7月 1, 2010
Spiral is now used in 100 countries
by Andrei Volgin, President
Three months ago we celebrated the 50th country in which Spiral has customers. Every company hopes to create a successful product, but we surprised ourselves by growing so fast in all parts of the world. Needless to say, as the number of countries sprinted past 50 and all the way to 100 in the following 90 days, our surprise turned into astonishment.
Celebrations aside, we feel even more responsibility for quickly improving the system to meet the expectations of our users from around the world.
7月 1, 2010
Spiral adds Arabic support
by Andrew Fader
We are proud to announce support for the Arabic language has been released in our Spiral application. It is already being used by schools in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Our UI developers and QA team worked closely with Mohamed, our Arabic translator and account representative, to ensure that the text and interface look professional and appropriate for native Arabic speakers.
Arabic support can be tricky for software originally designed for Western languages which flow from left to right. Many software companies cut corners and simply reverse the text direction without adjusting the window designs and placements, but we are committed to providing a complete experience. It took much more time and effort to do the proper job, but we felt it was important to show our respect for our Arabic-speaking users. The webtop looks and feels very different in right-to-left, but this is exactly what an Arabic speaker will expect. This investment in internationalization technology will also pay off as we are adding support for Hebrew and Urdu, two other right-to-left languages we are working on.
If you speak Arabic in your school or at home, please let us know what you think.
4月 17, 2010
Spiral video posted on YouTube
by Andrei Volgin
Today we have added our first video to YouTube to proudly demonstrate our user interface. As the Google Web Toolkit is getting wider acceptance, Spiral remains a premier user of this technology inspiring software developers from around the world to explore its potential.
We also added this video to our Product Overview page.
4月 2, 2010
Spiral is used in 50 countries now
by Andrei Volgin, President
Today we celebrate an important milestone for our company. The Spiral system is now being used in 50 countries! Considering that we opened our beta program to new customers only three months ago, we can proudly claim to be the fastest-growing school software business in history. This is a truly exciting time for our team, as each day sees more schools from different parts of the world joining our community.
3月 28, 2010
A Bit of Silicon Valley Comes to White Plains
by Mary Ann Balco Berry, White Plains Times
White Plains-based Spiral Universe, which has been gaining global recognition for its technological innovation as well as its business acumen, offers a web-based education information management platform. Its founders come from different parts of the world and span multiple generations.
Read the full story.
