CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geodesic Limited (BSE:503699) (NSE:GEODESIC), a leading provider of award-winning mobile and desktop solutions for instant messaging, VoIP and Internet radio, today announced it has closed a licensing deal with HiAchieve Digital Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of next generation learning tools and services, to embed Geodesic’s Mundu Messenger™ into HiAchieve’s Android-powered, eWonderPad tablet aimed at the education market.
HiAchieve’s digital content platform includes after-class reading materials, simulated test papers and textbooks that come bundled with its 10-inch Android tablet, saving children from lugging printed materials to and from school. The addition of Mundu IM to eWonderPad enables students to also interact with their network of friends, family and colleagues – including chatting, sharing photos, page views, video clips or audio files, and posting links to social networking sites – all from the same device.
“IM and social networking are becoming important in all aspects of day-to-day life, including studying,” said David Lin, HiAchieve Digital Technology CTO. “With the addition of Mundu IM to eWonderPad, students can instantly communicate with each other on schoolwork – making the study process collaborative versus solitary. This is truly the next generation of digital learning.”
“We are delighted to work with HiAchieve, a pioneer in digital education materials, to integrate messaging into their outstanding product,” said Arvind Venkateswaran, Geodesic’s SVP of worldwide business development. “Students today expect to be able to instantly communicate with each other from any device wherever they are. By embedding Geodesic’s Mundu IM, eWonderPad users will be able to stay connected while studying with all of their IM contacts, regardless of IM service.
Geodesic’s universal mobile IM solution successfully combines all of the most popular IM services, including Yahoo!, AOL, MSN, ICQ and Google Talk, with deep collaboration across mobile, Web and desktop platforms, enabling users to chat seamlessly from their home, office or while in transit. Mundu Messenger supports all leading web browsers, including IE, Mozilla Firefox and Safari and, in addition to interoperating with the leading consumer IM services, it integrates with Jabber for enterprise IM. Geodesic’s IM service also offers advanced features such as multi-lingual chat, conferencing capabilities across IM services, push email, and extensive presence management.
About Geodesic Limited
Geodesic is an innovator in software products focused on information, communication and entertainment for mobile phones and desktop computers. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, Geodesic's Mundu suite of award-winning products includes solutions for instant messaging, voice-over-IP and Internet radio. The company is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. Geodesic has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore in India, USA (Silicon Valley), UK, Mauritius, Hong Kong, UAE, and Uruguay.
About HiAchieve Digital Technology Limited
HCD (HiAchieve Digital Technology) is the pioneer of e-learning service in Taiwan, aiming to provide the best digital learning solution. By integrating the most innovative information technology and diversified interactive digital contents, HCD provides the best next generation learning tool and services, including eWonderPad tablet learning device and iWonder online learning center. HCD works with the top education publishers to transform traditional non-digital contents into interactive, multi-media rich digital publications. Through HCD's learning monitoring service, user's learning patterns can be analyzed to enhance learning efficiency. HCD was founded in June, 2009 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.