Patni Computer ties up with publishing solutions provider Xplana Learning

Mumbai: Leading global IT services provider Patni Computer Systems Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with Xplana Learning Inc to provide electronic media and online educational solutions to publishers worldwide.

Xplana, a leading provider of interactive educational software, will leverage Patni's technology skills, processes and methodologies, while providing educational and training solutions tools to Patni customers.

Patni will support Xplana's entire engineering lifecycle, including application development and quality assurance (QA) testing, while Xplana will provide value-added educational and training solution tools for Patni's existing client base.

"Xplana is an established name in the interactive publishing industry. With Patni helping them achieve additional scalability, Xplana will now be able to meet the requirements of even the largest publishing house," said Shashank Nene, senior vice president at Patni. "There is an immense market opportunity in educational publishing, making Xplana an extremely valued addition to our partner base," he added.

Patni Computer Systems is one of the leading global providers of information technology services and business solutions. With over 12,000 professionals across diverse industry verticals, and 23 sales offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and multiple offshore development centers in eight cities in India, the company has been serving more than 200 Fortune 1000 companies for over two decades.

Xplana Learning creates standardised general taxonomies for all branches of education. The company leverage its research and expertise to provide publishers with discipline and course taxonomies that address the workflow needs - the requirements related to burgeoning collection of digital assets - and the information expectations of the academic and corporate communities.