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First in Indonesia, Course Applications Android-Based



(Our Tech Blog) The Sony Ericsson joint University of Bunda Mulia info application launches first Android-based lectures in Indonesia on Thursday (04/08/2011) in Jakarta. Application called M Campus is to provide convenience in the relationship between students, parents, and faculty.

With M Campus, students can access class schedules, currency kualiah and GPA, faculty schedules, courses offered, and other payment information. In a further development, parents can check your child's academic information.

"M Campus Program this apps is one of the efforts in providing support in education and communication. As the Android platform market expansion, we have a good position to provide different experiences for consumers," said Ben Padley, Head of Marketing at Sony Ericsson.

As qouted from kompas, Meanwhile, Director of Marketing and Development University of Bunda Mulia, Danny Johannes said, "We are confident with the latest information technology, our professionals can guide students in an effort to prepare graduates with the competence of superior force."

Application of M Campus in-bundling with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8. This bundling of products will be provided at 200 Bunda Mulia University freshman who entered in 2011 as a sort of trial. That number is 10 percent of total freshmen who reached the 2000's people this year.

"We will first try in 10 percent of new students. If later we see successful, we expect that 10 percent could be promoted to another," said Samudro Seto, Operator Relations & Marketing Manager of Sony Ericsson Indonesia Partnership in a press conference.

Bundling with its own X8 Xperia selected for two reasons. First because the demand Xperia X8 which is still high even though the product has been issued since 2010. Both because of the Xperia price of only Rp 1.4 million making it suitable for students bag while still giving optimal function with a touch screen.

To maintain data security, the system has been designed. The data accessed are mirrors of the data held office Bunda Mulia. Thus, if the data burst, the original data in the office still exists and can be used as a back up. Of M Campus, will be carried out other development around the mobile and internet.

Hanny Sanjaya from Sony Ericsson says, "The potential is then able to e-advertising. Companies can advertise on this application. Students can learn about e-learning and e-commerce."

Hanny said, M Campus can also be a medium to introduce Android that lets students create and sell applications. Follow-up, Hanny said, "We have plans to make SMEs gadgets and games. Bunda Mulia ready to e-commerce forward."

For now, some still owned keterbatasam M Campus. Applications can only be used with Xperia X8 has bundled. New applications also can be enjoyed 200 people and can not be divided into another, even with devices that have long Xperia X8. Parents who wish to access must also wear ID and password of children. However, in the future, a variety of development can also be done.

"We also create opportunities to develop into other devices. In the future, could also be developed for other campuses," said Seto. According to him, to implement these applications on campus, the most needed is a readiness data.