Innodata (INOD) 7 Aug 212021 Q2 Earnings call transcript

Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Innodata Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. Today’s conference is being recorded. At this time, I’d like to turn the conference over to Amy Agress. Please go ahead.

Keith. you, Thank everyone. Good morning, for joining you today. us Thank

of Our Spelker, Mark CEO speakers are Jack today Innodata our and Abuhoff, CFO.

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any turn additional Jack closing for at or the Instructions] time, [Operator I’ll remarks. conference back to And this

you. thank Operator,

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call So all for thank today. and Appreciate interest. the our time very you the joining much

where We share more look to year. we with are the continuing you through going as and progress very about are to forward we excited we

gentlemen, participation. conference. We conclude appreciate and Ladies today’s does this your

may You now disconnect.