The importance of providing current

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"The introduction of Ed-vantage represents an all new way

that in the way academic institutions can work more closely

with Microsoft than ever before, to leverage the technology

and programs that we have to offer, build the right skills to

become more employable while getting innovative ", said

Sanket Akerkar, Managing Director, Microsoft Corporation

India Private Limited.

"Facilitating the right technology education is on the top of

Microsoft's agenda, as it collectively helps India as a

nation", he added.

The importance of providing current, real-world tools to

information systems (IS) students at an affordable cost is a

challenge many IS educators continue to face.

"The Microsoft Ed-vantage program is a response to this need

and pulls together the core principles of genuine software,

and certifications to make students 'employable' in these

times of shrinking academic budgets and increasing

educational costs," the statement said.

The Microsoft Ed-vantage program offers four levels that can

be leveraged with Microsoft - each level of investment comes

with key benefits going from Basic to Silver, Gold and

Platinum.
Ranjit Shinde, ET Bureau

Even as larger IT players such as Infosys and Wipro struggle

to pursue growth and offer meaningful returns to investors,

their smaller counterpart HCL Technologies is on course to

faster growth.