Fedena quick facts

FEDENA QUICK FACTS www.projectfedena.org

What is Fedena ?
An open source school management software developed on ruby on rails framework.

Fedena is a
Student Information System (SIS)
School Management software
School ERP
Campus Management software
Student records system
Student management system
School software
E-learning system
And many more

We cant limit Fedena as a School ERP or SIS Fedena is much more than that Fedena is evolving towards an e-school and e-university solution

What is the meaning of the word Fedena ?
Fedena means the coolest thing alive, usually meaning you come from royalty or from wealth. Something that is fedena is cool, hot, rare.
source: urbandictionary.com
Fedena is also motivated by the name of Greek goddess of wisdom Athena.
Foradian+Athena = Fedena

Who is Foradian ?
Foradian Technologies Pvt Ltd is a software company based out of Mangalore, Karnatka, India
Foradian is the sponsor of the project fedena
More info www.foradian.com

Logo of Fedena

Meaning of the Logo
The logo is derived from the face of an owl

Why owl ?
closely associated with Athena (the goddess of wisdom)
owl is upheld as a symbol of perspicacity and erudition
perspicacity = keenness of mental perception and understanding
erudition = knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.

Many say the logo is a perfect mix of penguin, panda and owl faces.

Some others recognize “Rock on” hand signal in the logo

Tagline of Fedena
You ‘r power
Your power + You are power
Giving complete power and freedom to the users

Why Fedena project was started ?
No such software (web based, open source, web 2.0, user friendly)
More than 100 million schools/learning institutions in the world.

Why Fedena is open source ?
All schools around the world are different from each other.
Customizations and regionalization is a must
Most schools are not using any software due to the difficult UI and the cost of implementation
Giving back to the society

What is the license of Fedena ?
Apache License 2.0
Business friendly
More freedom than GNU License

Why Ruby on Rails ?
Beautiful and powerful framework for developing amazing web applications
Easy and interesting to learn
Customizations to Fedena can be done very easily and in a short span of time

Evolution of Fedena Version Release Code Name Properties 1.0 March 2010 Foredu Student Information System 2.0 August 2010 Magic School ERP with Finance and HR modules 3.0 December 2010 Ismikku E-Learning System 4.0 2012 Jamun E-Schooling / Virtual Schools 5.0 2013 Taxila E-University / E-Infrastructure

Future of Fedena
With the integrated e-learning system the teachers and students all around the world can participate process of education
Eg: A student in a remote school in India can learn from a Teacher in USA or UK

In future when you want to start a school or university or any educational institution, you won’t have to buy land, build schools, appoint teachers and follow the usual process.
You need just a Fedena installation. You can invite the teachers and students to your virtual school to start the process of education.

Help Project Fedena
Spread the good news
Download and start using for free
Learn some Rails and start hacking
Give your suggestions and feedback
Help your nearby school to install and use it
Write in your blog, Tweet or Share via facebook

More details www.projectfedena.org

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