Language Line Services Introduces New iPhone Application for Consumers

Leading Interpretation Provider Launches Language Line® Mobile InterpreterSM First Apple iPhone App with On-Demand, Unlimited Access to Live Interpreters in 10 languages


Monterey, CA – (December 14, 2009) – Language Line Services, the leading provider of interpretation services, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Language Line® Mobile InterpreterSM for the Apple iPhone. 

Language Line® Mobile Interpreter is the first iPhone application which gives consumers access to live interpreters in up to 10 spoken languages, anytime, anywhere, without the hassle of prepaid minutes or long-term contracts. More languages will be added in later releases.

The Language Line® Mobile Interpreter is now available for download via the iPhone App Store on your computer's Apple iTunes software or at www.languageline.com/mobile.



Catering to those who find themselves in need of an interpreter at a moment’s notice, the Language Line® Mobile Interpreter is the first interpretation application that allows for unlimited, uninterrupted interpretation assistance, 24/7/365.

Working similar to the company’s Language Line® Personal Interpreter – an established service that has been a favorite of international travelers and entrepreneurs for more than three years – users simply download the Language Line® Mobile Interpreter application and register.

Calls are then billed to the user’s credit card number which is securely kept on file. Per-minute charges begin when the interpreter joins the call and end when the caller hangs up.

"We are very excited to unveil this new iPhone tool, a “pocket interpreter” at your service, to tear down language barriers wherever busy people may go,” said Language Line Services President and COO Louis Provenzano.

“Language Line® Mobile Interpreter nicely complements our existing suite of innovative interpretation and translation offerings and expands Language Line Services’ overall mission to eliminate language as a barrier to communication.”

The Language Line® Mobile Interpreter application also serves as a unique electronic language dictionary for...
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Hindi
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Russian and
  • Spanish
...with translations for the most commonly used phrases available free of charge.  Users just select a phrase from the menu and, with a touch of a button, listen to the phrase spoken in their chosen language.

The Language Line® Mobile Interpreter has already been well received by language industry leaders.  Market research firm Common Sense Advisory noted that:

“Language Line’s new iPhone application is one of the most important innovations in the field of telephone interpreting in recent years … bringing on-demand interpretation to the hands of more consumers is an important step toward expanding language access … the demand for these services is not going away anytime soon.”

The Language Line® Mobile Interpreter was developed internally by the Language Line Services’ technical product team. The application uses a patented process to reach language interpretation services through a mobile device. The company has begun development of a similar application for Blackberry users.

Language Line Services’ interpreters are the most highly trained in the industry.  Each has the expertise to preserve the meaning as well as the cultural nuances of interpreted conversations.

The company employs just one of every 12 who apply and, because they are employees and not contractors, Language Line Services can, by law, test, train and monitor their quality where other companies’ contractors cannot.

For additional details about the Language Line® Mobile Interpreter for Apple iPhone users, visit www.languageline.com/mobile.

About Language Line Services

Language Line Services, the global leader in telephone interpreting and language solutions, serves clients in government, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, utilities, insurance and many other industries by quickly connecting them to their customers, patients and sales prospects in more than 170 spoken languages as well as American Sign Language (ASL) and Mexican Sign Language (LSM).

Growth of the language interpreting industry has soared with increased immigration and government regulatory policies mandating that organizations provide services to limited English speakers in their own languages. Language Line Services is recognized as a trusted partner to thousands of public and private organizations throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, providing easy access to one of the industry's fastest language interpreting service at highly competitive rates.

For more information about Language Line Services' suite of telephone, on-site and video interpreting, document translation, interpreter training and certification programs, please call (800) 752-6096.
 
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