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Satyam
Education Services, the e-learning subsidiary of Satyam Infoway,
has announced the launch of virtual classroom services as a hosted
application service, in partnership with Mentergy. The virtual classroom
services are powered by LearnLinc, an award winning, live e-learning
platform featuring an instructor-led format with interactive components.
These services are being made available over the Internet, consequent
to deregulation of VoIP in India.
The
programme is targeted for corporate, educational and training organisations
that would like to deliver synchronous, live interactive training
to geographically dispersed students. The programme is available
on a pay-per-use basis. This means organisations do not have to
invest in hardware, software and human resources to implement this
application.
George
Zacharias, president and COO of Sify, says, “LearnLinc is a
powerful live e-learning tool that has been used for years by other
many Indian companies and organisations worldwide. LearnLinc offers
organisations a multitude of uses, such as sales and product training,
review meetings, product road shows and online seminars—without
incurring travel and related expenses. Educational institutions
and training business will also find this a very powerful tool to
support their distance learning programmes. The pay-per-use pricing
makes it affordable to organisations of all sizes.”
“We
are glad to be partnering with Satyam Education Services in this
initiative. India offers a vast potential for technology enabled
education and training solutions, and Sify has the infrastructure,
market reach and expertise to make this a success,” said Gidi
Nimoy, vice president, Mentergy.
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