MetaCommunications Offers Iowa Educators and Students Free Software

Ideal for Students and Educators in Graphic Communications, Marketing, Business, and Computer Science

MetaCommunications recently has made its software products available free of charge to any student, educator, or educational institution residing in Iowa. Graphic Communications, Marketing, Business, and Computer Science students and educators may register and download their choice of MetaCommunications' project management, graphic design, and database development software.

"Our goal is to assist educators of Iowa in graduating students that have hands-on experience and practical usage of real world professional software tools used everyday in some of the world's largest companies. We view this as an opportunity to invest in Iowa's students and make them more competitive in a technology driven economy," said Robert T. Long, President of MetaCommunications.

According to Jim Volgarino, a graphic communications instructor at the University of Northern Iowa, students with exposure to MetaCommunications software have a tremendous advantage in today's competitive market. Mr. Volgarino says, "For the past two years we have used MetaCommunications software as a resource to teach about computer technology and business applications in the graphics field. It's helped our students get hands on experience that gives them a competitive edge in post graduation plans."

Under the Software for Students and Educators of Iowa program, qualified students, educators, and educational institutions residing in Iowa and interested in using MetaCommunications software as part of an instructional program are eligible for the following:

•Free download of the entire Workgroups 2010 Suite
•Free Technical Support

Interested students or educators should email requests to IowaEDU@meta-comm.com.