Kivuto and Edukinect Increase Access to Education Technology in India


OTTAWA, April 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Higher education organizations in India will have increased access to education technology through a strategic partnership between Kivuto Solutions and Edukinect.

Schools in India will be able to use Texidium by Kivuto, Canada's most comprehensive digital textbook eReader platform, through Edukinect to simplify the management of digital course materials. With Texidium, schools can improve student success by ensuring students have 100% of their course materials accessible 100% of the time from any device, online and offline. Edukinect will be working closely with Kivuto to provide schools in India with access to Texidium.

Benefits of Texidium include:

  • Significant discounts on digital resources compared to physical.
  • An enhanced learning environment where all students have the same up-to-date resources.
  • Cloud-based eReader with highlighting, in-text search, note-taking and sharing functionality, available online and offline.
  • Better understanding of student performance with advanced analytics for tracking student engagement and usage.
  • Multilingual setup and product support for students, faculty, and staff by toll-free phone and email.

"We're excited to be working with Edukinect at this pivotal moment in time as India embraces the move to digital," says Richard White, President of Kivuto. "Edukinect has deep relationships, a great reputation and tremendous knowledge of education in India. They will be a fantastic long term partner for us in India."
 
Schools in India will also have access to Kivuto's Electronic License Management System (ELMS) through Edukinect. With ELMS, academic organizations can easily access and manage their own school WebStore where they can distribute licensed software and take advantage of exclusive pricing through Microsoft, Adobe, VMware, and other software publishers.

"Good tools and good training enhance good teaching," says Phani Krishna, CEO of Edukinect. "Kivuto shares our commitment to hands-on support. We look forward to helping more schools go digital at every step of the way."

Edukinect provides technology solutions for educational organizations and is one of the largest technical training partners of Microsoft in India. With Edukinect, schools can access services including workshops, lectures on the latest innovations, and products including Texidium by Kivuto. To learn more about working with Edukinect, visit http://edu-kinect.com.

About Kivuto
Kivuto Solutions has been committed to improving student success through education technology for over 17 years. Kivuto is the world's leading provider of advanced digital distribution and management solutions that enable the secure delivery of digital goods to academic institutions everywhere. Over 60,000 institutions and departments trust Kivuto to manage and distribute software to their students, faculty and staff. The company distributes software in 195 countries and supports 14 languages. Kivuto powers Texidum, an end-to-end eText delivery solution, and OnTheHub, a portal for providing students, faculty and staff with discounted and free academic software. http://kivuto.com | http://texidium.com


            

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