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Lingo bingo! Skype adds translation service

VOICE over IP (Internet) telephony service provider Skype has linked with Voxeo and Language Line Services to offer global Internet calling and live interpreters in more than 150 languages.

Using a mix of Internet calling technology and interpreter services, the three have teamed up to give Skype users the ability to talk instantly to anyone, anywhere in the world, regardless of language.

The joint solution makes it easier than ever for businesses and individuals to communicate cost-effectively from English into more than 150 languages (www.languageline.com/skype).

Skype subscribers can now - within seconds - be on the phone in an up-to-five-way conversation with other Skype users and a live, professional Language Line Services interpreter. Whether for business or personal use, the Language Line Personal Interpreter, pay-as-you-go service allows quick and easy access to highly skilled interpreters from English into over 150 languages.

Language Line interpretation services over Skype can be made for US$2.99 per minute. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Interpreter costs are automatically charged to the caller’s SkypeOut(tm) balance. (SkypeOut is a prepaid service that allows Skype broadband users to use their computer to make calls to landlines and mobiles in many countries. Calls are competitively priced.)
To provide a seamless interface to the Skype Network, Language Line Services has partnered with Voxeo Corporation. Language Line’s Personal Interpreter Service uses Voxeo’s Prophecy voice platform to automate the process of transferring the call from Skype to Language Line Services.

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