Kivuto and CICan Launch Partnership to Help Colleges and Institutes Go Digital

OTTAWA, April 5, 2016 -- Colleges and institutes across the country now have access to greater resources for going digital thanks to an exciting new partnership between Kivuto Solutions and Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) via its Corporate Alliance Program.

CICan members can now take advantage of Canada's most comprehensive digital textbook platform Texidium, as well as special educational events, consulting on digital resource management, and their own custom WebStore for software distribution via Kivuto. With more than 17 years of experience improving student success through education technology, Kivuto is proud to offer its expertise to even more post-secondary institutions.

"Colleges and institutes need greater access to today's digital tools to develop tomorrow's skill sets," says Richard White, President of Kivuto. "We're pleased to be working with CICan to strengthen the quality of modern education for students."

"We are thrilled to partner with Kivuto, a company which shares our passion for education and innovation," says Denise Amyot, President and CEO of CICan. "We look forward to working together to make education in Canada more accessible with digital solutions for our members that provide resources needed by students and faculty alike."

Benefits available to colleges and institutes under Kivuto's partnership with CICan include:

• Easier software management through a custom WebStore, based on Kivuto's Electronic License Management System (ELMS), and multilingual customer care.
• Guidance on, and access to Texidium, Canada's most comprehensive eText platform for delivering digital course material to students.
• Special entry to educational events hosted by Kivuto.
• One-on-one consultation meetings with Kivuto to discuss eText, digital resource management, and software distribution options.

Colleges and Institutes Canada is the national and international voice of Canada's publicly supported colleges, institutes and polytechnics. Its members work with industry and social sectors to train 1.5 million learners of all ages and backgrounds at campuses serving over 3,000 urban, rural and remote communities in Canada. The association operates in 29 countries via 12 offices around the world. To learn more about CICan, visit http://collegesinstitutes.ca.

For more information on benefits from Kivuto for CICan members, visit http://kivuto.com/cican-partnership.

About Kivuto
Kivuto Solutions has been committed to improving student success through education technology for over 17 years. Kivuto is the world's leading provider of advanced digital distribution and management solutions that enable the secure delivery of digital goods to academic institutions everywhere. Over 60,000 institutions and departments trust Kivuto to manage and distribute software to their students, faculty and staff. The company distributes software in 195 countries and supports 14 languages. Kivuto powers Texidum, an end-to-end eText delivery solution, and OnTheHub, a portal for providing students, faculty and staff with discounted and free academic software. http://kivuto.com

Gustavo Sánchez
Director of Marketing
Kivuto Solutions
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Julien Abord-Babin
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