Noida based e-learning solution Liqvid has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hewlett Packard to deliver Liqvid’s bilingual EnglishEdge software through the HP Lab-in-Box network. As part of this partnership, Liqvid will be responsible for providing content, conduct train-the-trainer programmes, and also extend its offering to all future HP Lab-in-Box projects. Liqvid will also be promoting HP LIFE e-learning program across its customer base and the program will be made available at all of Liqvid’s study centres. Liqvid claims that its customers include IIT Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Educomp and British Council, among others. In August 2012, Liqvid had raised $3 million from a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Japan. Following this funding round, the company had stated its plans to enter into the corporate and Government domain and go international, targeting developing countries. It seems that HP might its first big corporate partnership following the funding (correct us if we are wrong). HP Lab-in-Box: HP Lab-in-Box also known as Tatkal Kaksha, was launched in 2011 by HP along with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to bring mobile computing resources to remote and urban schools in India. HP Lab-in-Box is apparently equipped with 15 HP PCs, one HP multi-function printer, an electrical generator, wireless connectivity and built in furniture to accommodate 15 students and one teacher, all housed in a shipping container for easy transportation across India. The education software used here is based on NCERT’s education content platform. The company claims that so far, this solution has been deployed across seven locations…
