Microsoft Partners with Live Translation

Released on: May 28, 2008, 3:42 am

Press Release Author: Live Translation

Industry: International Trade

Press Release Summary: BATLEY, West Yorkshire and REDMOND, Washington. - May, 2008 -
Live Translation Ltd, A Batley based translation company has secured an exclusive
partnership agreement with global company Microsoft to deliver its unique live
translation service via their Windows Live Translator service.

Press Release Body: www.livetranslation.com was launched in 2005 by Dewsbury-born
entrepreneur Phillip Perks, and is the world's first real-time translation service
powered by professional translators. With translators online throughout the day;
projects are delivered within minutes of being requested via the website.

Microsoft already offers a free computerised translation service at
http://translator.live.com; visitors to the site will now be able to enjoy the best
of both worlds by selecting the option to upgrade from machine translation to one
carried out by a professional human translator through Live Translation.

Live Translation Ltd Managing Director, Mr Perks, who studied at Huddersfield
University, said: "It's wonderful to be recognised by the world's leading software
supplier as a company who can offer a service to their millions of customers."

"It's testament to the quality of our service, our investment in technology and all
the hard work that has gone into building the service over the last three years."

Lane Rau, marketing manager for machine translation at Microsoft said: "We want to
provide our users with maximum choice to address all of their online translation
needs. While our popular free service meets the needs of many users, the
availability of professional translation through this partnership ensures that the
needs of those who need low-cost, high quality human translations can be met."


Web Site: http://www.livetranslation.com

Contact Details: Live Translation Ltd
Batley Business Park
Technology Drive
Batley, West Yorkshire
WF17 6ER
+44 845 2 575849

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