Yumga, Inc. web conferencing will donate Premium level accounts to 50 Universities accredited in the United States. Yugma allows students, faculty and administrators to collaborate instantly over the Internet. Schools can download an application for consideration by visiting www.yugma.com.

Minneapolis, MN (January 25, 2007) –

Yugma (www.yugma.com), an emerging provider of next-generation collaboration services, launches the Yugma Education Program. This exciting program enables accredited Universities to apply for Yugma Premium accounts at no charge for one year.

“Collaboration is key for education,” said Lingaraj Mishra, CEO and founder of Yugma. “The possibilities to use Yugma in that environment are endless. Students can use Yugma to collaborate on a class project or to share a presentation with another class, regardless if they are in another building or another state. Faculty can use it to collaborate with their students outside the classroom or for online classes.”

With Yugma, the ability to collaborate is no longer dependent on location. Through the Yugma Education Program, students, faculty and administrators will have the ability to instantly share ideas and information over the Internet. This program will provide 50 educational institutions in the United States with Premium accounts at no cost for one year. This donation totals approximately $500,000 annually. Schools must apply by visiting www.yugma.com and completing an application.

“Our goal for this program is to further enhance the learning opportunities of students worldwide. In addition to providing a collaboration tool in the classroom, Yugma is a tool that can be utilized when students enter the global workforce,” said Mishra.

All educational institutions, regardless if they are selected for the Yugma Education Program, are encouraged to download and utilize Yugma FREE for online collaboration. Yugma’s free and premium services allow people to instantly connect over the Internet, on-demand and in real-time. Yugma is easy to install and use, platform independent (Mac and Windows), very secure, highly reliable and works with any web application or software program.

For more information, or to download the application, please visit www.yugma.com.

About Yugma, Inc.

Yugma, Inc. provides easy to use collaboration services that work across all platforms and applications to allow people everywhere to collaborate over the web. Yugma, Inc. is a privately held venture-backed company headquartered in Minnesota, USA, and has offices in Minneapolis and India. Yugma earns revenue through its Premium services. For more information, visit www.yugma.com.

Contact Information

Lisa McCue

Yugma, Inc.

http://www.yugma.com
+1-952-698-1144

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