Tally to open CoE in Patna soon

Patna : Tally will soon be opening a state-of-art 'Center of
Excellence' (CoE) in Patna. This CoE will be run jointly in collaboration with
Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation (BELTRON) and Astric Computers.
Tally had signed a MoU with Government of Bihar in July 2008 has appointed
Astric Computers as their single point contact for taking the Tally projects and
training program ahead in the state.

Talking about CoE, PK Sihna, Director, Astric Computers said that CoE it is a
new concept for providing specialized accounts and other training for government
employees across the state. The CoE will be inaugurated on Jan 14, 2009.

Talking further, Sinha said, "Dr Anil Kumar, IT Minister, Bihar has been
actively pursuing the involvement of IT giants of India to escalate the growth
of IT in Bihar. We have started working towards the mission of uplifting the
lifestyle of the rural folk, especially women and the socially challenged
sections of the society in Bihar. We are sure that the initiated IT awareness
and training across the state can help us in capacity building and creating new
employment opportunity."

According to him, the prime focus of this initiative is to automate small and
medium business entities as well as the government machinery, to facilitate
permeation of IT literacy across Bihar. "We are sure that the initiative will
help mitigate the digital divide between the rural and urban Bihar, thereby
creating opportunity to entrepreneurs and the youth of Bihar to augment their
skillsets and contribute to the gainful development of the state," he added.