European Advisory Board selects Lionbridge’s Javi Perez

The European Advisory Board for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) has selected Javi Perez, the data protection officer of the language service provider (LSP) Lionbridge, to serve on the board. “I am excited to join the European Advisory Board and use my experience in this industry to help the IAPP’s with their vision and commitments to the privacy community,” Perez said.

Unbabel acquires Lingo24 in anticipation of industry growth

With over $91 million in funding and growing relationships with the likes of Microsoft, Panasonic, and Udemy, company officials believe the acquisition will result in improved customer experiences. A tech-enabled language service provider (LSP), Lingo24 will help Unbabel provide more consistent language services that should result in improved customer satisfaction and loyalty. 

ATC Announces 2021 Winners of Language Industry Awards

Atlas Translations was awarded the ATC's Company of the Year Award for the second year in a row at the association's 2021 Language Industry Awards. “In its thirtieth year, Atlas Translations achieved an impressive 48% growth, adding new services such as remote interpreting and Covid Passport translation to their portfolio," the judges notes read.

Interprefy partnerships emphasize strategic thinking, diversification

What do the Korean tourism industry and pioneering European T&I business Interprefy have in common? As of this fall, they’re both key players in the remote simultaneous interpreting business.

Language I/O introduces subscription model

The new model works by allotting customers with a set of credits they can then spend on any of Language I/O’s services as need demands. This frees both parties from the negotiation process that can often slow down projects.

Where to do Business Online — from now to 2025

The revamped T-Index platform offers a tool that reveals the languages and countries with the greatest potential across 200 different product categories. Is English losing...

Bodson steps in as Keywords CEO

Keywords Studios, a company specializing in localization services for video games and software, announced yesterday that Bertrand Bodson began his tenure as new company...

Smartling secures $160 million capital investment

Cloud translation technology company Smartling is poised for a major business expansion following a $160 million investment from Battery Ventures.  Announced by company officials today,...

RWS discusses details of European Parliament contract

RWS announced last week a major contract with the European Parliament to provide live translation and transcription services. The contract joins RWS with multiple...