MONTEREY, CALIF., Dec. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LanguageLine Solutions has been named a Silver winner as Most Innovative Company of the Year in the Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. The fifth annual program in North America received more than 600 entries from public and private companies of all sizes, industries, and geographic regions in the U.S. and Canada, the highest number of submissions to date. LanguageLine Solutions won Silver in the Most Innovative Company of the Year category in recognition of the company's latest innovative solutions:
- Olympus, our state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure. This multi-channel by design platform connects more than 8,000 linguists, located in multiple call centers and thousands of remote locations throughout the world, enabling communication between English speakers and Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons in more than 200 languages.
- eLanguage Proficiency Test (eLPT), our award-winning web-based test that easily assesses and rates language fluency and competency in staff and candidates for hire.
- LanguageUc® our one-touch, app-based, video remote interpreting (VRI) solution.
"We are delighted that LanguageLine Solutions was named a Silver winner as Most Innovative Company of the Year, and couldn't be more proud to be formally recognized as a leader in technological innovation. With the recent transition to Olympus, our game-changing language access platform, we will redefine on-demand language delivery. We remain committed to transforming the language services industry by delivering cutting edge solutions to enable communication and empower relationships," stated Scott W. Klein, LanguageLine Solutions' President and CEO. "Congratulations to PayPal for being the gold winner. We love the comparison to this innovative organization!" Klein added. Winners of Best in Biz Awards 2015 were determined based on scoring from an independent panel of 46 judges from highly recognized newspapers, business, consumer and technology publications, radio outlets, and analyst firms. This year's judging panel included several additions to the high-profile group. The panel included contributors to ABC, About.com, Bloomberg Businessweek, Buffalo News, Business News Daily, Chip Design Magazine, Computerworld, Consumer Affairs, CRN, ECT News Network, eWeek Channel Insider, Fast Company, Fierce Online Video, Forbes, FOX News Latino, Hartford Business Journal, Inc. Magazine, InfoRisk Today, Information Week, King Features Syndicate, L.A. Biz, MediaPost, Motley Fool, PE HUB, Phoenix Business Journal, Portland Business Journal, ReadWriteWeb, San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Small Business Digest, South Florida Business Journal, Tech Cocktail, Wired, Woman's Day and Xconomy. "In the more than 15 years that I have been covering enterprise and consumer technology, it's been fascinating to watch "old school" tools and technologies evolve for the cloud era," said Mathew Schwartz, InfoRiskToday, returning to the Best in Biz Awards judging panel for the second time. "What struck me most about this year's entries in the Best in Biz Awards were the businesses that — brand names or not, long-established players or even more recently birthed organizations — continue to grapple with how to best reinvent themselves, and by doing so best tap the latest technology possibilities and capabilities for better attracting, retaining and serving their customers." For a full list of gold, silver and bronze winners in Best in Biz Awards 2015, visit: http://www.bestinbizawards.com/2015-winners . About LanguageLine Solutions® LanguageLine Solutions is the global leader in innovative language access solutions for more than 30 years. Our latest innovation, Olympus, is an award-winning cloud-based language access platform that is redefining on-demand language delivery. We provide the highest quality over-the-phone, LanguageUC® video remote, and onsite interpreting, translation and localization, as well as bilingual staff and interpreter testing and training. Trusted by more than 25,000 clients to enable communication in any situation with the growing limited English proficient and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing populations, we deliver the industry's fastest and most dependable access to highly trained and professional linguists in more than 200 languages, 24/7/365. LanguageLine Solutions facilitates more than 30,000,000 phone, video, and onsite interactions every year; that's a new connection every second. www.languageline.com About Best in Biz Awards Best in Biz Awards recognizes top companies, teams, executives and products for their business success as judged by established members of the press and industry analysts. Best in Biz Awards honors are conferred in two separate programs annually: North America, and International. Entries will begin to be accepted in the fourth annual Best in Biz Awards International program in January 2016. Any organization worldwide may enter any of the more than 60 company, department or team, executive and product categories. For more information about the entry process and categories in the International program, please visit: http://intl.bestinbizawards.com.
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Suzanne Franks Director of Marketing LanguageLine Solutions Office: 831 648-5889 Cell: 214 789-1504
