CyraCom Language Solutions explained

CyraCom International, Inc. is an American language services company that provides over the phone and video interpretation and language assessment services. It is the largest provider of telephone interpretation services in the United States.^[1] CyraCom was originally founded as Kevmark Industries in 1995, when co-founder Mark Myers invented the first dual-handset telephone.^{[2] [3]} Myers and co-founder Kevin Carey built a prototype with two handsets connected to a single base, allowing both patients and providers to speak to an interpreter on a three-way call without passing a handset back and forth.^[4] The device later became known as the CyraPhone.^[5] The company name was changed to CyraCom in 1997, named for Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac.^[4] It operates call centers and offices in the United States with one office in the United Kingdom, and another in Costa Rica. Cyracom provides interpreters for hundreds of languages.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. News: Hospitals turn to technology to tear down language barriers with patients. Nixon. Alex. September 20, 2014. Trib Live. November 21, 2018.
2. Book: The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting. Mikkelson. Holly. Jourdenais. Renée. Routledge. 2015. 9781317595014.
3. Web site: US5784456A - Single-line multi-handset telephone. Google Patents. November 21, 2018.
4. News: CyraCom translates to success. Cohen. Lorrie. August 31, 1998. Tucson Citizen. November 21, 2018. Tucson Citizen.
5. News: Responsible Party - Michael D. Greenbaum; Saying 'Ah' in Any Tongue. Dunn. Julie. March 16, 2003. The New York Times. October 3, 2017.
6. News: CyraCom's Growing Interpretation Business Turns To Cloud ERP. Murphy. Chris. October 22, 2015. Forbes. November 21, 2018.
7. News: Health care translators to fill more than 300 positions for new Flushing office. Salinger. Tobias. February 1, 2015. New York Daily News. November 21, 2018.