LinguaSys explained

LinguaSys, Inc.
Industry:	software
Founded:	2010
Founder:	Brian Garr
Hq Location:	Boca Raton, Florida
Products:	TGPhoto
Services:	multilingual human language software

LinguaSys, Inc. was a company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. LinguaSys provided multilingual human language software and services^[1] to financial, banking, hospitality, Customer Relations Management, technology, forensics^[2] and telecommunications blue chip enterprises, and the government and military.

History

LinguaSys was co-founded by chief executive officer Brian Garr in Boca Raton, Florida, USA;^{[3] [4]} Chief Technology Officer Vadim Berman in Melbourne, Australia; and Vice President of Development and Architecture Can Unal in Darmstadt, Germany in 2010.

CEO Brian Garr was formerly CTO of Globalink from 1995 to 1998 and is a recipient of the Smithsonian Institution's "Heroes in Technology" award for his work in Machine Translation.

Billionaire Mark Cuban began investing in LinguaSys, Inc., in 2012.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Also in 2012, LinguaSys partnered with Salesforce.com, adding multilingual text analytics abilities to the company's social marketing services.

In 2014, LinguaSys made their technology available in a public cloud.^[8]

In 2015, LinguaSys added NLUI Server, which enables building Siri-like natural language applications rapidly in a variety of languages, to the products available in the public cloud.^[9]

In August 2015, LinguaSys was acquired by Aspect Software.^{[10] [11]}

Products and services

LinguaSys uses interlingual natural language processing software to provide multilingual text, sentiment, relevance and conceptual understanding and analysis.^{[12] [13]} LinguaSys trademarked its proprietary interlingual technology called Carabao Linguistic Virtual Machine.^[14] LinguaSys' multilingual software solutions are customized by clients and used via SaaS and behind the firewall. LinguaSys is an IBM Business Partner.

LinguaSys' multilingual technology is used on enterprise servers and consumer smartphones.^{[15] [16]}

LinguaSys has developed an app TGPhoto which allows the user to snap a photo of some text and show a translation to one of fifty languages.^{[17] [18]} The software works on Android, and Blackberry smartphones.^[19]

Notes and References

1. http://www.eweek.com/cloud/salesforce.com-marketing-cloud-gains-next-gen-social-analytics/ Salesforce.com Marketing Cloud Gains Next-Gen Social Analytics
2. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mobile-forensics-goes-multilingual-as-micro-systemation-taps-linguasys-translation-technology-204684551.html Mobile Forensics Goes Multilingual As Micro Systemation Taps LinguaSys Translation Technology
3. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-08-27/business/fl-worker-turned-entrepreneur-20120826_1_google-s-motorola-mobility-ibm-speech-recognition-technology South Florida workers-turned-entrepreneurs are creating jobs - Sun Sentinel
4. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130506/COLUMNIST/130509824/-1/news?Title=Angel-investors-ar-eout-there-you-just-need-to-know-where-to-look Angel investors are out there; you just need to know where to look | HeraldTribune.com
5. http://nibletz.com/2013/05/08/mark-cuban-leads-1-million-dollar-florida-startup-linguasys/ Mark Cuban Leads $1 Million Dollar Round For Florida Startup LinguaSys | Serious Startups
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-07-10 . 2018-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181012133743/https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2013/05/03/billionaire-mark-cuban-among-investors.htmlong-investors.html . dead .
7. https://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/10/10/mark-cuban-backs-human-language-specialist-linguasys/ Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Backs Language Specialist LinguaSys
8. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141021005129/en/LinguaSys-Launches-“GlobalNLP”-Natural-Language-Processing-API LinguaSys Launches “GlobalNLP” Natural Language Processing API Portal for Developers
9. http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Speech-Technology-News-Features/LinguaSys-Launches-Natural-Language-User-Interface-Server-102047.aspx LinguaSys Launches Natural Language User Interface Server
10. http://www.aspect.com/company/news/press-releases/aspect-software-announces-acquisition-of-the-technology-assets-of-linguasys-a-leading-provider-of-natural-language-understanding-nlu-and-interactive-text-response-itr-technology Aspect Software Announces Acquisition of the Technology Assets of LinguaSys, a Leading Provider of Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and Interactive Text Response (ITR) Technology
11. Web site: LinguaSys' tech tools acquired by cloud service company Aspect Software. www.bizjournals.com. 2018-06-27.
12. http://www.federalnewsradio.com/137/3341736/Industry-Chatter-Brian-Garr-LinguaSys Industry Chatter: Brian Garr, LinguaSys - FederalNewsRadio.com
13. http://www.drdobbs.com/tools/new-natural-language-processing-api-port/240169200 "New Natural Language Processing API Portal"
14. Book: Amy Neustein. Judith A. Markowitz. Where Humans Meet Machines: Innovative Solutions for Knotty Natural-Language Problems. 22 June 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-1-4614-6934-6. 55–.
15. http://www.multilingual.com/newsDetail.php?id=8462 MultiLingual: LinguaSys teams with Salesforce.com @multilingualMag
16. http://www.southfloridasunrise.com/article/salesforcecom-adds-linguasys-social-insights-ecosystem Salesforce.com adds LinguaSys to social insights ecosystem | South Florida Sunrise
17. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/app_allows_you_to_point_shoot_translate_p8xs6YfgSt6McmuuSyAXhO App allows you to point, shoot & translate | New York Post
18. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/12/tgphoto-app-translates-signs-in-foreign-languages/1#.Ud3SR6yLaYJ TGPhoto app translates signs in foreign languages
19. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/12/tgphoto-app-translates-signs-in-foreign-languages/1#.VPc16eF0elo "TGPhoto app translates signs in foreign languages"