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Unicon Participates in EDUCAUSE 2018 Session, “APIs: A Better Strategy for Higher Ed ERP Integration”

Session will be on Wednesday, October 31, at 2:30p.m. - 3:15p.m. MT in the Mile High Ballroom 1A/B, Ballroom Level

EDUCAUSEGilbert, AZ – October 24, 2018— Unicon, Inc., a leading education technology and digital services provider, today announced its participation in the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference 2018 session, APIs: A Better Strategy for Higher Ed ERP Integration ” on Wednesday, October 31, at 2:30p.m. - 3:15p.m. MT. Session speakers include Linda Feng, Software Architect, Unicon, Inc.; Michael Berman, Chief Innovation Officer, California State University, Office of the Chancellor; and John Suess, Vice President of IT & CIO, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

This interactive presentation will focus on Microservices, or APIs, with discussion centered on a community initiative to leverage this technology by establishing a standardized set of interactions. This strategy has the potential to improve agility, reduce costs, and provide a clearer path toward SaaS (Software as a Service) ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning systems). Session attendees will learn the role that Microservices / APIs can play in improving the agility and cost effectiveness of higher education ERPs, and how to evaluate the addition of Microservices to their own campus ERP roadmap.

EDUCAUSE 2018 will be held in Denver, CO, October 30 – November 2. For more information on Microservices and ERPs, and to discover how Unicon solves business and technology challenges for higher education, please stop by Booth #529. Contact us to schedule a meeting at the Unicon booth with an experienced Solutions Consultant.