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New York, NY, USA & Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 2018 -- TransPerfect, a provider of language and technology solutions for global business, announced it has completed the acquisition of Barcelona-based language technology company Tauyou. Tauyou Founder Diego Bartolome will join TransPerfect's senior technology leadership team as Director of Artificial Intelligence. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Bartolome, a former board member of the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA), combines a passion for languages with deep technical knowledge in AI and has dedicated his career to expanding the usage of machine translation within the translation industry as well as the application of AI and machine learning to speech and image solutions. Bartolome has most recently worked in an extended collaboration with TransPerfect, where his leadership and technical acumen has played a significant role in directing the company’s research and development of AI solutions and applications of this rapidly advancing technology. This includes, among other solutions, TransPerfect’s secure AI portal for text and documents, industry-specialized MT applications, natural language generation, and predictive typing for translation and content creation.

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"TransPerfect has consistently shown a commitment to investing in the development of industry-leading technology to support our clients' businesses as they seek to enter new markets as quickly and as effectively as possible," said Bartolome. "I believe that TransPerfect is the best platform to ensure that Tauyou technology can benefit the industry and our clients, and it is the best place for me and my team to apply our skills to solve business problems through innovative applications of this ground-breaking technology."

TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe remarked, "Through our collaboration with Diego and the Tauyou team, we’ve witnessed firsthand the power and effectiveness of their technology. We're very fortunate to be merging Tauyou into TransPerfect's technology stack. The future holds great potential for Diego, the Tauyou team, and for our clients looking to drive efficiencies using AI-based tools and solutions."

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Posted by Veronica Silva Cusi, news correspondent
Source: TransPerfect