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Global Language Solutions’ Co-founders, Olga Smirnova and Inna Kassatkina, Nominated for Orange County Business Journal’s Women in Business Awards

NEWPORT BEACH, CA -- April 7, 2005 - Olga Smirnova and Inna Kassatkina, the co-founders of Global Language Solutions (GLS), a full-service translation, localization and interpretation agency specializing in delivering solutions to enable global business, have been nominated for the Orange County Business Journal’s 11th Annual Women in Business Awards. The Awards recognize the accomplishments of Orange County’s outstanding business and professional women.

Olga Smirnova, CEO, and Inna Kassatkina, President, were nominated based on their entrepreneurial drive and strong business acumen.

Smirnova and Kassatkina founded GLS in 1994 to respond to the growing need for companies to reach worldwide audiences and clients. Today, GLS offers culturally accurate translation, web site localization, multilingual desktop publishing, and interpretation services in over 100 languages to public and private companies and government agencies worldwide.

Over the past decade, the co-founders have grown the Newport Beach office to include ten full-time employees and more than 2,500 freelance translators and interpreters around the globe to serve the needs of GLS’ impressive client list, which includes Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Boeing, Disneyland International, Hilton Hotels International, Kaiser Permanente, Baker & McKenzie, Charles Schwab International, and the U.S. Departments of Defense, Commerce, and Agriculture.


About Global Language Solutions:
Global Language Solutions (GLS) is a full-service translation company delivering solutions in over 100 languages to increase its clients’ multicultural and international market share. GLS provides culturally and linguistically accurate document translations, website localization, multilingual typesetting/ graphic design, real-time interpreting, voice-overs, and globalization consulting services. Its clients include public and private companies, convention centers, government agencies, and multinational organizations across a variety of industries. GLS is headquartered in Newport Beach, California, with teams of experts around the globe. For more information, visit www.globallanguages.com or call +1-949-798-1400.

Company Contact:
Inna Kassatkina, President
(888) 766-6454 or (949) 798-1400
www.globallanguages.com

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Melissa Gillespie
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