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Akorbi Founders Featured in Dallas Business Journal Profile

(DALLAS – August 18, 2010)

The founders of Akorbi Language Consulting were profiled in the Dallas Business Journal’s (DBJ) “Two Minutes” Q&A on Friday, August 6. The article entitled “Breaking down barriers,” featured CEO, Claudia Mirza and president, Azam Mirza discussing the current state of the translation services and localization industry, as well as growth aspirations for the Dallas-based company.

“As the global marketplace expands, the need for localization and translation services for industries across the board is essential to fulfill business objectives, and as a result, Akorbi is growing exponentially,” said Claudia Mirza. “Our comprehensive solutions, specialization in more than 170 languages, and international business expertise, position the company for significant growth and expansion. Akorbi’s talented team and proven processes are ready to help clients pursue new business opportunities around the word.”

Claudia, a native of Colombia, is a dynamic business leader who was recently named to the board of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. With a prolific international business background, she has led a variety of complex global initiatives. Fluent in Urdu and Hindi, Azam was educated in India, as well as the United States, and brings broad technology and multicultural marketing experience to Akorbi.

Akoribi specializes in localization and translation services for languages including Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog, Korean, Vietnamese, German, Portuguese and Spanish, in addition to 170 other languages. The company’s international client base spans a variety of industries including insurance, healthcare, legal, technology, government and academia. Clients include the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Aetna, United Healthcare, Texas A&M University and Iowa State University among others.

AKORBI – DBJ PROFILE
Available to subscribers, the complete DBJ article can be accessed at:

http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2010/08/09/smallb3.html

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, visit www.akorbi.com.