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-New Interprefy Now product provides instant, AI-powered live translation for professional meetings using just your mobile phone-

A year after launching its next-generation AI event translator and two years after releasing machine-translated captions, Interprefy renames its maturing offering, Interprefy AI.

Zurich, November, 20, 2023 – Multilingual event technology and services provider Interprefy, was awarded the Best Use of AI technology Award for its groundbreaking Interprefy AI solution at the eleventh edition of The Event Technology Awards 2023. 

August 29, 2023, Zurich – Interprefy is proud to announce a pioneering agreement with The International Basketball Federation (FIBA), introducing AI-powered speech translation for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

Zurich, August 24, 2023 – Interprefy was ranked as a global interpreting leader by research firm Nimdzi Insights. The companies listed in the report are ranked by revenue and cover sectors, including healthcare, business, government, legal, life sciences, financial, education, and others.

3 August 2023, Zurich: Multilingual meeting technology and services provider Interprefy is today unveiling its latest breakthrough to its ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) real-time translation solution.

Interprefy’s AI solution has improved its translation quality and can now support two-way translation and translate multiple spoken languages during live events and meetings - a pioneering move for AI live speech translation solutions.

Since its launch in April, Interprefy's AI-powered speech translation solution has quickly gained adoption and received recognition at the recent AI for Good Global Summit.

With this revolutionary advancement, Interprefy’s AI answers customers’ demands and becomes the first and only solution capable of supporting multiple spoken floor languages and bi-directional speech translation during live events and conferences.

Traditionally, AI speech translation systems have been limited to translating from just one spoken language - referred to as a ‘floor language’ - into many other target languages. Until this launch, AI wasn't suitable for multilingual conferences, training, and panels with diverse speakers. But now, thanks to Interprefy’s AI groundbreaking upgrade, that has changed.

Commenting on this new upgrade, Oddmund Braaten, CEO at Interprefy said, "As global communication continues to expand, so should the capabilities of live translation technology. Now we are introducing the world's first AI translation solution that can support multiple spoken floor languages and two-way interpretation in live events. This game-changing upgrade reaffirms our dedication to breaking language barriers and fostering meaningful connections in a multilingual world."

Exciting news! Interprefy AI has just expanded its AI speech translation capabilities like never before, allowing for seamless translation in almost 50 new languages. This is a game changer for event planners who can now provide language access for a wider range of audiences than ever before.

Zurich, April 26, 2023 - Multilingual event technology and services provider Interprefy has today unveiled Interprefy AI, the world’s first advanced automated speech translation service for online and live events, at Event Tech Live in Las Vegas.

02 November 2022 - Multilingual meeting technology and services provider Interprefy has today released a new solution that could potentially rid events of audio issues stemming from bad microphones and hard-to-hear speech.

Zuddl, a unified event platform company with a presence in India, USA, and the UAE, has partnered with Interprefy, to offer clients real-time language translation at multilingual events.

Zurich / London, May 31, 2022 - Interprefy, the remote simultaneous interpretation provider, and vFairs, the all-in-one event platform, have today announced their joint free webinar on "Returning to more eco-friendly on-site events", held on the vFairs platform on June 7th.

Zurich, Switzerland, 19 May, 2022 - Interprefy, the remote simultaneous interpretation provider, has today announced the launch of its new AI-driven live captioning technology for multilingual meetings, webinars and conferences.

Former DLC Events PM, Mark Breakspear, joins the company to spearhead a new unit.

We are happy to announce to you the launch of our new Interprefy logo as part of the ongoing evolution of our company’s brand.

Zurich, March 15, 2022 - Remote simultaneous interpretation provider, Interprefy, has announced its partnership with Congress Rental Network (CRN), the conferencing network group, to remove language barriers for international conferences.

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, March 9, 2022 - Interprefy, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for multi-lingual online and hybrid conferencing, has integrated its platform with Microsoft Teams. The remote interpreting technology and services company has been invited by Microsoft to collaborate in making live language interpretation accessible during Teams meetings.

The European Masters in Conference Interpreting (EMCI) Consortium, comprising a group of universities devoted to quality assurance in conference interpreting training, has selected Interprefy, a leader in cloud-based remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI) solutions, to organise part of their online classes during the academic year 2021-2022.

The Consortium’s 16 universities will use Interprefy’s Connect Pro Platform to familiarise their students with remote simultaneous interpreting, by combining their traditional conference interpreter training with online training.

As part of the cooperation agreement, Interprefy will provide both an online training program led by Interprefy’s Training Department focusing on the different roles on the platform and provide students with silent booth participation during public-access events powered by Interprefy. This enables students to practice their interpretation skills in real meetings and conferences.

Interprefy COO and board member Oddmund Braaten becomes CEO to lead future growth. Annett Polaszewski-Plath resigned, leaving at the end of January.

Good sound quality is key for the success of any online meeting or event, even more so in the case of interpreted ones.

Several reports, including The State of Remote Simultaneous Interpretation in 2020-21, the Survey of Interpreters Experience with Virtual Sittings working for the Canadian Parliament, the report for Conference Interpreting after Covid-19, and the ESIT Research Project on Remote Simultaneous Interpreting highlight the impact of speaker sound quality for interpreters.

ESIT's research even points out that a staggering 93% of interpreters have had to deal with speakers using inadequate equipment at some point in their careers. 

That is why we are on a mission to educate and improve speakers' sound quality and have launched a housekeeping video campaign to help speakers sound their best at interpreted meetings and avoid impacting negatively on the interpreters' performance. 

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As of today, we at Interprefy are proud to announce that we are officially ISO 27001-certified for all security processes.

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: OCTOBER 4 2021 - Interprefy AG, the leading provider of managed interpreting technology and services, today announced a new partnership with the first higher-level education programme exclusively focused on Translation and Interpreting technology, the European Masters in Technology for Translation and Interpreting (EM TTI). Led by the University of Wolverhampton, with New Bulgarian University (Sofia, Bulgaria), University of Malaga (Malaga, Spain), and Ghent University (Belgium) as core partners, the EM TTI is a pioneering 2-year programme that covers computational aspects of language study, as well as machine translation, natural language processing, and interpreting technology.

By becoming an Associated Partner, Interprefy will provide placement opportunities for students, as well as contribute with expertise with input on the course and participate in the programme events and seminars.

Interprefy Captions supports live captioning in 31 languages to facilitate better understanding in multilingual conferences and events.

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: SEPTEMBER 22ND 2021 - Interprefy AG, the leading provider of managed interpreting technology and services, today announced a new partnership with London based Grip, a leading AI-powered matchmaking and networking solution for events. This partnership will allow Grip to run webinars and virtual events in multiple languages without the administrative overhead.

Technology partnership with Interprefy providing flexible, real-time audio interpretation in 26 languages

Islandia, NY– August 19, 2021 – Intrado Corporation ("Intrado" or the "Company"), a global leader in technology-enabled services, today announced a partnership between Intrado Digital Media and Interprefy, a leader in cloud-based remote simultaneous interpretation solutions. The partnership enables the delivery of multi-lingual audio content in real-time for clients using Intrado Digital Media's award-winning webcasting platform, Studio.

When joining a session online, we rarely know how we actually sound to other participants and to interpreters who are translating our speech in real-time. This can pose quite the challenge to those trying to follow the dialogue.

That's why, earlier this year, we have introduced the pre-call testing functionality for Connect and Connect Pro meetings, allowing meeting participants and interpreters to get a full overview of their computer settings and internet speed ahead of a meeting.

Making sure you know you sound great

Today, we have updated this functionality to give participants the opportunity to record and listen to a short sample of their audio. To make sure you know exactly how you look and sound to other participants in the session - ahead of joining.

In any session

The pre-call testing functionality is available via the pre-call testing page that can be accessed through this direct link:

https://interpret.world/test

Not only is this a useful resource when joining a session on Interprefy Connect or Connect Pro, but literally any session - whether you're hosting a webinar or joining a Zoom call.

Over the past 12 months, things have been moving fast at Interprefy. We’ve grown from 30 to over 180 employees - a 600% growth of our workforce!

Interprefy is actively involved in the ISO Technical Committee ISO/TC 37/SC 5 working on the international standard to regulate Simultaneous Interpreting Delivery Platforms ISO/DIS 24019. What is ISO and what does it mean to be involved in such a Technical Committee? We address these topics with the Head of Development at Interprefy, Joao Garcia. 

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For years, women have been held back in their careers for being ‘too nice’ or ‘too family-orientated’. Being a fully remote company, I’m extremely proud that Interprefy’s team consists of a slight majority of women. Flexible work schedules and the absence of a commute allows us to reconcile work and family better, regardless of gender. And while certainly challenging in many regards, and juggling childcare and work does not disappear miraculously, remote working helps balance the gender inequality scales.

San Antonio, TX (March 3, 2021) – 6Connex, a leading provider of virtual environment solutions, announced today a new agreement to partner with Interprefy, a leader in cloud-based remote simultaneous interpretation solutions, as the company releases its latest product enhancements.

With digital events now playing an increasingly critical role in sales, marketing, recruiting, training, and human resources strategies, companies recognize that they need to adopt flexible, scalable virtual environment technology to ensure they can expand their reach and drive audience engagement. The 6Connex-Interprefy partnership brings together state-of-the-art technology and virtual event ideation to help clients host large scale events in any language without the cost or administration associated with traditional interpreting.

Interprefy has revolutionized simultaneous interpreting by replacing proprietary hardware with a cloud-based solution, enabling interpreters to deliver services remotely to virtual, hybrid and on-site meetings and events of all shapes and sizes. Its Select Solution was built specifically to integrate with online event platforms such as 6Connex, enabling event participants, regardless of device, to simply listen to the language of their choice while in attendance.

Update August 16, 2021 - The pre-call testing functionality has been upgraded to allow you to record and listen to a sample of your voice - available for any session. Learn more

While connecting remotely via web conferencing software has become an established component of daily work for most people, getting your computer settings and equipment in place before joining an online meeting can still be in the way of successfully connecting.

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, JANUARY 12, 2020 - Interprefy AG, the leading provider of real-time interpreting technology solutions and services, today announced the availability of its new Interprefy Select desktop app, allowing meeting and event organizers to add real-time interpreting to any meeting and event held on Zoom, GoToWebinar, Webex and any other web conferencing, virtual events or live streaming platform.

In Enterprise Security Magazine's Remote Access Control special edition, Interprefy has been named "Top Remote Access Companies 2020".

2 DECEMBER 2020: Accelevents and Interprefy today announce a partnership that will offer real-time interpretation services for virtual events powered by the Accelevents platform. This new partnership enhances the attendee experience for virtual events and empowers both event organizers and marketing professionals to expand the reach of their online conferences to a global audience. 

Zurich, 20 October 2020 - Interprefy AG is delighted to announce the appointment of Annett Polaszewski-Plath as new Chief Executive Officer, effective 9 November 2020. Annett most recently served as Managing Director at Eventbrite DACH. Acting CEO and founder Kim Ludvigsen will transition from the role of CEO and continue to serve Interprefy as Vice-Chairman of the Board, leading strategic partnerships as well as business development programs. 

SpotMe and Interprefy are pleased to announce a partnership, combining Interprefy’s leading Remote Simultaneous Interpretation (RSI) technology with the leading virtual event and digital experiences powered by the SpotMe platform. SpotMe customers can now receive instant interpretation services in any language to support digital events.

Interprefy has been named one of the "best 25 Swiss scale-up start-ups", picked by a panel of 100 leading investors and startup experts. The jury has selected the fastest growing startups, founded between 2010 and 2014.

Zurich on 28 September 2020 - imavox was one the first Interprefy partners and have now fully integrated native live remote simultaneous interpretation into AIO (All-in-One), an imavox owned Virtual & Hybrid event platform.

• Swiss-founded start-up helped take thousands of planned multilingual on-site events online in light of Covid-19 threat
• Hundreds of global organizations hosted their events on Zoom, Webex, or similar web conferencing platforms, with remote interpretation provided by Interprefy
• Platform usage increased seven-fold from Q1 to Q2 2020

• Developed by GlobalSign.in, GEVME Live is a fully-customizable, secure platform for digital events, conferences and exhibitions

• The new partnership unleashes the borderless potential of digital events, enabling event participation unlimited by geography or language

SINGAPORE, 29 July 2020; GEVME Live, developed by Singapore-based events technology provider GlobalSign.in, today announced a new partnership with Interprefy, the world's leading remote simultaneous interpreting platform. With Interprefy's simultaneous interpretation service, events organizers and owners will be able to easily host events, webinars, conferences or meetings in multiple languages on GlobalSign.in’s GEVME Live digital events platform, without the fuss of floor space or travel and accommodation fees that come with traditional, physical events.

Interprefy is pleased to announce its partnership with ON24, combining Interprefy’s leading Remote Simultaneous Interpretation (RSI) technology with the world-class webinar and virtual event experiences powered by the ON24 Platform. ON24 customers can now receive interpretation services in any language to support digital events.

Swiss-based Remote Simultaneous Interpretation provider Interprefy hires James Anderson as Director of Global Partnerships to drive the expansion of Interprefy’s worldwide partner network.

A premium platform for Remote Simultaneous Interpreting (RSI) combined with a superior team of interpreters is the prerequisite for offering top-quality services to the leading interpreting market, says Kim Ludvigsen, CEO of Interprefy.