Unicon, Inc., a leading IT consulting services provider specializing in open source for the education market, today announced it will expand its expertise in delivering enterprise portals with the addition of services for Liferay Portal, one of the world’s leading open source portal and social collaboration software platforms. The company’s partnership with Liferay will enable Unicon to deliver Liferay authorized services to meet the demand for higher education portal platforms.
Unicon services for Liferay Portal Enterprise Edition projects will include:
Since 1999, Unicon’s consulting group has provided over 175 colleges and universities with enterprise portal services and support for their online campus deployments.
“Unicon understands the demand for portal frameworks within higher education,” said John C. Blakley, CEO of Unicon, Inc. “The extensive functionality and ease-of-use features make the Liferay Portal technology a good fit for Unicon and the education market.”
Higher education demands for innovative infrastructure continue to grow and are supporting these efforts with open source solutions. “Liferay’s portal and social networking capabilities provide an ideal platform for higher education, and Liferay is pleased to have Unicon as a valuable partner to address this market,” said Paul Hinz, CMO of Liferay, Inc.
About Liferay, Inc.
Liferay, Inc. is the provider of leading enterprise open source portal and collaboration software products, recognized by Gartner in the Magic Quadrant and used by Fortune 500 companies worldwide, including Allianz, AutoZone, Benetton Group, Cisco Systems, Lufthansa Flight Training, The French Ministry of Defense, and the United Nations. Liferay, Inc. offers professional services, technical support, custom development and professional training to ensure successful deployment in the most demanding IT environments. For more information, please visit www.liferay.com.
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 (LMS), identity management, calendaring, email, and collaboration. Unicon is a contributing member of the IMS Global Learning Consortium, Jasig partner and authorized Solution Provider for both CAS and uPortal, a Liferay Service Partner, a member of the Oracle Partner Network, and a Sakai Commercial Affiliate for the community source Collaboration and Learning Environment. For more information, visit: www.unicon.net.
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