Why CLI Built Its Own Video Platform 2023

October 30, 2023
Published on: Portland Business Journal

After three years of internal development and a decade of offering interpreting services on other companies’ video platforms, Certified Languages International launched its own proprietary video interpreting platform called MERFi (Mobile, Easy, Reliable, Fast Interpreting). “We needed a tech platform that was more nimble, flexible, easier to use and built for interpreting in mind,” said CLI CEO Kristin Quinlan about MERFi. Device-agnostic and designed to easily integrate with telemedicine platforms, MERFi harnesses technology to simplify language access for every industry that needs to quickly connect with limited English proficient customers.

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