Company Overview
Company History 
SunGard Public Sector has been providing secure and reliable K-12 student information system, special education management and financial and human resources management software to school districts for over 30 years.
Over the course of our history we have successfully managed through the many technology lifecycles to the innovative, web-based applications we develop today. Our experience combined with our ongoing commitment to research and development, mean our customers can be assured that their investment in our products will benefit them and their schools for years to come.
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| 2008 | SunGard Pentamation and its PLUS SERIES product line are realigned under SunGard Public Sector. | |
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| 2007 | Through a partnership with Applix, Inc., a provider of data mining/warehousing tools, SunGard Pentamation integrates ‘out of box’ data analysis cubes with its eSchoolPLUS student information system. | |
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| 2006 | Introduces Mobile Access Center for eSchoolPLUS which provides secure student information to educators from almost any mobile device with wireless or Internet access, from PDA’s to phones. Introduces The Work Order System for eCommunityPLUS, a centralized work order entry, routing and tracking system for virtually any type of service. Begins development of eCommunityPLUS, a web-based community development and land management system for Local Governments. |
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| 2005 | eFinancePLUS is certified
100% Schools Interoperability Framework
(SIF) Compliant
Introduces eFinancePLUS, a web-based financial and human resources management system for Local Governments and K-12 schools Begins development of eCommunityPLUS, a web-based community development and land management system for Local Governments |
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| 2004 | eSchoolPLUS is the first student
information system for K-12 schools to be certified
Schools Interoperability Framework
(SIF) version 1.5 compliant
Introduces the new IepPlus, a true web-based Special Education and Medicaid billing system for K-12 schools built from the ground up with 100% web technologies SunGard Pentamation’s Application Service Provider (ASP) group begins providing a comprehensive application and data backup service for all Plus Series customers |
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| 2003 | Announces the availability of eSchoolPLUS,
a true web-based student information system built from
the ground-up with 100% web technologies Unveils new Local Government and K-12 Plus Series software suites: FinancePLUS, CommunityPLUS and StudentPLUS, all designed to set the standard for intuitive ease-of-use among Windows-based administrative software systems StudentPLUS is the first student information system to be certified 100% Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) compliant Announces support of Microsoft’s SQL Server database for the Plus Series software suites |
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| 2002 | Introduces PerformancePLUS, a data warehouse and mining solution designed for analyzing district-wide performance, building data-driven action plans and addressing No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements | |
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| 2001 | Acquires Orion Systems and its Windows-based IepPlus Special Education and Medicaid Billing software suite
to expand its integrated family of K-12 student management
software
Deploys the first version of the Parent Access Module which allows parents to access their children's demographic, schedule, discipline, grade and attendance information |
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| 2000 | Introduction of SunGard Pentamation's web-enabled K-12
and local government suite of applications Establishes Application Solution Provider (ASP) hosting service to allow K-12 schools and local government agencies to subscribe to and utilize its family of software applications via the Internet\ Unveils e-AccessGOV, its Web community service portal for citizen and contractor access to pay bills, apply for permits and schedule inspections Announces a strategic alliance with eSchoolMall and Mercury Commerce Solutions to provide e-procurement and e-bidding solutions for K-12 schools and local governments |
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| 1999 | Develops the OPEN SERIES Palm Pilot System which allows
K-12 school administrators to access student information
from hand-held palm pilots Pentamation becomes a member of the SUNGARD family of companies and continues to operate as an independent entity focusing on K-12 and local government software solutions |
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| 1998 | Announces the availability of its OPEN SERIES K-12 and
local government software solutions for the NT platform
The Government Systems Group extends its product offering with the acquisition of the Tresun Corporation and its Land Management product suite Becomes an initial participating member of the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) initiative serving on the committees that establish the SIF compliance requirements |
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| 1996 | Announces its new graphical user interface (GUI) software products for the local government and K-12 markets | |
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| 1990 | Announces the OPEN SERIES K-12 financial and student administrative software products for the UNIX operating environment | |
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| 1986 | The Government Systems Group announces the UNIX-based
GOVERNMENT RESOURCE SERIES financial and billing applications The Education Systems Group announces the new LEADERSHIP SERIES K-12 financial and student administrative software |
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| 1974 | Pentamation is organized to provide hardware and networking solutions, positioning Pentamation as a true single-source vendor | |
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| 1972 | Formal entry into K-12 education market by servicing
multiple school districts from a single data center
First local government customer, the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, who is still a customer today |
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| 1970 | Pentamation is founded to assist organizations with the management of their information system needs | |