Continued: OPTIMIZED LEARNING SELECTS UNICON SOFTWARE TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ASP e-LEARNING SOLUTION

The scalable package consists of a branded portal, course management system, training for faculty and system administrators as well as providing the option to integrate with student information systems. Beginning in the fall of 2005, Unicon will expand their services to support Sakai implementation. At this time, institutions that use Sakai for course management capabilities can look to Unicon to effectively integrate the software with the rest of their e-Learning platform. “Our combined company strengths allow us to present an open-source solution to schools that desire an online learning environment similar to major universities, but previously could not afford,” said Butch Porter, president and CEO of OLi. “We look forward to offering our services to all schools who want to participate in the e-Learning revolution.” “The relationship between us and OLi eliminates the IT and financial barriers facing small educational institutions,” said John C. Blakley, Unicon CEO. “These schools can now embrace the tremendous benefits open-source solutions deliver to the academic environment.” About Optimized Learning Incorporated Optimized Learning Incorporated (OLi) supports public and private institutions that wish to take advantage of open source portals and course management systems in an Application Service Provider-hosted environment. OLi focuses on small colleges and institutions in higher education as well as K-12 schools. OLi delivers enterprise-level software, currently in use by many higher education institutions throughout the U.S. and internationally, while removing the IT burden. OLi passes on the savings of open source solutions which significantly lowers the total cost of ownership for colleges and educational systems faced with increased demands from administrators, accrediting agencies, students, parents and corporate training environments with limited budgets for IT infrastructure. For more information, please visit OLi on the Web