Smartlinx Announces Completion of Smartschool in the Box Prototype to Improve Education in Rural Areas

UNION CITY, New Jersey, May 25, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- (OTCBB: SMLK): Smartlinx Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Smartlinx VoIP Networks Pvt. Ltd has completed the development of its Smartschool in the box prototype.

Smartschool in the box is a mobile unit consisting of audio-visual equipment which enables teachers to provide education in remote areas over wireless internet. The wireless internet is being continuously expanded all over India by Smartlinx partner BSNL.

This development falls in line with the latest countrywide initiatives to improve the education sector in India.

Designed to boost the number of children enrolling in and completing elementary school, and to improve the quality of engineering education across India, the World Bank has approved two education projects worth $1.05 billion last week.

The World Bank has supported Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), a nationwide programme aimed at providing quality elementary education to all children, with two International Development Association (IDA) credits totaling 1.1 billion since 2003, a media report said.

"SSA, now the largest ongoing Education for All (EFA) programme in the world, has been remarkably successful, particularly in achieving greater access to elementary education," Roberto Zagha, World Bank Country Director for India said.

The $750 million in additional financing for the Second Elementary Education Project approved by the Bank will enable SSA to expand activities related to increased access at upper primary level (grades 5-8), increase elementary level completion rates, and improve learning outcomes for the full elementary cycle (grades 1-8).

The programme is expanding its efforts to enable the hardest-to-reach children to attend school. These include provision of teachers and the establishment, construction and extension of primary and upper primary schools and classrooms in districts where access is still an issue.

Smartlinx's school in the box exactly fits into this requirement as it provides a solution for one of the major issues in rural education - availability of teachers.

About Smartlinx:

Smartlinx has partnered with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the largest telecom company in India, to provide video based learning using Voice and Video Over Broadband (VVOBB) to students in India and abroad under the brand/service name Live Tutor. Live Tutor is made available as a value added service of BSNL broadband.

Smartlinx Inc. shares are quoted in the United States on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB: SMLK)

This news release may contain, in addition to historic information, forward-looking statements. These statements may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from the results implied herein. In particular, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to access any of the funds provided by the World Bank or the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this press release.

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