
Language Line Services predicts mobile language shift
Language access is becoming an increasingly important concern for sectors such as healthcare, government and legal services, and mobile language service will be the leading industry trend this year, reports HealthCare Distributor magazine. “Language access in the United States has never been more important than it is today, as the country’s growing ethnic minorities are [...]
Haitian fastest-growing language in Jacksonville
A study by Language Line Services shows Spanish required the most interpreters in 20 of the largest markets nationwide, but the fastest-growing language, at least in Jacksonville, Fla., is Haitian, reports the Jacksonville Business Journal. See gallery of top-10 languages. Language Line Services, the nation’s largest over-the-phone interpretation company, released its quarterly Interpreter Demand Index [...]
Language Line Services plans to hire 2,000 interpreters
Language Line Services, the nation’s leading over-the-phone interpretation company, plans to hire 2,000 new interpreters this year, reports the San Francisco Business Times The Monterey, Calif.-based company says about 10 percent of the new hires will be in the greater Bay Area. Among them, 1,300 will be Spanish-speaking interpreters, along with 700 others who are [...]
Language Line Services honored as Dun & Bradstreet’s featured business
Language Line Services, the nation’s largest over-the-phone interpretation company, was recently honored as Dun & Bradstreet’s featured business of the day. D&B’s “200 Million Businesses” campaign features just 200 businesses selected from the 200 million companies in the firm’s database to be profiled over a 200-day period. Celebrating its 30-year anniversary, Language Line Services provides language [...]
The importance of breaking down the language barrier
President and CEO Louis F. Provenzano Jr. discusses the history of Language Line Services and his goals for the company in this new video on YouTube:
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 [...]
