Intel to roll out portable PCs in Indian schools - the Mangalorean

Global chipmaker Intel Corp is all set to roll out its Classmate PC, a portable mini-notebook, in Indian schools from August to digitally enhance the existing teaching format. The Indian subsidiary of the $39-billion silicon firm has tied up with HCL Infosystems to hard sell the novel educational tool in thousands of schools across India for empowering students and teachers with computer literacy. "The Classmate PC, designed and developed in India by engineers at our Bangalore development centre, will only complement the conventional or existing format of teaching and learning in classrooms in a digital form or e-way," John McClure, the Intel South Asia director (marketing), told IANS at a industry-media conclave here.

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