Educomp to offer Blackboard solutions in India

NEW DELHI: LearningMate, a division of education technology and eLearning company Educomp Datmatics Ltd, has forged a strategic partnership with Blackboard Inc., a global software infrastructure company for e-Education. Under the agreement, Educomp will distribute Blackboard e-Education Solutions in India.

LearningMate will build on the Blackboard 5: Learning System to create a solution offering for academic and corporate clients throughout India. LearningMate will also offer content and technology services to Blackboard and its clients worldwide for the development of various Building Blocks applications.






"Partnering with Blackboard is in complete synergy with our expansion plans in the education market," said Samudra Sen, Executive Director at LearningMate. He added, "The combination of the industry leading Blackboard e-Education Suite and LearningMate’s highly specialized e-Learning services will provide the Indian market with the world’s best available e-Education solutions. With the range of products and services that Educomp and Blackboard jointly offer, we are targeting a market share of 25 per cent of the domestic eLearning market over the next three years."





"The Indian market represents an enormous opportunity for both Blackboard and LearningMate" said Dr. Stavros Cademenos, Vice President, International Strategic Development at Blackboard Inc. "With LearningMate as our long-term partner, Blackboard will be able to meet the needs of India’s schools, colleges and universities effectively and efficiently."