WebEx India and Indicom Software & Services partner to boost technical training at universities in India

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MUMBAI, September 21

WebEx Communications, the leading provider of online meeting applications in the world and India, today announced that it has signed a partnership with Indicom Software and Services (Indiss), a Chennai based e-learning company, to provide universities in India with online technical training courses to help them reach out to a much larger student community. The joint solution, based on the WebEx Training Center will provide hands-on experience for students across universities in India, starting with Tamil Nadu. The joint offering will also allow universities to conduct online tests.

In their bid to remain competitive and innovative, there is a perceived need by universities to reach out to a much larger student base, especially for courses that are technical and require hands on training. The aim of such initiatives is to make students industry ready, by providing them with quality education and equally superior faculty, to take on a globally competitive. The demand for such students is also great within the corporate circles. With the WebEx based solution, universities will achieve economies of scale and will be able to tap potential students in remote areas as well, without having a significant bearing on investments.

"Technology is driving all sectors today. Educational institutions can leverage the technology solutions available today to reach out to a larger student base, especially to provide technical training. We are glad to have entered into this partnership with Indicom, to help fuel quality education in the country. This partnership is also in line with our strategy to reach out to different verticals by tying up with leading organisations.” said Kiran Datar

Indicom Software and Services, currently offers technology solutions to educational institutions, including setting up of mobile labs, faculty training programmes and student training programmes. It has launched a new division called “Indiss E Learning” and with Webex will scale out its current training programmes by drawing up MoUs with Universities across various cities in Tamil Nadu. Universities which have affiliate colleges, distance education or exchange programmes are being targeted for this solution. Indicom will start providing certificate courses on mobile computing for students and working professionals. Using this solution, which is internet based, students will be able to access these courses, even from remote locations, at practically no cost.

Speaking on this partnership with WebEX, Mr. K.B.Sridhar, CEO of Indiss said, “With the WebEx model, major universities in will now be able to tap students from across remote locations while overcoming physical infrastructure barriers. We are glad to sign up with a global leader like WebEx to offer our solutions to better the quality of course delivery and provide a world-class learning experience.”

Indiss will be conducting 4 pilots with identified universities. The solution will enhance and complement the current Study Centre model and educational institutions will be able to control assessment quality, which in turn will lead to assurance of quality and standardization of courses.

About WebEx Communications

WebEx Communications, Inc., is the world’s leading provider of Web communications services. WebEx’s services are used across the enterprise in sales, support, training, marketing, engineering and product design. The company provides services using its MediaTone communications platform deployed over the WebEx MediaTone Network, a global network specifically designed for high-speed Web communications. With its unique information-switching technology, multimedia capabilities and standards-based APIs, MediaTone is the dial tone for Web communications. WebEx Communications is based in San Jose, California and has regional headquarters in Europe, Australia and Asia.

WebEx India Pvt. Ltd is wholly owned subsidiary of WebEx Communications, Inc in India and is a pioneer collaborative services provider. The pioneer & established Audio Conferencing services provider with an all-India presence, WebEx India is driven with a singular vision to create value in India-based business communication through innovation, implementation and commitment to the highest quality of service. Today, WebEx India has the largest market share and a list comprising of over 1000 satisfied customers from India’s top 2000 companies.

For more information visit, http://www.webexindia.com

About Indicom Software Services:

Indicom Software and Services, Chennai, extends high quality technology solutions to educational institutions. Indicom Software and Services started with one focus of Bridging Technology, Education and Industry. Indicom Software and Services, currently offers technology solutions to educational institutions, including setting up of mobile labs, faculty training programmes and student training programmes. As a software and services provider exclusively for academic institutions, Indicom Software and Services are premier partners to Microsoft and have been Microsoft India’s No.1 Academic partner for the last 5 years. Services offered by Indicom Software and Services are Support, Publishing, Software Sales, Training, E-Learning & Business Process Improvement. Some of the significant services offered for the academia segment are Microsoft.NET mobile computing labs in India, faculty training programmes across India, deployments of labs and advanced services and students training programmes. Indicom’s Software and Services’ academic clients include Anna University, IIT Madras, Bharathidasan University and Madras University.

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