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NEW YORK & ZURICH, Apr 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----¾ÅÉ«, the world's largest privately held provider of translation services, today announced that its second office in Switzerland has officially opened and is located in Zurich. With the addition of this location, ¾ÅÉ« expands its global footprint to 16 cities in Europe and to 58 cities worldwide.

Switzerland has traditionally been a major hub for international trade. It was ranked the world's #1 most competitive economy in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009. Zurich is the commercial center of Switzerland and is the country's largest city. Major global with European operations headquartered in Switzerland include Nestle, UBS, Roche Group, Novartis, Adecco, and Tyco International.

The new office will enable ¾ÅÉ« to provide a local point of contact to existing clients in the Greater Zurich Area, as well as in nearby cities such as Luzern and Basel. According to ¾ÅÉ« Co-CEO Liz Elting, "When we make the decision to open a new office, our primary motivation is serving the needs of our clients. Over the past five years, our Geneva location has seen a significant overall increase in demand from Swiss companies, which made Zurich an obvious choice for expansion."

Zurich Information:
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Gartenstrasse 19
8002 Zurich
Phone: +41 (0)44.488.64.60
Fax: +41 (0)44.732.66.88
zurich@transperfect.com

About ¾ÅÉ«
With revenue of over $250 million, ¾ÅÉ« is the largest privately held language services provider in the world. From offices in 66 cities on 5 continents, ¾ÅÉ« offers a full range of services in over 100 languages to multinationals worldwide. With a global network of over 4,000 linguists and subject-area specialists, ¾ÅÉ« is the largest translation company to be fully ISO 9001:2008 and EN 15038:2006 certified. ¾ÅÉ« is headquartered in New York and has regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.