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Akorbi Secures Large U.S. Department of Education Contract

Dallas-Based, 8a, WBE Certified Language Service Provider to Deliver Translations and More

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(Dallas, TX – November 15, 2010)

Akorbi Language Consulting, an ISO 9001, 8a and WBE Certified translation services   provider was recently awarded a large, five-year contract with the U.S. Department of Education. Akorbi will be providing services such as, Spanish translation, website content support, and editing for the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid, Mission Support Group. The contract should come as no surprise, as Akorbi’s reputation for the provision of highly credentialed translators, expertly designed processes and quality management systems, in addition to a number of previously awarded government contracts is widely known.

Headquartered in Dallas, TX, with offices in Houston, Bangalore, Medellin, San Luis Potosi, Hyderabad, and Buenos Aires, Akorbi offers a full range of language, localization and global marketing solutions in verticals that include the medical, insurance, technology, government and legal translation sectors.

The recent decision is not the first government contract for the company by any means, who has been hired previously by the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Treasury, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Homeland Security. Akorbi has also worked with many Fortune 500 companies and several corporations, including Aetna, Mannatech, D. Anderson & Company, Hunt Oil, and Barnes & Noble among others.

Akorbi Language Consulting’s CEO and Co-founder, Claudia Mirza is thrilled to have won the contract.

“We are incredibly pleased to be working with the U.S. Department of Education,” Claudia Mirza said, “Akorbi continues to penetrate the federal government sector year after year; it is really a validation of our commitment to providing the highest quality of translation services and global marketing solutions for our clients,” she stated.

About Akorbi

Akorbi is an ISO 9001, 8a and WBE Certified language service provider offering business solutions in over 170 languages. Headquartered in Dallas, with additional offices in Houston, San Luis Potosi, Hyderabad and Buenos Aires, Akorbi offers a full range of language, localization and global marketing solutions including document translation, multilingual desktop publishing, project management, content management, website design, software testing and engineering, voiceover, interpretation, over the phone interpretation, language training and staffing to the private and public sector in verticals including: medical, insurance, technology, government and legal translation. For more information, please visit www.akorbi.com.