GlobalEnglish LinGo Pro Mobile Business App Announced as a finalist in the 2013 Meffys
GlobalEnglish Corporation has announced today that GlobalEnglish LinGo Pro has been named as a finalist in the Life Tools App category in the 10th annual Meffys.
Brisbane, Calif., October 17, 2013 - GlobalEnglish Corporation (www.GlobalEnglish.com), the leading provider of on-demand solutions to advance the Business English proficiency of global organizations, has announced today that GlobalEnglish LinGo ProTM—a Business English mobile, browser, and tablet app that gives professionals the instant performance support they need to communicate effectively in the global workplace—has been named as a finalist in the Life Tools App category in the 10th annual Meffys. The Meffys are global awards for mobile content and commerce presented by MEF Global.
GlobalEnglish LinGo Pro is a component of the GlobalEnglish Suite of innovative on-demand software products. The app provides easy access to definitions, translations and pronunciation practice of industry and business-focused vocabulary, as well as company-specific jargon and acronyms to and from English and 34 different languages. Its customizable and downloadable email templates for a wide variety of business situations offer additional Business English support for the busy professional on-the-job or on-the-go.
The Meffys Best Life Tools App category celebrates the best applications that enhance and simplify subscribers' lives, helping to improve efficiency and productivity for consumers or enterprises.
Mahesh Ram, CEO, GlobalEnglish, commented, “The Meffys award nomination for Best Life Tools App is a great honour. It is in recognition of our commitment to innovation and development of digital learning tools that help global professionals learn and apply English anytime, anywhere—across any device with tools that are personalized to their needs.”
GlobalEnglish is a part of Pearson, the world’s largest learning company. It has a simple mission, it is committed to: “learning—all kinds of learning for all kinds of people, delivered in a personal style. Because where learning flourishes, so do people.”
“We believe that GlobalEnglish LinGo Pro enables global professionals be more productive and effective using English, in addition to honing Business English proficiency on the device of their choosing wherever and whenever its needed. For example, if salespeople or executives need to look up an industry-specific term to use during a presentation, meeting or conference call, they can find it within seconds using GlobalEnglish LinGo Pro. Similarly, global professionals report great time savings as a result of the email templates that can easily be customized and exported into their email carrier straight from their phone or browser,” said Sam Neff, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Platforms at GlobalEnglish.
Over the past twelve months there have been 3,789,201 Business English performance support requests on GlobalEnglish LinGo Pro.
The Meffys are presented by MEF Global, a global trade association that represents the total mobile ecosystem providing an impartial and powerful voice for pioneering companies from across the mobile content and commerce value chain. The awards will also be part of the inaugural MEF Global Forum 2013 a two-day event connecting global mobile leaders in Silicon Valley, is judged by an international panel of over 40 journalists, academics, analysts and VCs, will be announced on the 14 November 2013.