COLUMBUS, Ohio (BusinessWire EON) July 9, 2007 -- Language Access Network (OTC:LANW), the leader in video interpretation services, announced today that it has hired industry expert Bonnie Harmston as its new Vice President National Accounts. Ms. Harmston has over twenty-five years of healthcare sales experience with the last seven years serving as Director of Sales Initiatives and Training for CyraCom International, Inc., and Senior National Sales Manager for Language Line Services.

“Language Access Network is the leader in video interpretation services for the health care and pharmacy industries. With both LAN’s advanced technology and my knowledge of the language services industries, we will be able to provide the health care industry with an unparalleled level of service,” states Ms. Harmston.

"The addition of Bonnie Harmston to the executive team reconfirms LAN's position as an employer of choice for the very best talent in the interpretation services market," states Michael Guirlinger, Language Access Network’s CEO. "She will have an immediate impact on our goal achievement and growth prospects."

Language Access Network estimates an average of 20% of all patients in the U.S. are Limited English Proficient, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, or do not speak English well. LAN estimates that in a hospital environment, ER, Labor and Delivery, Clinic, etc., each patient encounter lasts between 7-12 minutes on the MARTTI™ unit, with a cost range of $1.75- $2.95 per minute.

About Language Access Network, Inc.

Language Access Network Inc.(OTC: LANW),is a pioneer and the leader in video language interpretation services for 150 foreign languages and American Sign Language for the Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing. A publicly traded company, Language Access Network provides pharmacies and medical facilities with professionally trained interpreters 24 hours a day, seven days a week through our centralized video language center, interpreting more than 150 different languages including American Sign Language (ASL) via real-time, interactive video technology.

More information is available at www.languageaccessnetwork.com

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