LiNKS Selects Nefsis for Video Remote
Interpreting Platform
Nefsis cloud-based video
conferencing makes VRI affordable
and easy-to-implement
for business
SAN DIEGO — July 7, 2011 — Online services innovator
Nefsis® announced today that LiNKS Sign Language and Interpreting
Services selected Nefsis cloud-based video conferencing
as the delivery platform for LiNKS Video Remote Interpreting (VRI)
services. VRI uses videoconferencing technology, equipment, and an
Internet connection to provide foreign language interpreting, and
sign language interpreting services for deaf, hard-of-hearing or
speech-impaired individuals, through an off-site interpreter when an
on-site interpreting service is not practical or immediately
available.
A Nefsis partner, LiNKS Sign Language & Interpreting Services, is
offering interpretive services through HD video conferencing via a
cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery that can be
implemented on an as-needed basis, available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, and 365 days a year requiring no special equipment.
Prior to cloud computing, high-quality,
multipoint
video conferencing in business and court settings necessitated
a heavy investment in infrastructure equipment including video
routers, multichannel units, and gateway servers. The Nefsis video
conferencing cloud offers HD quality, security, and affordability
for organizations to implement Video Remote Interpreting at their
facilities with expanded reach to virtually any Internet-equipped
location.
“VRI services can be used in a number of situations including
corporate, medical, educational, governmental, entertainment,
conventions, and religious organizations; whether in recreational
settings or complex work environments. Effective VRI communication
can now be accomplished anywhere there is access to a PC, webcam,
and an internet connection,” stated Chuck Scarpaci, Director
of LiNKS.
“The Nefsis cloud does all the heavy-lifting, including
securing the video conference with encryption for policy or regulatory
compliance. By using LiNKS and its Video Remote Interpreting
services, our clients can be sure that they are in complete
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all related
situations where an interpreter is required by law.”
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) adopted new accessible
design standards, which became effective on March 15, 2011. The new
Title III rule involved standards for accessible designs that are
consistent with the ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines. VRI service
was one of the nine design standards. Compliance for standards for
new construction and alterations and barrier removal take effect on
March 15, 2012.
About LiNKS
Since 1999, LiNKS Sign Language & Interpreting Services® has
provided interpreting services to individual clients, organizations,
and departmental agencies of City, County and State Governments; as
well as hundreds of other private, nonprofit and public
corporations. The company is headquartered in the Greater Los
Angeles Metropolitan area and is a division of Goodwill SOLAC in
Long Beach, California.
Visit their Website at
http://www.linksinterpreting.com/.
About Nefsis
Headquartered in San Diego,
California, Nefsis is a technology specialist in video conferencing
software and cloud computing online services. The Company’s
global cloud provides multipoint HD video and advanced collaboration
tools to business, government and educational customers in more than
45 countries worldwide. Compared to previous generations of
infrastructure hardware solutions, such as video routers, MCUs and
gateways, the Nefsis cloud-based offering is less expensive,
automatically maintained, and easier to expand.
For more information, please browse the Nefsis website or call
+1 (858) 715-0970 in the Americas or +44 (0) 870 224 0415 in the
UK and Europe.
Media Contact
Xenia Moore
Public Relations Manager
Phone: (858) 715-0970
[email protected]
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