CyraCom Language Solutions
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| Industry | Language services |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995  |
| Founder | Kevin J. Carey and Mark Myers |
| Revenue | 109,600,000 United States dollar (2015) |
| Website | cyracom |
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]
The company is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.[2]
History
[edit]CyraCom was originally founded as Kevmark Industries in 1995 by Kevin J. Carey and Mark Myers.[3][4][5] 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.[6] The device later became known as the CyraPhone.[7]
The company name was changed to CyraCom in 1997, named for Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac.[6] 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.[8][9]
CyraCom acquired Washington, D.C. based Language Learning Enterprises in January 2010.[10]
On july 3rd, 2025 Propio Language Services announced that they acquired Cyracom Language Solutions.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Nixon, Alex (September 20, 2014). "Hospitals turn to technology to tear down language barriers with patients". Trib Live. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "TREND$ - Tucson Citizen Morgue, Part 2 (1993-2009)". tucsoncitizen.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Biz Tucson" (PDF). BizTucson – via suncorridorinc.com.
- ^ Mikkelson, Holly; Jourdenais, Renée (2015). The Routledge Handbook of Interpreting. Routledge. ISBN 9781317595014.
- ^ "US5784456A - Single-line multi-handset telephone". Google Patents. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Cohen, Lorrie (August 31, 1998). "CyraCom translates to success". Tucson Citizen. Tucson Citizen. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ Dunn, Julie (March 16, 2003). "Responsible Party - Michael D. Greenbaum; Saying 'Ah' in Any Tongue". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ Murphy, Chris (October 22, 2015). "CyraCom's Growing Interpretation Business Turns To Cloud ERP". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ Salinger, Tobias (February 1, 2015). "Health care translators to fill more than 300 positions for new Flushing office". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "CyraCom buying another language translation firm". Inside Tucson Business. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Language Solutions Integrator Propio Buys CyraCom in Landmark Interpreting Deal". Slator Language Industry Intelligence. 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2026-02-13.