Unicon to Deliver Presentation at League CIT Addressing Technology Challenges of Exploding Enrollments Within Community Colleges

Phoenix, AZ - October 08, 2009 —Unicon, Inc., a leading provider of software consulting services and open source solutions for the education market, today announced that its Senior Sales Consultant Keegan Cherry will be delivering a presentation which examines how learning management systems can be a viable solution to the intersection of exploding enrollments, increasing needs for scalable technology, and reduced budget challenges at community colleges.  The Conference on Information Technology 2009 is being held October 11-14, 2009 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. 

Unicon will be exhibiting in booth #503 at the conference, and available for meetings and demonstrations regarding its open source solutions for enterprise portals, learning management systems, identity management, calendaring, email, and collaboration platforms.

Unicon Presentation at Conference on Information Technology 2009 
Title:               “Reducing TCO with Hosted, Open Source Learning Management Systems”
When:              Monday, October 12, 2009: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where:            Cobo Center D2-13, Level 2
Presenter:       Keegan Cherry, Senior Sales Consultant, Unicon, Inc.
Abstract:        
Learn how to maintain high service levels for online campuses, improve productivity of IT staffs, and reduce TCO through the implementation of hosted open source learning management systems. Hosted learning management systems offer scalability, flexibility, and strong functionality to budget conscious institutions in this tough economy. Open source learning management systems include Sakai™, Moodle™, and others. Attendees will also learn what technology and hosting platforms were selected by the Workforce Retraining Initiative created by Cisco Networking Academy, in collaboration with colleges and universities across the state of Michigan. Workforce Retraining brings workers from Michigan new educational opportunities for job retraining in high-demand, high-paying IT careers.

Since 1993, Unicon’s consulting group has provided over 175 colleges and universities, Fortune 100 companies, and global publishers with software consulting, support, and related services.