Rheinschrift Rebrands as Next-Generation Boutique Consulting Partner

By

-

March 9, 2026

Rheinschrift Next Gen Boutique Consulting for Linguistic Solutions

Rheinschrift (RS) has announced they have rebranded into a next-generation boutique consulting partner. For over 30 years, the company formerly known as Rheinschrift Language Services has enjoyed a stellar and steady reputation as the go-to partner for German. Behind the scenes, Rheinschrift (RS) continued evolving and adapting as they surfed the waves of the language industry’s ever-changing status quo.

Looking back on recent years, the RS team realized there was a misalignment between what they do, who they are and how they present themselves to the world. In other words, a rebrand was long overdue!

The rebrand entails a chic new logo; brand new website; refocused brand ethos, mission and identity; and sparkling new visual identity — a culmination of a creative and collaborate labor of love to best meet client needs.

The move reflects a shift in the company’s customer base, as an increasing number of iconic brands are approaching Rheinschrift for strategic collaborations and more clients are relying on them for languages and services far beyond the company’s historic offering.

Today, Rheinschrift:

Remains proud of its in-house team of over 30 German linguists. Comprised of seasoned seniors to digital natives — the ultimate combination for striking a perfect tone across every channel and generation.
Works with a global team of language experts, built and trained for specific brands and their unique needs.
Has a vibrant tech team that designs workflows around customer needs (not the other way around).
Employs talented AI engineers who focus on results rather than trends or buzzwords.

Together, Rheinschrift’s in-house team delivers a full end-to-end localization model without a template or standard model, but that is flexible and unique for your brand and your brand only.

This is Rheinschrift – a next gen boutique consulting firm for linguistic solutions.

Discover RS’ new website at https://rheinschrift.de
Ready to turn your content into influence? Get in touch at contact@rheinschrift.de
Follow RS’ journey on social (updates to follow in the near future) LinkedIn

About Rheinschrift

Rheinschrift is a privately owned next-generation boutique consultancy for linguistic solutions, specializing in German with more than 25 years of expertise. Certified under ISO 17100 and ISO 18587, the company delivers high‑quality translation, transcreation, and language solutions with global offices in Spain. Known for top‑ranked performance in Western Europe, Rheinschrift combines native‑speaker precision, personal client communication, and professional project management to help brands communicate clearly across global markets.

LILT Launches Industry-First MCP Server and Agent-to-Agent Integration, Bringing Human-Verified Translation to AI Assistants

By

MultiLingual Staff

-

March 6, 2026

0

LILT, a leading provider of enterprise AI translation, has announced the launch of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) card. This integration enables professional, brand-aligned translations directly within AI assistants. Enterprise organizations often face a “quality gap” with AI-generated multilingual content; LILT MCP solves this by transforming general AI assistants into governed, multilingual operators.

Human verification at AI speed

LILT MCP enables employees to request human-verified and instant translations within their standard chat interface. While AI provides instant drafts, mission-critical content — such as legal policies or technical manuals — can now be routed to LILT’s expert linguist network for verification.

With LILT MCP, employees can:

Request Expert Validation: Send AI-generated content to professional linguists for human verification.
Maintain Brand Integrity: Utilize custom AI models trained on company-specific style guides, terminology, and other preferences.
Enable Real-Time Governance: Access instant quotes and status updates within AI assistants.

“Generative AI platforms are convenient and versatile, but for many use cases, enterprises require governance,” said Spence Green, CEO at LILT. “By meeting employees where they already work, we’re delivering the best of both worlds: employee convenience that is governed.”

Eliminating disconnected workflows

LILT MCP is a “translation layer” for the modern tech stack. Whether drafting blog and social posts or documenting technical content, users can now send their AI content to LILT for translation and expert verification through a simple prompt, ensuring cultural relevance and accuracy at scale.

For more information about LILT MCP, please reach out to contact@lilt.com.

About LILT

LILT is one of the only AI-native multilingual platforms for enterprise and public sector translation and content creation. It makes your content and data multilingual — faster, more accurately, securely, and at scale. By combining customer-specific adaptive AI models with expert human verifiers when you need them, LILT ensures your message resonates across languages while reducing costs by up to 40%. LILT is headquartered in California with global offices around the world.

The Global Physical Literacy Action Framework Expands Language Accessibility with 11 New Supported Translations

By

MultiLingual Staff

-

March 5, 2026

0

Global Physical Literacy Action Framework

The Global Physical Literacy (GloPL) Action Framework has announced the expansion of the international academic consortium’s framework to support 11 additional languages only a week after launching the original platform in English.

GloPL has been officially released following a two-year international development process. Australia’s Deakin University has led the creation of this important framework in cooperation with experts from 59 countries and 21 leading societies from the realm of physical activity and health.

The action framework responds to stagnating global physical activity levels by proposing a shift in focus toward the quality of movement experiences. It understands physical literacy as a holistic concept that integrates affective (emotions), cognitive (brain), and physical (body) capabilities.

The framework’s mission is to foster the knowledge, understanding, motivation, confidence, and empower individuals to engage in meaningful movement and sustain lifelong participation in physical activity, exercise and sport.

Key action areas

The document establishes five interlinked pillars designed to move the field forward:

Advocacy: Increasing awareness and policy support.
Practice: Enhancing the delivery of quality experiences.
Education: Supporting professional development and learning.
Assessment: Developing meaningful ways to monitor progress.
Research: Strengthening the evidence base.

To ensure that the action framework translates more effectively into local communities and is actionable worldwide, GloPL has worked closely with its international partners to expand its list of supported languages with additional languages planned for release in the near future:

Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
Greek
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu

All translated frameworks can now be downloaded and accessed for free: GloPL Action Framework – The Global Physical Literacy (GloPL) Action Framework

About Global Physical Literacy Action Framework (GloPL)

The Global Physical Literacy Action Framework is an international, consensus‑built guide for strengthening physical literacy across cultures. Developed and published through Deakin University in Australia, it outlines shared principles and coordinated actions to help educators, researchers, and policymakers foster motivation, confidence, competence, and understanding in movement beyond English-centric research. With extensive multilingual translations and global consortium support, it aims to expand equitable access to meaningful physical‑activity experiences worldwide.

Boostlingo Embeds Interpreter Access Directly into athenaTelehealth

By

MultiLingual Staff

-

March 5, 2026

0

Boostlingo has announced the expansion of its integration with athenahealth’s Marketplace program, introducing native telehealth interpreter support within athenaTelehealth. Healthcare organizations can now embed language access directly into virtual visits, reducing workflow disruption while strengthening compliance and documentation standards.

As telehealth becomes a permanent part of care delivery, health systems face increasing pressure to ensure equitable access, maintain audit readiness, and manage language access costs across care settings. The expanded integration allows providers to launch qualified medical interpreters directly from the patient chart into an active athenaTelehealth session, without leaving the electronic health record.

For clinical teams, the experience is smooth. There are no manual dial-outs, delayed joins, or separate systems. Boostlingo’s routing engine connects providers to a qualified interpreter in seconds. When the session concludes, call data and documentation are automatically written back into the patient chart, ensuring accurate records without additional administrative steps.

For operational leaders, the integration standardizes telehealth language access workflows across departments. Program leaders gain real-time visibility into interpreter usage, duration accuracy, and service levels without manual reconciliation, reducing operational friction and improving throughput.

For health system executives, the expanded functionality supports compliance with Title VI, ADA, and Section 1557 requirements by reducing documentation gaps and strengthening audit trails. Automated duration tracking improves billing precision and provides transparent utilization reporting to better manage language access spend across virtual and in-person care.

“The future of telehealth requires language access to be embedded, not bolted on,” said Brian D’Agostino, Chief Product Officer at Boostlingo. “This integration ensures healthcare organizations can deliver equitable care in virtual settings while reducing compliance risk, improving documentation accuracy, and maintaining financial control.”

Key Capabilities Include:

Native interpreter support embedded directly within athenaTelehealth sessions.
Interpreter launch from the patient chart.
Automated post-session documentation written back into the EHR.
Precise duration tracking for accurate billing and cost transparency.

Unlike manual telehealth workarounds that require separate calls or delayed interpreter joins, the Boostlingo integration delivers real-time routing, automated documentation, and standardized reporting. Organizations reduce compliance exposure, improve documentation accuracy, accelerate speed to care, and gain clearer financial visibility into language access utilization.

The integration is HIPAA compliant and designed to align with athenahealth Marketplace security standards. Organizations maintain control over user access, audit logs, and interpreter credentials to support enterprise IT and AI governance requirements.

The expanded integration is available to U.S. athenahealth customers.

For more information, please visit boostlingo.com/athenahealth or explore the Boostlingo listing in the athenahealth Marketplace.

About Boostlingo

Boostlingo, a language‑access technology company founded in 2016, builds technology that helps businesses connect across languages. Based in Austin, TX, it serves more than 3,000 organizations with interpreting, translation, multilingual events, and interpreter management solutions. Its mission is to expand global language access through intelligent routing, a robust IMS platform, and a growing network of partners and linguists to help every organization reach the right language professional or service when they need it.

Wordly Enhances Microsoft Teams Translation to Bring Fast, Secure Multilingual Collaboration to Daily Meetings

By

MultiLingual Staff

-

March 4, 2026

0

Wordly Workspaces live translations implemented across Microsoft Teams platfroms

Wordly, a pioneer and leader in live AI translation and captioning, has announced an enhanced experience for Microsoft Teams, designed to make multilingual collaboration faster, simpler, and more efficient for enterprise teams operating across regions and languages. With a single browser link, employees can view Teams meetings alongside live AI-translated captions, select their preferred language from dozens of options, and follow conversations in real time, without workflow disruption.

Enterprise Benefits:

Accelerate Global Collaboration: Ensure teams in North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM can participate fully without language bottlenecks.
Coordinate Multilingual Teams: Run briefings, rehearsals, and project alignment sessions so all employees, partners, and stakeholders are on the same page.
Address Accessibility Requirements: Provide high quality, real-time captions to attendees who need to read live transcripts of meetings.
Seamless Experience: A single browser link requires no installs or technical training, minimizing IT support.
Accurate, Speaker-Identified Transcripts: Capture who said what for compliance, documentation, and post-meeting review.
Enterprise-Grade Security: ISO 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant, with full administrative control over meeting settings.
High Quality, Real-time, Affordable: Access to other Wordly features for no extra charge – customizable glossaries to increase accuracy; zero latency to optimize user experience; dozens of languages available on demand.

This update builds on the recently introduced Wordly Workspaces, bringing live translation to everyday meetings with even greater ease. Enterprises can enable live translation when scheduling new meetings or instantly add it to existing sessions, keeping cross-region planning, executive briefings, team standups, and vendor calls running smoothly.

“Enterprise teams face tight timelines and often collaborate across multiple regions and languages,” said Lakshman Rathnam, Founder & CEO of Wordly.

“Our Teams translation enhancements allow organizations to run planning meetings, executive briefings, and vendor calls seamlessly in multiple languages. Attendees can access live AI-translated audio and captions alongside Teams video, helping teams collaborate faster, make decisions more efficiently, and ensure every participant is fully engaged.”

Wordly for Microsoft Teams helps enterprises break down language barriers, accelerate decision-making, and scale global collaboration without adding headcount or complexity.

For more information, visit https://www.wordly.ai/teams-translation.

About Wordly

Wordly is a pioneer and leader in AI translation, providing real-time translation, live captions, transcripts, and AI-generated summaries for meetings and enterprise events. A 2025 Inc. 5000 company, Wordly is trusted by thousands of organizations across corporate, nonprofit, government, education, and association sectors. Its solutions help global teams communicate more efficiently, inclusively, and securely.

Transforming LSP Compliance Through Whistleblower Channels

By

Sydnee Cooper

-

March 4, 2026

0

Filling out an anonymous whistleblower form online

At first glance, whistleblower channels might look like just another bureaucratic requirement. In reality, they address several high‑risk areas that are uniquely relevant to language service providers (LSPs).

These relatively new reporting systems — which allow employees, freelancers, and partners to confidentially flag potential misconduct — have quietly become a standard feature among Europe’s largest LSPs, thanks to European Union (EU) Directive 2019/1937. The law, enacted in 2019, requires all European companies with 50 or more employees to implement internal reporting channels that meet strict standards for confidentiality, follow up, and anti-retaliation protections.

What Are Whistleblower Channels?

Whistleblower channels are, in general, secure, confidential mechanisms that allow individuals connected to a company, including employees, freelancers, vendors, job applicants, and even former staff, to report suspected wrongdoing. These systems are designed to bring to light issues such as data misuse, corruption, fraud, harassment, or breaches of EU law.

Several major European LSPs, such as Datawords (France), StudioTre (Italy), and LanguageWire (Denmark), maintain public whistleblower portals made accessible through their website; however, these channels are often buried in footers, hosted on third party domains, or strictly kept internal and away from public view. The directive requires only that employees and “work-related persons” be able to access it, and that the company is able to prove it exists – it does not specify how.

Why These Channels Matter More Than You Think

LSPs routinely handle confidential documents, personal data, financial materials, and proprietary content, meaning that even small lapses – from insecure file transfers to careless use of machine translation – can trigger General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) exposure or other breaches and lead to audits, penalties, or contract loss. Whistleblower channels act as a safeguard for catching these problems before they escalate.

In addition, because LSP operations often depend on vast, distributed networks of freelancers and subcontractors, power imbalances can occur, and fear of retaliation can easily silence legitimate concerns. The directive’s explicit protection of non-employees gives linguists and vendors a safer path to report issues that might otherwise remain hidden.

Regulatory Compliance

For LSPs headquartered outside the EU but operating offices or legal entities within Europe, these obligations still apply at the EU‑based branch level. Global companies must maintain an EU‑compliant reporting channel for any activity involving EU staff, EU clients, or EU‑regulated data, regardless of where the broader organization is located.

By 2024, all EU member states had transposed the directive into national law, triggering compliance deadlines for medium and large companies — including LSPs. The directive’s broad scope, extending protections to freelancers, contractors, suppliers, and even job applicants, represents a significant regulatory shift in the European language services industry by effectively transforming compliance into an ecosystem‑level responsibility.

XTM and Vistatec Launch Enterprise AI Content Globalization Partnership

By

MultiLingual Staff

-

March 4, 2026

0

XTM and Vistatec has announced the launch of an enterprise AI globalization partnership. The partnership is designed to help organizations operationalize AI-driven global content as a production capability, with the governance, auditability, and expert delivery required to scale across teams, markets, and content types.

This introduces an end-to-end enterprise AI globalization service built on XTM’s SaaS platform, with Vistatec providing expert translation services including implementation, governance, and optimization support. The approach is designed for enterprises that need faster global execution without compromising brand control, compliance requirements, or operational visibility. In practice, this covers the full lifecycle of global content — from intake and governance through delivery, quality control, and reporting.

As AI moves from pilots to day-to-day production, time-to-market is increasingly tied to operational maturity. In many organizations, AI-enabled content and translation tools are being adopted independently across departments, which can increase volume but also introduce inconsistency, duplicated effort, and limited enterprise-wide oversight.

Vistatec provides the expert services that help enterprises adopt and run the model successfully, including translation programme delivery, localization engineering, governance frameworks for responsible AI, and ongoing optimization. This supports structured rollout and continuous improvement aligned to brand, regulatory, and organizational requirements.

XTM provides the AI-driven globalization platform — the enterprise system for orchestrating global content operations across teams, markets, and channels. The platform applies AI based on content type and risk level, embeds governance and audit trails, routes work between AI and human expertise, and provides reporting that links globalization activity to cost, quality, and time-to-market.

“Enterprises are under pressure to scale global content fast, but most are operating with a patchwork of tools, teams, and providers,” said Lorcan Malone, CEO of XTM International “XTM provides the AI globalization platform that orchestrates the full lifecycle — from content intake and governance to execution, quality control, and reporting. With Vistatec as a delivery partner, customers get an end-to-end operating model instead of managing multiple LSPs, disconnected workflows, and inconsistent standards.”

“This partnership gives enterprises a complete delivery cycle built around XTM’s platform, enhanced by Vistatec’s services across localization engineering, AI governance, and ongoing optimization. The result is one consistent model across teams and markets, with clearer visibility into outcomes,” commented Caroline O’Connell, Chief Revenue Officer, Vistatec.

Through the partnership, enterprises can:

Launch faster while maintaining governance and auditability
Scale AI globalization with consistency across teams and markets
Reduce rework and duplicated effort as content volume grows
Gain visibility into global content cost, quality, and operational performance
Position globalization as a measurable growth enabler

“AI increases speed, but it also increases responsibility,” said Vistatec’s Chief Marketing Officer, Simon Hodgkins. “We support enterprises with governance frameworks, domain expertise, and structured adoption so they can adopt AI safely, deliver results, and keep trust at the heart of it.”

For more information, please visit: https://xtm.ai/lp/translation-services-xtm-vistatec

About XTM

XTM is an AI-driven globalization platform that helps enterprise teams orchestrate multilingual content, products, and customer experiences at scale. Built for governance and control, XTM enables organizations to apply AI based on content risk, route work intelligently between AI and human expertise, maintain auditability, and measure performance across global content operations. XTM supports complex enterprise workflows across teams, markets, and channels, helping organizations improve time-to-market while protecting brand and compliance standards.

About Vistatec

Vistatec works with many of the world’s most iconic brands to optimize their global commercial potential. Operating since 1997, Vistatec is a recognized leader in AI, localization, and multilingual content solutions. Vistatec partners with businesses to navigate the complexities of global markets and ensure impactful, culturally relevant communications. With its global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, and locations worldwide, Vistatec continues to lead industry benchmarks through innovative technologies and strategic insights.

Wessence Language Lab Launches as an End-to-End Language & Multimedia Partner for Life Sciences and Gaming

By

MultiLingual Staff

-

March 4, 2026

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina – February 2026 — Launched in January 2026, Wessence Language Lab enters the global market with a differentiated model: delivering compliance-driven language solutions integrated with in-house multimedia production — from translation and localization through final digital media output.

Wessence Language Lab emerges as a new force in the language services industry, born from the strategic merger of three specialized companies: In Good Spanish (Verónica Pofcher), Magna Vox (Paola Gliemmo), and Essence Translations (Cecilia Poratti). This women-owned company integrates deep linguistic expertise with high-end audiovisual production and rigorous regulatory compliance within a single, cohesive framework.

“Wessence Language Lab was created to transform language services into a strategic growth asset for our clients,” said Cecilia Poratti, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer. “In industries like life sciences and gaming, language is never secondary — it shapes compliance, credibility, user trust, and market success.”

In highly regulated environments, precision is inseparable from compliance. From clinical documentation and regulatory submissions to multilingual video, voiceover, and immersive digital content, Wessence Language Lab ensures that meaning, tone, and technical integrity remain intact across languages and formats.

Wessence Language Lab specializes in life sciences — supporting clinical, regulatory, and medical communications — and gaming, where narrative integrity and cultural nuance drive global player engagement. With its own professional recording studio, the company provides integrated voiceover, subtitling, and audiovisual localization services, maintaining quality control across the entire production cycle.

Core language pairs include English and Spanish (all regional variants) and English and Portuguese (Brazilian and European), operating bi-directionally. Wessence Language Lab also works with Italian, German, and French, and supports UK-to-US English adaptation for organizations expanding into the U.S. market.

Operating remotely from Argentina, Wessence Language Lab combines subject-matter specialization, regulatory rigor, and multimedia integration — positioning language not as an isolated deliverable, but as complete communication infrastructure for compliant and scalable global growth.

About Wessence Language Lab

Wessence Language Lab is a women-owned language and multimedia solutions company launched in January 2026. Specializing in compliance-driven life sciences communication and immersive gaming localization, Wessence Language Lab delivers integrated language and digital media solutions across key global language pairs.

###

Media Contact:
Wessence Language Lab
Email: info@wessencelab.com
Website: www.wessencelab.com

ELIA Together 2026: Exploring Co-Creation and Collaboration in Porto

By

MultiLingual Staff

-

March 4, 2026

0

ELIA Together 2026, held on 19-20 February 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Porto, brought together language professionals for two days of connection, insight, and shared learning. Under this year’s theme, The Power of Co-Creation: Collaboration on Focus, freelancers, LSPs, vendor managers, and academics explored how partnership and adaptability are shaping the future of our industry.

“What attracted me to ELIA Together is the community and ability to meet people from the industry on both sides, the LSP side as well as speak to linguists. It really does feel like a community. People are here to share ideas and work together.” – Gavin Brown

Our keynote speaker, Sophie Solomon, opened the event with her session The Art of Adaptability. Drawing on insights from art history and contemporary industry change, she highlighted how adaptability acts as the multiplier that brings intelligence, emotional awareness, and technological fluency to life.

Across two parallel tracks, sessions explored how freelancers and LSPs can strengthen communication, clarify expectations, and build more sustainable, trust-based partnerships. Other sessions addressed the realities of change, from the risks of AI fatigue and over-reliance on automation, to the importance of maintaining and nurturing creativity.

“I found some of them really inspiring and helpful in understanding and navigating this new world.” – Tayo Ademolu

Together, these discussions shared the need to stay critically engaged while turning ideas into practical business opportunities.

Friday’s hands-on workshops translated these conversations into action, with concrete strategies for integrating AI thoughtfully and communicating professional value with confidence.

ELIA Together 2026 didn’t stop at the sessions! The Together Job Fair made a comeback, and created a dedicated space for conversations between freelancers and LSPs, reinforcing the importance of knowing the people behind the projects and encouraging new partnerships and an open exchange of ideas.

This year closed with a lively panel discussion, featuring Tayo Ademolu, Martina Ferraina, Povilas Miknevičius and Sara Robertson, discussing the future of our industry and the importance of open discussion.

With a full programme of inspiring sessions from 23 speakers, two interactive workshops, the Together Job Fair, a panel, and the Networking Dinner at Casa da Música, Together 2026 brought The Power of Co-Creation to life in practical ways. Attendees explored how clearer communication strengthens LSP–freelancer partnerships, how purposeful networking builds long-term value, and how balanced AI integration protects quality and critical thinking. A shared takeaway emerged: resilience in today’s language industry demands courage—to adapt, reposition, and invest intentionally in collaboration.

“What ELIA Together does really well is giving people the space to network and talk, and just have those conversations.” – Fiona Gray

To everyone who joined us at #ELIATogether in Porto: speakers, sponsors, partners, and attendees, your energy and engagement made this event truly special. A special thank you to the programme committee members Aleksandrina Karabasheva, Indrė Lelevičienė, Diego Cresceri, and Carlos la Orden Tovar for curating a thoughtful programme. We also extend our gratitude to our local partner expressão for welcoming us so warmly to the beautiful city of Porto.

With ELIA Together 2026 now wrapped up, the conversations and collaborations sparked over these two days will continue to shape businesses, careers, and partnerships across the industry. We are already looking forward to our next event, this time in Chania! Join us on 14-15 May 2026 for ELIA Focus on Executives 2026.