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Unicon Announces Services for uMobile

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Posted October 6, 2011

Services to support escalating demand for mobile access from the higher education market

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Unicon, Inc., a leading IT consulting services provider specializing in open source for the education market, announced today that it will offer services and support for uMobile, a new project by Jasig. uMobile is the next-generation enterprise framework that enables higher education institutions to present role-based, personalized content to its constituents. uMobile is 100% free and open source software managed by Jasig. As a Jasig partner, Unicon is committed to ensuring uMobile’s long-term success and offers expertise along with a wide range of services to maximize an institution's investment in uMobile.

Unicon services for uMobile include:

  • Implementation Planning
  • uMobile Server Installation and Configuration
    • User Management
    • Security
    • Administration Configuration
  • Configuration and Deployment of Native and Web-Based Mobile Apps
  • Portlet Development Training
  • Store Submission for Apple's® App Store and/or Android™ Market
  • Native Application Availability Validation
  • Branding for Mobile Web and Native Apps
  • Integration with ERP and LMS Products
  • Custom Developed Apps
  • Consulting and Mentoring
  • Hosted Deployment
  • SLA-Driven Technical Support

Unicon will be showcasing uMobile at this year’s EDUCAUSE conference, Oct. 18-21, 2011, booth 1615. Conference attendees can also learn about uMobile at the session, “Charting the Course of Mobile Computing with Open Source,” Thursday, Oct. 20, 5:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m., at Meeting Room 104A/B. This panel discussion includes perspectives from John A. Lewis, Chief Software Architect at Unicon, and Theresa Rowe, Chief Information Officer, Oakland University.

To find out more about Unicon’s services for uMobile, visit http://www.unicon.net/services/uMobile.

About uMobile

uMobile is a new open source initiative to bring campus applications, content and data to mobile devices. The project provides a native app for iPhone™ and Android devices, as well as browser-based content for other smartphones. uMobile enables a single code base to provide both browser-based and native-app functionality, allowing institutions to produce mobile applications in a familiar environment.

About Unicon

Unicon, Inc. is a leading provider of IT consulting services for the education market. Unicon works closely with colleges, universities and corporations to find the best solutions to meet their business challenges. Unicon specializes in using open source technologies to deliver flexible and cost-effective systems in the areas of enterprise portals, learning management systems, identity and access management, online video, calendaring, email and collaboration. Unicon is a Sakai Commercial Affiliate; an InCommon Affiliate; an Industry Member of Internet2; a Jasig and VMware Partner; an authorized Solution Provider for CAS, uPortal and VMware; a services partner and reseller of Kaltura, Liferay and Zimbra; and a Contributing Member of the IMS Global Learning Consortium. For more information, visit: www.unicon.net.

Unicon is a Registered Trademark of Unicon, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.



CONTACT:

Unicon, Inc.
Jim Layne, 480-558-2444
jlayne@unicon.net

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