E-learning for Kids Partners with Sify eLearning
By Sify, PRNEWednesday, July 20, 2011
CHENNAI, India, July 21, 2011 -
Sify Technologies Limited (Nasdaq NM: SIFY), a leader in
Enterprise and Consumer Internet Services in India with global
delivery capabilities, today announced a continuing
partnership with e-Learning for Kids (EFK), a global
non-profit, non-government organization with over 200+ free
high quality basic skills online courses for children ages
5-12.
e-Learning for Kids (EFK,
is committed to opening doors to education worldwide. In 2010, more
than 2.3 million children benefited from one or more EFK courses.
The organization is run by Learning professionals who volunteer
their time and skills and bring together some of the best brains
from education, e-Learning, and business; all of them united to
make a difference to children, parents and teachers everywhere.
Social responsibility has always been an important concern for
Sify. So, when EFK approached Sify eLearning again to create
computer-based learning that would reach out to children in
developing countries, it synchronized with Sify’s efforts to
provide support to humanitarian projects.
Commenting on the development, Devraj Shetty, Head - Sify
eLearning, said, “The opportunity to develop free eLearning
courses for children, who may otherwise have had no experience of
Computer-based Learning (CBL), is an extremely rewarding and
fulfilling experience. We are also happy that our courses will
provide the necessary fun-in-learning to children across the
globe.”
The collaborative project was completed in two development
phases. The first phase saw the release of four courses targeted at
five to eight year-olds, and comprised courses on Basic English
grammar and Science. Impressed with the partnership, EFK approached
Sify for the second time a year later. This stint involved
developing four more modules on English grammar, this time for a
more advanced learner group aged eight to twelve years.
The courses on English grammar in the first year comprised
eLessons on L0603-Pronouns and L0803-Prefixes and Suffixes. In the
second year, there were four English courses in all: L0601-Compound
Words, L0701-Parts of Speech, L0801-Figurative Language, and
L0802-Sentences and Punctuation. These courses are geared to a
beginner level of awareness and understanding, and aim to improve
understanding of grammar and syntax among children in the target
audience group.
The courses on Basic Science (Solar System and Lunar Cycle)
build on a child’s perspective of the night sky, stars, and planets
opening up a fascinating world of space travel/ exploration.
Michael Williams, Director of Courseware Development, EFK
further commented, “Sify understands our audience very well. Both
sets of courses are rich in visual design and interactivity
ensuring children across the world will be able to relate to the
visuals created. The navigation of these online courses is highly
intuitive offering a user-friendly environment that new users can
easily navigate through. We look forward to more
opportunities to work with Sify.”
About e-Learning for Kids
e-Learning for Kids is a global 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization that is dedicated to opening doors to education
worldwide. Established in 2004, e-Learning for Kids is dedicated to
fun and FREE learning on the Internet (or via CD ROM) for children
aged 5-12 with over 200 best-in-class courses in math, science,
language arts, computers, English as a second language, health,
life and environmental skills. The courseware is also available in
Spanish, French, Portuguese and in Indian English. In 2010, more
than 2.3 million children benefitted from one or more EFK courses.
A large volunteer staff consists of education and e-Learning
experts and business professionals from around the world committed
to making a difference.
For more information, please visit us at
About Sify Technologies
Sify is among the largest Managed Enterprise and Consumer
Internet Services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions
with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common
telecom data network infrastructure reaching more than 600 cities
and towns in India.
A significant part of the company’s revenue is derived from
Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network
and communications solutions, security, network management
services, enterprise applications and hosting. Sify is a recognized
ISO 9001:2008 certified service provider for network operations,
data centre operations and customer support, and for provisioning
of VPNs, Internet bandwidth, VoIP solutions and integrated security
solutions, and ISO / IEC 20000 - 1:2005 certified for Internet Data
Centre operations. Sify has licenses to operate NLD (National Long
Distance) and ILD (International Long Distance) services and offers
VoIP back haul to long distance subscriber telephony services. The
company is India’s first enterprise managed services provider to
launch a Security Operations Centre (SOC) to deliver managed
security services. A host of blue chip customers use Sify’s
corporate service offerings.
Sify also caters to global markets in the specialized domains of
eLearning Services and Remote Infrastructure Management Services.
The eLearning Services designs, develops and delivers
state-of-the-art digital learning solutions for non-profit,
for-profit organizations and governmental organizations in the
fields of Information technology, engineering, environment,
healthcare, education and finance. The Remote Infrastructure
Management Services provides dependable and economical solutions
around managed services, hosting and monitoring.
Consumer services include broadband home access and the e-Port
cybercafé chain cross more than 200 cities and towns in India.
Sify.com, the popular consumer portal, has channels on news,
entertainment, finance, sports, games and shopping. Samachar.com is
the popular portal aimed at non-resident Indians around the
globe. The site’s content is available in 8 Indian languages,
which include Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil, Punjabi
and Gujarati in addition to English.
For more information about Sify, visit
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. The forward-looking statements contained
herein are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements. Sify undertakes no duty to update any
forward-looking statements.
For a discussion of the risks associated with Sify’s business,
please see the discussion under the caption “Risk Factors” in the
company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31,
2010, which has been filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and is available by accessing the database
maintained by the SEC at
Sify Technologies Limited, Mr. K. V. Kasturi, Investor Relations, +91-44-2254-0777 (ext. 2114), kasturi.bashyam at sifycorp.com; Mr. Praveen Krishna, Corporate Communications, +91-44 2254-0777 (extn.2055),
praveen.krishna at sifycorp.com; Grayling Investor Relations, Ms. Trúc Nguyen (ext. 418), Mr. Christopher Chu (ext. 426), +1-646-284-9400, truc.nguyen at grayling.com, christopher.chu at grayling.com. e-Learning for Kids Media contact: vcerda at e-learningforkids.org
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