FAIRFIELD, NJ, May 5th, 2009 – Critical Links, a pioneer in delivering Information & Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure solutions for Schools 2.0 - the next-generation of schools, announced today that it has formed the edgeBOX education alliance, a strategic partnership ecosystem that offers products and services to complement its edgeBOX education portfolio and deliver a comprehensive, best-of-breed solution.

The edgeBOX education alliance assures that the respective technology, product, or service is certified with the edgeBOX education portfolio. Membership entails co-marketing, and potentially, integration and licensing the edgeBOX education portfolio.

“Schools 2.0 – the next generation of Schools, will require a sophisticated ICT ecosystem to support the highly (1:1) interactive and collaborative learning environment that would characterize these schools”, said Abdul Kasim, Vice President, Global Business Development & Marketing at Critical Links. “By creating a close-knit community of established market leaders delivering ICT solutions to schools, the edgeBOX education alliance will, in essence, enable a One-Stop-Shop for a comprehensive solution based around the award-winning edgeBOX”.

“Ministries and boards of education worldwide engaged in school modernization programs will now have access to an integrated, coherent and affordable solution, without the considerable challenges of cost and complexity they would otherwise face in assembling the complete solution” added Kasim.

“With over One Billion students in over a hundred million schools around the world slated to embrace Schools 2.0 over the next few years, strategic partnerships are vital to leverage the massive opportunities effectively. The edgeBOX education alliance forges partnerships among leaders who share in our vision for Schools 2.0 and will actively support consolidate the market leadership of the edgeBOX” said Kasim.

The edgeBOX was recently deployed successfully in one of the world’s largest school modernization programs – at over 1200 schools and has been recognized with numerous industry awards.

The edgeBOX education portfolio comprises of the edgeBOX Classroom Server™ and the edgeBOX School Server™. These platforms offer a host of communications, collaboration and administration capabilities necessary in Schools 2.0, and support up to 100 and 1000 students respectively. In addition to a comprehensive set of voice and data networking, they also support a full-fledged learning management, client management, asset management and student information system.

More information on the edgeBOX education portfolio and Critical Links’ education initiatives can be found at the new School 2.0 portal: http://education.critical-links.com/PR.

About Critical Links
Critical Links is a pioneer delivering innovative Information & Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure solutions for Schools 2.0 – the next generation of Schools.

Critical Links’ edgeBOX education portfolio provides the communication, collaboration and administration necessary to support a highly interactive and content rich educational experience; apart from a host of networking and communication capabilities, it also offers comprehensive learning management, client management, asset management and a student information system.

The edgeBOX portfolio is comprised of the edgeBOX Classroom Server™ and the edgeBOX School Server™. The edgeBOX Classroom Server™ delivers an e-learning platform for up to 100 students, while the edgeBOX School Server™ provides a scaleable platform that supports sophisticated communication and administration capabilities to schools of up to 1000 students.

The edgeBOX has been deployed globally including in the world’s largest school modernization program. More information about the edgeBOX portfolio and Critical Links’ educational offering can be found at http://education.critical-links.com/PR.

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