Satyam sets up education unit

MUMBAI: Leading private sector Internet services provider Satyam Infoway

Limited said it had set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to popularize on-line

learning in India.

"The potential for eLearning in India is so large that we decided to set

up a company to focus completely on it," Satyam Infoway CEO and managing

director R Ramaraj said in a statement late on Wednesday.

The subsidiary, Satyam Education Services Limited (SESL), has tied up with

Canada-based ISOPIA (www.isopia.com) for

its Integrated Learning Management System (ILMS) software, the statement said.

ISOPIA will set up one of its global learning centers in India, using

co-location facilities provided by Satyam Infoway.

SESL will offer the ILMS training solution on the Internet, the statement

said.

At end-June 2000, Satyam Infoway had more than 200,000 consumer Internet

subscribers. The Company's network serves 44 locations, covering more than 220

cities in India.

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