WASHINGTON, DC – Sakhr Software, a global company selling advanced Arabic speech and language solutions, has acquired Dial Directions, a provider of voice-entry technology for mobile devices and services.

Financial details were not disclosed.

With Dial Directions’ network-based speech recognition technology and mobile applications expertise, Sakhr Software is set to deliver a new wave of technologies to enable real-time speech to speech translation for Arabic.

Sakhr has more than 100 customers, including many government agencies.

In 2008, Sakhr Software USA and Dial Directions partnered together to develop language application technology for mobile, cloud-computing environments.

The companies collaborated to develop a first of its kind open speech-to-speech mobile translation application for the U.S. government and business customers. The solution enables English and Arabic speakers to speak their native language, hear the audio translation, and read the text translation – all with an iPhone or Blackberry.

All 200 employees of Dial joined Sakhr.

Online: www.sakhr.com

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