Three California hospitals (San Joaquin General Hospital, San Mateo Medical Center, and Con- tra Costa Health Services) have found a way to overcome a common language barrier between doctors and patients, by means of a creative use of voice and video over IP.

Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, pushed off the critics, and announced the formation of a new research center located in Beijing, also unveiling a Chinese-language brand name.

Global expansion of web-based businesses and services is not an easy task due to one key roadblock. This block of course is the language gap. With so many different languages and dialects being spoken around the world, globalization is predicted to take years to complete; until now that is.

Dr. Al Balkin, creator and composer of `Tune up to Literacy` by ASCAP, is a unique 4-volume collection compiled of over 90 songs designed to enliven K-6 language arts studies. Now learning language arts can be done by singing!

A new language services hub, The Kitchen, operated by TM SYSTEMS, is providing motion picture and television program distributors the chance to endorse their product in multiple languages.

While the move is not necessarily a surprise, it does present the interim government in Iraq and their U.S. allies the challenge of insuring that the transition to democracy in Iraq doesn`t get lost on the road to an Iran-style theocracy.

The influx of doctors has created teething problems, some amusing - like the language confusion - some more serious.

SunSpots Productions announces foreign language translation services in over 50 languages!