| Type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Educational software |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | White Plains, New York |
| Key people | Reuben Kerben, Andrei Volgin |
| Products | Spiral school management platform |
| Revenue | Not disclosed |
| Website | www.spiraluniverse.com |
Spiral Universe provides a software platform for student information, learning management, and distance learning applications. The company is based in White Plains, New York. The flagship product is called Spiral, an Ajax desktop environment rich Internet application (also known as a "webtop") hosted by the company and available for free under the web portal or software as a service model of charging for support and services.[1] The software is currently in private beta. Features include admissions, assessments, calendar, course management, e-mail, file storage, gradebook, medical records, report cards and transcripts, reporting, and scheduling.[2]
The system is available in several languages in addition to English, including Spanish, French, and Chinese.[3] The company has customers in 100 countries, including Uganda.[4][5]
Spiral runs on Linux, PostgreSQL, Java, Spring Framework, Tomcat, and Ext/Google Web Toolkit (GXT).[1] The system uses 128-bit TLS encryption. All passwords on the system are SHA1 hash protected. Information transferred through the system is protected using RC4 encryption.[6] The software is compatible with the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF).[7] JasperSoft is used as a tool for reporting.[8]