Common Need

Cloud Software for Education

Common Need's revolutionary plugjam platform enables educators to implement social/Web 2.0 tools and business intelligence services on top of the leading commercial and open-source education platforms using a bi-directional adapter framework and secure open standards to deliver an improved learning experience. Common Need, Inc (a.k.a. CommonNeed) was founded in Virginia in 2006. Our customers are able to develop high-performance, highly specific and productive user experiences without the typically complex programming of web service integration, data integration, web application state management, and deployment provisioning. We designed and developed our plugjam platform-as-a-service (PAAS) solution to be easy and quick to deploy, low-cost, low-risk, customizable and integratable with other software applications by Institutions of all sizes. Our services help customers more effectively deliver rich education experiences to engage learners and enhance the learning process.