EdServ targets 2.5 lakh tablet PC users to push learning apps

TIRUCHIRAPALLI, Apr 23: Chennai-based education support services firm EdServ is looking to target 2.5 lakh ‘tablet PC’ users within 8-10 months for pushing its learning applications through Amazon.Com.
The tie up with the world’s largest online retailer will make available EdServ’s 2tionPlus Educational apps at Amazon App Stores worldwide, Chairman and CEO of EdServ S Giridharan told here.
EdServ’s 2tion Plus Education content can be downloaded to any Android-based tablet. It is the first social networking application through which students can create study groups and undertake collaborative learning, Giridharan said.
EdServ will provide the content that includes Tuition, Academics, Skill Development, and Test Prep Services on Android tablets, he said.
On the response to its earlier tie ups in the mobile space, Giridharan said “already 3 lakh subscribers have downloaded EdServ’s Education Apps through our previous tie ups with Blackberry, Nokia and Samsung Smart Phones.”
The tablet PC is gaining popularity among students and is a growing market for EdServ. With this trend in the mobile and tablet PC space, EdServ will exceed 1 million customer base by 2014, he said.
The company is in talks with other global tablet PC providers for pushing the content, he added. (PTI)