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Language Weaver Opens Second European Sales Operations Office, Expanding Service to International Clients



    Language Weaver, a leading software company developing enterprise
    software for the automated translation of human languages, today
    announced it has retained Emmanuel Tonnelier as sales director for
    southern Europe. He will also drive additional sales and marketing
    penetration in the Middle East and Africa for the rapidly growing
    company. The office will be located in Paris.

    Having established its leadership in automated translation using
    statistical methodologies in the U.S. and northern Europe, Language
    Weaver is expanding into additional international markets to support
    its commercial and government customers. Tonnelier comes to Language
    Weaver with an outstanding record in software sales and extensive
    experience in developing new overseas sales channels and strategic
    partnerships. Language Weaver recently announced its intention to
    develop low density language modules and direct translations between
    them. Adding this additional sales office will help the company
    support growth in areas serviced by these languages.

    "I am pleased to be joining Language Weaver in Europe at this
    time, as the company's reputation and sales are building momentum in
    international commercial enterprise markets," Tonnelier said. "The
    company is dedicated to providing excellent customer support for
    international markets. With another European office we support our
    customers' access to global customers, accelerate the European
    enterprise's ability to work with U.S. and African markets, and break
    down language barriers among multinational workers and businesses."

    A native of France, Tonnelier has worked in executive sales and
    marketing management positions for various multinational software
    companies. Most recently he was general manager for Panda Software's
    French subsidiary, where he developed a new sales structure,
    reorganized the company and was responsible for operations. He had
    been promoted to the position after first serving as business
    development manager for Panda. Tonnelier is fluent in French, Spanish
    and English and has a basic understanding of Korean and Indonesian.
    His education is extensive both in undergraduate and graduate level
    work; he holds a diploma in physics from the Institute of Technology
    in Reims, as well as diplomas in electronics, microelectronics and
    computer science from the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne,
    France.

    This is the second satellite office for Language Weaver outside
    the continental United States. The first European office was added in
    Belgium in early 2006 and is headed by Patrick Vanderper as sales
    director for central and northern Europe.

    "We look forward to continued international growth in sales for
    Language Weaver as we head towards 2008," said Dr. Daniel Marcu,
    interim CEO for Language Weaver. "Emmanuel's experience with opening
    new markets and working with collaboration markets makes him a great
    addition to our expanding sales and marketing team."

    About Language Weaver, Inc.

    Language Weaver was founded in 2002 to commercialize a unique
    approach to automatic language translation using proprietary
    statistical translation algorithms that resulted from research and
    development at the University of Southern California's Information
    Sciences Institute (USC/ISI). Its resulting product, statistical
    machine translation software (SMTS), provides the highest quality
    output to date in automated translation. Language Weaver's translation
    systems produce fluent, natural sounding translations and save
    customers money and time through automation of the translation
    process. The company has more than 50 patents pending on its SMTS
    technology worldwide. Language Weaver licenses a server version of its
    software, currently available for 37 language offerings. Website:
    www.languageweaver.com.

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