Agnew Tech Announces Contract With Telecommunications Giant Verizon.Business Editors WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001 Agnew Tech-II, a foreign language services company, today announced a deal with telecommunications giant Verizon to translate forms and bill inserts into multiple languages to reach non-English-speaking communities in the Western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . Agnew Tech-II will translate recertification recertification Recredentialing Graduate education A process in which a professional is periodically re-evaluated–eg, every 10 yrs by an accrediting body to assure continued provision of safe, high-quality health care forms and information sheets into Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese for Verizon's new "Lifeline" program. Already the largest local phone company in the nation with more than 63 million local service lines, Verizon has geared the "Lifeline" program to reach low-income families in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and Texas. By using Agnew Tech-II, Verizon attempts to include the burgeoning Asian populations in these areas. "We are proud to serve one of the nation's largest telecommunications companies See telecom company. ," said Agnew Tech-II President Irene Agnew. "Verizon realizes that communicating in multiple languages is necessary to reach the several diverse communities in this country. I think our language experts will help Verizon reach these groups with the appropriate tone and attention to linguistic detail." In addition to being the nation's largest local service provider, Verizon is the nation's largest wireless provider and serves more than 5 million long-distance customers. The company also has plans to expand its operation overseas by building a worldwide network. The two companies have collaborated before and will continue to do so, said Agnew. "As Verizon deepens its network in the U.S. and expands overseas, Agnew Tech-II will be here to supply them with the language support that they need," said Agnew. "Clearly words like `minority' and `ethnic group' are insufficient to reflect the incredible market potential that non-English-speaking communities hold in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. today. In the global economy expanding one's market in any business, whether it is here or overseas, almost always means reaching out to non-English speakers. We have over 15 years of experience helping companies like Verizon gain new customers and new revenues by tailoring their message for another, or several other, languages." Founded in 1986 and located in Westlake Village, Agnew Tech-II is an industry leader in a broad array of translation services such as technical document translation, digital language recording, software localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. , desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, and Web site design. Agnew Tech-II's clients include Ford Motor Company, Health Net, Raytheon, Disney, Nikken, Visteon, Toro Toro may refer to:
For more information about Agnew Tech-II's services, visit www.agnew.com, send e-mail to agnewi@agnew.com, or call 805/494-3999. |
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