Language Line Services Acquires Teleinterpreters

MONTEREY, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Language Line Services today acquired Teleinterpreters, forming
the premier provider of language services to the nation's growing
population of Limited-English speakers and the organizations who serve
them. The announcement was made by Dennis Dracup, Language Line
Services' chairman and chief executive officer: "This acquisition
strengthens Language Line Services' phone and video-based services,
adds document translation and face-to-face interpretation, and
solidifies our position as the leading language company in the world."

Founded in 1982, Language Line Services provides interpretation
services in more than 175 languages and counts more than half of the
nation's Fortune 1000 companies among its customers. Sparked by
favorable market conditions and an evolving suite of innovative
product offerings, Language Line Services' business has expanded
considerably in the last several years making it the largest global
player in over-the-phone interpretation services.

Teleinterpreters, a Language Line Services' competitor, was
founded in 1987. It is a top-tier language services company that
provides over the phone interpretation, document translation and
face-to-face interpretation services. In 1998, Teleinterpreters
expanded upon its language services model to serve industry and
government sectors with on-demand, telephone-based access to language
services and support the rigorous requirements of the medical and
legal industry sectors.

"This acquisition will fuel Language Line Services' growth plans
and better meet the needs of Language Line Services' and
Teleinterpreters' global customers and the nation's growing number of
limited-English speakers," said Dennis Dracup, Language Line Services'
chairman and chief executive officer. "Our goal is to continue to
build a truly great company."

The acquisition will give Language Line Services' and
Teleinterpreters' clients access to expanded resources and expertise.
Teleinterpreters will begin operating under the Language Line Services
name immediately with integration of customer service and operations
completed during 2008.

About Language Line Services (LLS)

Language Line Services, the world's leading provider of
language-based services, is a trusted partner to thousands of
organizations throughout the United States, Canada and the United
Kingdom whose focus is to effectively serve the rapidly expanding
market of limited English speakers. The company delivers a dynamic
suite of solutions spanning phone and video interpretation, document
translation, interactive software-based translation, and interpreter
training and certification programs, enabling clients to communicate
with customers in their preferred language. Through its leading-edge
technology infrastructure, Language Line Services delivers support for
over 175 unique languages to its industry-leading portfolio of clients
across markets including healthcare, financial services, government,
telecom, packaged goods, insurance services, travel, and more. For
information on how Language Line Services is helping clients achieve
their strategic multi-cultural marketing and regulatory compliance
objectives, please call 1-800-752-6096 or visit
http://www.LanguageLine.com.

For Language Line Services, Monterey
Jeanine Karp, 305-448-7450
jeanine.karp@rbbpr.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008