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KINDERPEDIA is an AI-powered, cloud-based school management and communication platform for K-12 schools and childcare centres. Trusted by 2,000+ institutions in 40+ countries, it helps leaders, teachers and admin teams simplify operations, reduce repetitive work, strengthen family engagement and create a connected educational experience. The platform brings academic, administrative, financial and communication workflows into one secure ecosystem. Schools can manage student and family records, attendance, timetables, classroom activities, gradebook, assignments, progress tracking, daily reports, events, admissions, tuition, invoicing, payments and reporting. Kinderpedia includes practical AI tools. They help educators and leaders communicate clearly, create content faster, streamline reporting, document progress and identify patterns. Teachers plan schedules, record attendance, manage lessons, track progress or developmental milestones, share feedback and document observations in real time. Families receive updates, photos, videos, event alerts, progress info, invoices and notifications, with multi-language tools for diverse communities. Kinderpedia’s Admissions CRM supports the journey from first enquiry to enrolment, managing leads, follow-ups, workflows and the transition into the school management system. Financial tools support tuition plans, automated invoicing, payment tracking, family balances, overdue amounts, bank statement import and reports across one or multiple locations. Payment and accounting integrations include Stripe, Paymob, InvoiceXpress, BT Pay, SAGA-compatible exports, CSV/XLS exports and PDF invoices. Dashboards, reports, multi-location management, role-based permissions and secure cloud access give leaders visibility and control as they grow

Many schools struggle with dismissal processes that waste time, leave students vulnerable, and exhaust staff and faculty. With Pikmykid, schools can trade in their outdated methods for a combination of dismissal management, safety and emergency tools, parent messaging, and real time reporting that keeps your staff happy and students accounted for. No more long car lines, endless front office calls, or missing students – just one powerful platform that allows schools to focus on what really matters – learning.

Gradelink can help your school save time, increase enrollment and accomplish its mission. Gradelink, a renowned student management system and student information system, is suitable for all levels of schools from pre-K to college. It combines teaching, management, and learning tools to help schools achieve their best. It has top features such as attendance management, report cards and classes and scheduling, communications and student/parent information. Gradelink is easy to use. School who move to Gradelink find the setup so easy because set up is handled by our tech support team. Top features include attendance management, report cards, classes and scheduling, standards-grading system, communications, student information, and student/parent access. Lesson plans, grade sheets, parent communication and custom reports all work together in perfect unison. Gradelink is ideal for K8 schools, private schools and Charter schools. Help your school save time, increase enrollment, and achieve its mission with Gradelink. An award-winning student information system and school management system, Gradelink school management software system is suitable for Preschool through High school.

SurveyLegend is the next generation of online surveys -- engaging, platform-independent, & beautiful. We empower individuals and companies to create beautiful, mobile-friendly surveys. You can create stunning surveys, forms and polls, polls, voting and questionnaires, NPS customer satisfaction, customer experience surveys, employee satisfaction surveys... using your computer or tablet. You can also customize the look of your survey with eye-catching graphics that are informative. Drag and drop is all you need to create questionnaires. It's never been easier to listen to customers, measure employee satisfaction, manage client experience, and maintain student & employee engagement. SurveyLegend is used by thousands of people all over the globe, including amazing companies like L'Oreal and Universal, Harvard, Greenpeace and Airbnb, as well as individuals and start-ups like CocaCola, Roche, Sony, Universal, Harvard, Greenpeace and Greenpeace.

Mentornity is mentoring and coaching program software for organizations that run structured programs and need to show what came of them. It covers the full cycle. Participants enrol and are matched by an algorithm that scores every possible pair against weighted criteria the program defines, discarding pairs that fail a mandatory rule; administrators approve suggestions individually or in bulk, assign by hand, or open a mentor pool and let participants choose. Mentors publish availability, mentees book within it, sessions sync to Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet, and reminders go out automatically before and after each meeting. Measurement runs alongside rather than after. Surveys and forms can be scheduled at any point in a cycle, and a program health score tracks participation, meeting frequency and completion against each program's own targets, flagging programs that drift before the cycle ends. Certificates are issued automatically on completion. Each program runs under its own branding on its own domain, with role-based access and six interface languages. Free for up to 10 users with no expiry and every feature enabled; paid plans start at $289 per month and scale by participant count. Running mentoring programs since 2015.

At ACI Learning, we don’t just teach IT and cybersecurity—we prepare you to thrive in the real world. Our expert-led videos, immersive labs, and certification prep turn learning into action so you gain the skills that truly matter. myACI, our dynamic training platform, connects knowledge to performance with gamified elements, progress tracking, and powerful analytics for teams and managers alike. Scalable, flexible, and trusted by companies worldwide, ACI Learning helps you build skills, boost retention, and prove ROI with every training initiative.

Acadia meets your team at the frontline, providing on-the-job guidance where and when it’s needed. Acadia is the Connected Worker Platform designed for Employee Productivity. Our web-based platform makes it easy for you to standardize policies and procedures and put them in the hands of your frontline employees, no matter where they work. Incorporate videos, images, and other job aids to support precision execution. Ensure your team can execute critical tasks accurately, every time. Quantify individual and team performance with dynamic reporting. Acadia makes it easy to track compliance and see where you have gaps on the team. You can ditch the spreadsheet and see your entire team’s capabilities in an instant with our skills tracking matrix. Empower employees with all the tools they need to do their work – whether they’re on the factory floor, in the back office, or out in the field. Acadia clients use our digital work instructions to improve employee productivity, hit work efficiency goals, and create consistency in the workplace. See returns across a spectrum of operational outcomes when you build your employees’ capabilities.

Kantata helps professional services organizations of 50 to 5,000+ employees ensure consistent excellence and profitability across every project. With a platform that connects everything from scoping to resourcing to forecasting, you can always deliver amazing. The real challenge for most PS organizations is that their projects are so unpredictable. They never really know how an engagement is going to play out until it’s too late to do anything about it. And that undermines profits, strains resources, and leaves clients wondering what they’re really paying for. Kantata PSA puts an end to unpredictable projects by enabling you to: • Instantly assemble the ideal team: so you can deploy resources based on the best match for scope, scheduling, skillsets, and more • Easily amplify institutional knowledge: by turning past experience into real-time intelligence so all your expertise is available to all your people • Confidently forecast every outcome: with an accurate, comprehensive view of everything from revenue and margins to capacity and sentiment Not every services firm operates the same way and your PSA shouldn’t either. Kantata is the only PSA offering both a Salesforce-native and an open infrastructure option, so you can choose the ecosystem that fits your business. With over 1,200 prebuilt connectors including Salesforce, NetSuite, HubSpot, Workday, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Google Workspace, and Jira — Kantata extends the value of your existing tech stack while keeping all your operational data connected in one AI-powered platform. That’s why professional services organizations across software, IT services, management consulting, and marketing agencies rely on Kantata to operate with greater precision, predictability, and profitability

Bridge is an easy-to-use LMS with employee development built in. Uniquely combining learning management, career and skill development, and performance and talent management all in one easy-to-use solution, it helps organizations stay on top of upskilling without administrative overwhelm. With Bridge, you can easily consolidate your learning tech stack, resulting in streamlined training and development programs, saved admin time, and a more engaging experience for employees and managers alike. You have the option of using the fully integrated Talent Suite, or choosing only the stand-alone products below: Bridge LMS: Simple, effective, and hassle-free learning. Admins quickly create and distribute compliance courses, employee learning, partner and customer education, and skill-building programs across teams. Learners easily find everything they need in one place. Bridge Performance Management: With 1on1 tools, talent reviews, skills mapping, and performance analytics, Bridge moves your team beyond completion rates, giving leaders the insights they need to cut skills gaps, and align talent with business goals. Bridge Skills Management Software: With a clear view of skills mastery across your organization, AI-powered skills mapping and personalized development plans, Bridge helps your workforce build tomorrow’s skills today. Real-time labor market data from Lightcast helps you create a skills taxonomy fit for the future. With courses auto-tagged with the right skills and courses automatically recommended to your learners, upskilling stays on track year round. Plus, peer-to-peer learning and skills mentoring is effortlessly facilitated right in the platform.

Rent Manager is a fully integrated property management, accounting, CRM, marketing, reporting, and facility-maintenance software suite that enables users to manage all types of properties. Users can completely customize the platform and reconfigure multiple aspects; including how reports and documents are generated, the appearance of the interface, and which information is displayed on a user-by-user basis. The double-entry accounting system allows users to track every aspect of their business’ finances—whether they manage a single community or hundreds of properties. Rent Manager helps reduce time spent on routine tasks by streamlining daily activities, letting users invest more time in growing their business. Using the rmAppSuite Pro mobile app, property managers can access their data in the field to conduct inspections, communicate with tenants, track violations, read meters, and more, directly from their smartphone. Rent Manager also provides more than 450 built-in reports designed to help users answer important questions about their operations—from the financial status of their portfolio to services issues, vacancies, rent roll, leasing, and more.