NIIT enters into a strategic alliance with Infospectrum to offer
proven Educational Resource Planning Solutions
New Delhi, June 24, 2008: NIIT, a leading Global Talent
Development Corporation and Asia’s No.1 trainer, today signed an agreement
with
Infospectrum, a global software product development and technology services
enterprise, to offer highly customizable Educational Resource
Planning Solutions in schools. Following this alliance, NIIT’s School
Learning Solutions will extend its current offering for schools, to
include Educational Resource Planning, thus making it a completely
integrated solutions provider for schools. Infospectrum will continue to
undertake research & product development for these state-of-the-art
solutions.
An agreement to this effect was signed between Mr. L. Balasubramanian,
President -NIIT’s School Learning Solutions and Mr. Jay Chopde, CEO&
Founder- Infospectrum, here today. The strategic alliance results in
offering ‘Quick SchoolTM’ an Educational Resource Planning tool for
schools. QuickSchoolTM is an integrated and comprehensive solution that
spans across all functional requirements and departments of educational
institutions.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. P Rajendran, COO, NIIT Ltd said,
‘‘NIIT is a leading School Learning Solutions provider in the country.
With this
strategic alliance, we are now in a position to addresses the needs
of all the key stakeholders within the education realm- students,
teachers,
principals, school management & parents.’’
QuickSchoolTM allows the schools to manage information on Academics, Staff,
Students, Examination, Attendance, Fees, Schedules, Payroll,
Recruitment, Library, Hostel, Transport, Inventory etc on a real time
basis. Teachers, Management and other users can use these modules with
minimal training. Its modular design gives the educational institution
flexibility and scalability that can be configured in line with the growth
of the institution.
‘‘With the integration of ready-to-deploy Educational Resource
Planning tool in our portfolio, we are confident that schools will be able
to
strengthen their services to students and parents thus enhancing
their competitive advantage many fold’’, added Mr. L.
Balasubramanian,
President-School Learning Solutions, NIIT.
‘QuickSchoolTM,’ which is currently being offered by Infospectrum in over
140 premier schools such as Delhi Public Schools, Somerville Public
Schools, Navrachana International Schools, and International School Amby,
Bharti Public School, Lawrence School, Guru Nanak Matriculation School,
Sai Baba Central School amongst others, would become part of the NIIT
eGURU Solution offering. While NIIT will bring its expertise and reach in
schools, Infospectrum will offer exclusive development and customization of
the School ERP solution and modules for varied needs.
Mr. Jay Chopde, CEO & Founder Infospectrum said, ‘‘The key to a
schools success lies in the way it manages the deluge of
information.
‘QuickSchoolTM’ will enable schools to seamlessly integrate
information across different academic facets, for better decision making. I
am
confident that our alliance with NIIT will go a long way in
ushering in the ‘Information Age’ in schools.’’
The implementation of Educational Resource Planning Solutions in schools
will also enable parents to dynamically monitor real time progress of
their wards, thus effectively addressing their needs to identify
improvement areas for better academic performance.
NIIT School Learning Solutions division, which teaches more than 2.3
Million students currently, has provided computer-based learning to over
7700 government and private schools cumulatively, thus equipping them with
crucial IT skills to prepare them for tomorrow’s knowledge society. NIIT
is working actively to make computers an intrinsic part of the lives of
children and also those of the socially and economically challenged
sections of the society, who may never have had a chance to integrate with
the emerging 21st century environment otherwise, and thereby to give a
better prospect to their future.
About Infospectrum
Infospectrum India Pvt Ltd. is a Global, CMMi-Level 3 rated organization
with 400 employees and consultants across 3 continents with offices in Los
Angeles, San Diego, Oslo and Nagpur, India. Infospectrum is engaged in
delivering software products to the Indian markets and outsourced product
development and product engineering services across the world.
Infospectrum QuickSchool is the most actively used Education Resource
Planning tool in India and Infospectrum QuickInsure is one the best CRM
products for Life Insurance agents in India. infoTRAK from Infospectrum
addresses the complex asset management needs of the Aviation sector for
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO). Infospectrum has deep vertical
expertise in Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, Maritime, Telecom, WiMax,
Satellite & GIS and Scientific & Engineering industries for the
Global markets.
About NIIT
NIIT, Asia’s No. 1 IT trainer and leading Global Talent Development
Corporation, offers learning and knowledge solutions to 5 million students
across 34 countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the Top IT Training
Company Award 2007. Rated among India’s Superbrands (2003-05), NIIT’s
Individual Learning Business offerings include: Industry-endorsed programs
for students seeking careers in IT: GNIIT, Integrated ANIIT for Engineers
(IAE) and Advanced Technology Programs for IT professionals.
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced
Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programmes in
association with
Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore and
Kolkata.
NIIT Institute of Finance Banking & Insurance (IFBI),
formed with equity participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs to develop
talent for the
banking industry.
NIIT Institute of Process Excellence Ltd (NIPE), formed in
joint venture with Genpact will address the increasing demand for skilled
workers in the
business & technology services industry by providing training programs
in relevant areas.
NIIT offers turnkey IT integration program for schools. NIIT has provided
computer-based learning to over 7700 government and private
schools.
NIIT’s Corporate Learning Solutions, offers integrated learning solutions
(including strategic consulting, learning design, content development,
delivery, technology, assessment and learning management) to Fortune 500
companies, Universities, Technology companies, Training corporations and
Publishing houses.
Element K delivers learning solutions for customers and
partners through a tailored combination of catalog learning products,
technology, and
services. The offerings include: vLab®: hands-on labs,
instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference libraries, technical
journals, and
KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning management platform.
NIIT together with Element K is now the first and the best choice
for comprehensive learning solutions, worldwide.
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