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February 2022
Our feature article is an oral history of MultiLingual by its three publishers. We had a lot of fun looking through archives and conducting the interviews. My predecessors served as publisher for 13 and 20 years, respectively, and I will do everything I can to match their long-lived success and dedication to this publication.
Jonckers announces Amazing Insights video series on the use of AI in global business
Amazing Insights will shine a spotlight on eCommerce specifically, as the eCommerce landscape has undergone a digital transformation in recent years unparalleled in other industries, with AI being used to solve many different pain points eCommerce leaders often face.
ZOO Digital hires Anna Chew as Territory Manager for Southeast Asia and China
In her previous role with Disney Character Voices International (DCVI), Anna Chew led localization projects and artist management for the SEA region and was responsible for sharing some of the most successful Disney, Star Wars and Marvel films of recent years.
Language I/O announces key executive appointments amid rapid growth
Cheyenne, WY – February 8, 2022 – Language I/O (LIO), a leader in multilingual customer engagement, today announced two key appointments to their leadership...
Lokalise Expands Its Global Focus to the Environment by Going Carbon Neutral
Boston, US/ London, UK/ Riga, Latvia - February 7, 2022 - Lokalise, the leading continuous localization platform, today announced it is going carbon neutral.
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Akorbi appoints Lara Daly Chief Revenue Officer
Most recently Lara Daly oversaw Strategic Accounts at Vistatec. Using a customer-centric approach for Language Service Providers (LSPs) and applying a laser-like focus on growth, Lara has led sales and strategic account management for Bowne Global Solutions, Lionbridge and Moravia prior to its acquisition by RWS.
European Masters in Conference Interpreting (EMCI) Consortium partners with Interprefy to enable students to practice their interpretation skills
The Consortium’s 16 universities will use Interprefy’s Connect Pro Platform to familiarise their students with remote simultaneous interpreting, by combining their traditional conference interpreter training with online training.
Ushuaia Solutions Obtains ISO 17100 Certification
Ushuaia Solutions, a leading language service provider for Latin America, the US and the Iberian Peninsula, is pleased to announce their official ISO 17100...
Iyuno-SDI Closes New Funding Round
IMM joins forces with Iyuno-SDI’s impressive institutional investor base including Softbank Vision Fund 2, Altor Fund IV, Softbank Ventures Asia, and Shamrock Capital Advisors, LLC. The dedicated group of sponsors provides Iyuno-SDI with the depth of resources to continue its rapid growth plans.
John Papaioannou joins Argos Multilingual as Director of Business Analytics
John brings 18 years of experience on the client-side and 9 more on the vendor side to the table. Described by past co-workers as “the numbers guy,” he naturally seeks to maximize the value of information through his detailed understanding of technology and process improvement.
Interprefy announces Oddmund Braaten as new CEO
Interprefy, a leading provider of managed remote simultaneous interpretation technology and services, today announces that current COO, Oddmund Braaten, is transitioning to the role of CEO effective 1 February 2022.
Women in Localization Announces 2022 Board and Sponsors
Cecilia Maldonado returns as President of Women in Localization and head of the Operations and Metrics Programs. Global Sponsors and W.L. work closely to support a worldwide community for the advancement of women in the localization industry.
ELDA opens European mirror of OpenSLR
In November 2021, ELDA opened the European mirror of the Open Speech and Language Resources (OpenSLR) repository which hosts speech and language resources, such as training corpora for speech recognition, and software related to speech recognition.
Technology and Telecommunications Veteran Jorge Rodriguez Named Sorenson Communications CEO
Prior to joining Sorenson, Mr. Rodriguez served as president and CEO of multiple América Móvil companies, including Claro Enterprise Solutions and Telvista, Inc.
SumaLatam launches newly revamped website
Founded in 2012 as a woman-owned translation company in the heart of Argentina’s vibrant tech community, SumaLatam is known for supporting translation needs in over 50 languages across a wide range of industries, no matter how complex or simple the project may be.
United Language Group Announces New Executive Vice President of Sales
With more than 5 years’ experience in multiple sales leadership roles, Mike Mulligan has a deep understanding of ULG culture, as well as a proven track record of working directly with customers to develop intelligent solutions for their language needs.
SubtitleNEXT Version 5.11 Kick-Starts 2022
PBT EU kick-starts 2022 with a brand-new release of SubtitleNEXT Version 5.11 that further equips subtitling, captioning, and localization specialists with an array of stunning innovative toolsets at their fingertips.
Language I/O Secures Series A Round for a 2021 Total Fundraise of $12.1 Million
Cheyenne, WY – January 11, 2022 – Language I/O (LIO), a leader in multilingual customer engagement, today announced it has raised a $6.5 million...
SaaS Management Platform Zluri raises $10M led by MassMutual Ventures
SaaS Management Platform Zluri, has raised $10M in a Series A round of funding led by MassMutual Ventures with participation from existing investors, Endiya Partners and Kalaari Capital. Zluri had previously raised $2M, from Endiya Partners and Kalaari Capital, in its seed round in January 2021.
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January 2022
The world is changing. Every passing year, we see the signs of an increaingly globalized world. It’s a reality that raises challenges as the professional world races to make sense of it all. It brings opportunities as new markets open up to enterprising business leaders. And it gives us all a chance — a chance to learn, grow, and flourish as human beings.
New CEO at interlanguage
Interlanguage, an Italian-based translation company of the Transline Group, announces a new CEO. Starting from January 1, 2022 Stefano Gualdi takes over the role...
Conferences Management and Interpretation in Times of Covid panel
On December 15th Remote simultaneous interpretation platform - Interactio - hosted a multilingual panel discussion with RSI industry leaders. The panel focused on conferences management and interpretation in times of Covid.
ZOO Digital launches industry-first professional development course to train dubbing script adapters
SHEFFIELD / LOS ANGELES, December 16 2021 – ZOO Digital, a leading provider of media globalization services, has launched an industry-first online academic course...