Sify partners with Microsoft

CHENNAI, INDIA: Sify Limited has announced its partnership with Microsoft India to empower Indians with Internet and IT services.

Sify partners with Microsoft in its commitment towards ‘Unlimited Potential’ in India and enable easy access for Microsoft's initiatives through the reach of its over 3500 strong 'I-way' cyber café chain, as well as through its home Internet access services, a Sify statement said.

Sify would offer its cyber café subscribers access to licensed Microsoft office software to begin with, so that they can use the café as a virtual office for their needs. This will include training them in the use of MS Office for Microsoft Office Certification to increase their productivity and skills.

Sify is also supporting Microsoft in the 'IQ PC' initiative. It is aimed at families with school going children, will include 100 hours of free Internet access.

"Microsoft Unlimited Potential is an effort to help people everywhere achieve their goals and dreams their true potential through relevant, accessible, and affordable technology. The idea is to work together, given the confluence of objectives of Sify as a company and our Unlimited Potential commitment, to offer affordable, easy to use services to Indians by leveraging Sify's IP capabilities, market reach over its sophisticated network and data center infrastructure across the country, said Ravi Venkatesan, chairman, Microsoft India.