Language service of Universiade 2013 may be carried out by one of the leaders in the sphere of translations
14 October 2011, Friday
The company ABBYY Language Services may become a supplier of linguistic services for the world summer universiade 2013 in Kazan. The perspectives of cooperation were discussed on this subject during the meeting between RT President R.N. Minnikhanov and the company general director Ivan Smolnikov. RT Ministry of info and telecom Nikolai Nikiforov and deputy director of Universiade Directorate 2013 Azat Kadyrov also took part in a meeting.
The company ABBYY Language Services is a part of ABBYY group of companies, leading developer of technologies of optic detection of documents and linguistic software. The main activity of Language Services – complex linguistic servicing corporate customers, it provides professional translation of various texts, technical documentation. Among its clients such companies as Microsoft, IKEA, RZD. ABBYY Language Services supplies language services to Olympiad in Sochi likewise.
During the meeting at RT House of Government participation of ABBYY Language Services in preparing and holding Universiade in Kazan was discussed. The company could translate info materials, create foreign versions of booklets and students Games programs .
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