MAFCOCS and Intel tie-up

MUMBAI: Maharashtra State Federation Co-operative

Credit Societies Limited today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

with Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd. As per the understanding, both will

jointly campaign to increase awareness of IT adoption/solutions to benefit the

spread of 80,000 co-operative credit societies catering to approximately 30

million people in the country. Further Intel

will also help MAFCOCS set up a datacenter in Pune which will scale in order to

cater to the future needs of co-operative credit societies.






As per the MoU, Intel will advise MAFCOCS on various aspects of technology,
including the selection process, and deployment framework, and will offer to

share its experience both in the consumer premise equipment and connectivity

infrastructure. Intel will also support MAFCOCS in its mission to deploy the

common ICT infrastructure for co-operative credit societies, while educating the

state federation team on relevant and upcoming software and hardware

technologies.






MAFCOCS will in turn support enabling of co-operative credit societies software
content on Intel architecture. Under the agreement, the state federation will

deploy 10,000 Intel powered Community PCs for the rural needs of credit

societies during the next one year as part of the first phase.






"We recognise the challenges of community development and believe that
technology and information will empower the people of India. By working in

tandem with associations like MAFCOCS we believe that we are taking another step

ahead in our 'World Ahead' programme," said Amar Babu, Managing Director,

Sales and Marketing, Intel (South Asia).






MAFCOCS seeks to provide the co-operative credit societies in Maharashtra
information technology that will enable the economical social development of the

community. Our association with Intel will ensure these societies get greater

access to affordable and advanced technology said LalitGandhi, Chairman

Maharashtra State Federation Co-Operative Credit Societies Ltd.






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