it’s Learning en Microsoft tekenen overeenkomst, koppeling met Live@edu !

Michael Kleine — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:50:20 GMT

Microsoft & it’s learning Reach for the Sky with Education Partnership
it’s learning adopts Microsoft platform for cloud based educational services

12th April 2010, Bergen, Norway – Microsoft and it’s learning, an international learning platform provider, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve products and services that will transform teaching methods and advance next-generation learning. The agreement represents the first Education Partner Alliance where the Microsoft cloud computing services are adopted to develop a fully cloud based, integrated offering to the education sector.
Under the agreement it’s learning will integrate Microsoft Outlook Live, SharePoint Online and Office Web Applications into their education platform. This means it’s learning can now deliver the best suite of online communication tools to improve productivity and collaboration in education. Students and teachers will be able to securely upload, easily share, and collaborate on Office documents from anywhere with internet access, including mobile devices.
Arne Bergby, CEO, it’s learning said “it’s learning has chosen Microsoft’s cloud services for education. All future customers will benefit from Outlook Live and Microsoft’s web applications and we will build a migration plan for existing users to move to the Microsoft solution over the coming months. We took this decision because students and teachers are familiar with Microsoft’s rich, high-quality communications products which will keep up with their changing needs. Microsoft not only provides the best platform, but is the best partner for it’s learning because it is an enterprise company which has experience with large organizations and has a strong heritage in working with local authorities and school districts.”
Mark East, General Manager, Microsoft Education said “We are delighted that it's learning have decided to integrate the Microsoft platform and partner with us to provide future customers the best learning experiences. As students become increasingly tech-savvy at a younger age and demand more technology services from their schools, we believe that our technology offers the familiar, rich solutions and flexible platform that will best prepare them for the workforce.”
About It’s Learning
it’s learning is an international learning platform provider with over two million users in primary and secondary schools, as well as Further and Higher Education. The company is represented in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and USA. With more than 40% of its resources involved in design and development, it’s learning invests in the future. The company's goal is to offer the best learning platform worldwide and to be the most innovative organisation within the educational market.

Contact:
Microsoft: Matthew Fox, Western Europe Education, +44 118 90 94 929, mfox@microsoft.com
PR Contact: Charlie Meredith-Hardy, Webershandwick, +44 (207) 067 064, cmeredith-hardy@webershandwick.com
it’s learning: Arne Bergby, CEO, +47 971 57 095, arne.bergby@itslearning.com

What is Outlook Live?
Microsoft Outlook Live is based on the Microsoft Exchange Online, the market-leader in business email, calendaring, and voicemail. With Outlook Live, teachers and students get the familiar, intuitive Outlook

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it’s Learning en Microsoft tekenen overeenkomst, koppeling met Live@edu !