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Business Wire
15-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Four Coveted Honors at 2025 American Business Awards® Highlight Kinetic's Commitment to Customer Service
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinetic, a leading fiber internet provider in 18 states, won a gold Stevie® Award for its customer portal and app in the 23 rd Annual American Business Awards®. Two golds and a silver were awarded for TechMate, an AI assistant developed for use by Kinetic's field techs. The honors demonstrate the company's commitment to enhancing the quality and service experience for residential and small-business customers, and delivering on its promise that customers can 'Internet better' with Kinetic. 'These accolades are a testament to the Kinetic team that works tirelessly every day to deliver the highest quality technology and best service for our customers,' said Russ Bartels, vice president of Digital Experience (DX), Data, and AI. 'The innovation we deploy, along with our dedicated local-teams, creates a better internet experience for our customers. We're honored to receive the awards, but even more honored to be the internet provider of choice for so many.' The following solutions were recognized: Earning gold was the Go Kinetic app – a customer portal and app that empowers users with control and convenience. Go Kinetic enables customers to personalize their internet, manage orders and tickets, access real-time support, manage payments, and stay updated on their service. Earning two golds and one silver in three separate categories was the pioneering use of generative AI (genAI) by field technicians. The new genAI tool called TechMate improves an already award-winning customer experience. By seamlessly connecting TechMate to Kinetic's internal installation and service systems, Kinetic field technicians are able to speed up installation times and validate customer technology. TechMate has transformed service from reactive troubleshooting to proactive support, ensuring faster, more accurate deployments, and enhanced customer experiences. More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories. More than 250 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year's Stevie Award winners. 'Organizations across the United States continue to demonstrate resilience and innovation,' said Maggie Miller, Stevie Awards president. 'The 2025 Stevie winners have helped drive that success through their innovation, persistence, and hard work. We congratulate all of the winners in the 2025 ABAs and enjoyed celebrating their achievements during our June 10 gala event in New York.' ### About Kinetic: Kinetic, a Windstream company, offers reliable fiber-based broadband to consumers and small to medium-sized businesses in 18 states. The company's quality-first approach connects customers to new opportunities and possibilities by delivering a full suite of advanced communications services backed by robust security and friendly customer success experts. Kinetic is focused on expanding its fiber network and bridging the digital divide to deliver modern solutions to customers in underserved areas. Additional information about Kinetic is available via our customer portal at or The company also offers managed cloud communications and security services to mid-to-large enterprises, government entities and educational institutions across the U.S. as well as customized wavelength and dark fiber solutions to carriers, content providers and hyperscalers in the U.S. and Canada. Windstream is privately held and headquartered in Little Rock, Ark. Category: Kinetic
Business Wire
30-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
PowerSchool Honored as Gold Stevie® Award Winner in 2025 American Business Awards®
FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, has been named a Gold Stevie® Award winner in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech category in the 23 rd Annual American Business Awards ®. The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.'s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. PowerSchool earned the honor for PowerBuddy™, its secure, AI-powered assistant, designed to support teachers, students, families, and administrators. PowerBuddy personalizes learning, simplifies data analysis, and improves operational efficiency across PowerSchool's suite of solutions. Built with Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Services and grounded in PowerSchool's Responsible AI principles, PowerBuddy supports individualized learning by securely analyzing student data and delivering actionable insights. Embedded across PowerSchool products like Schoology Learning, Naviance CCLR, and Performance Matters, PowerBuddy has already powered over 30,000 study sessions, generated 15,000 test items, and supported more than 12,000 college and career readiness activities for students worldwide. More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year, Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Thought Leader of the Year, and App of the Year, among others. PowerSchool was nominated in the education category for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in EdTech. 'Organizations across the United States continue to demonstrate resilience and innovation,' said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. 'The 2025 Stevie winners have helped drive that success through their innovation, persistence, and hard work. We congratulate all of the winners in the 2025 ABAs and look forward to celebrating their achievements during our June 10 gala event in New York.' About the Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at About PowerSchool PowerSchool is a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to empower educators, administrators, and families to ensure personalized education for every student journey. PowerSchool offers end-to-end product clouds that connect the central office to the classroom to the home with award-winning products including Schoology Learning and Naviance CCLR, so school districts can securely manage student data, enrollment, attendance, grades, instruction, assessments, human resources, talent, professional development, special education, data analytics and insights, communications, and college and career readiness. PowerSchool supports over 60 million students in more than 90 countries and over 18,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States. © PowerSchool. PowerSchool and other PowerSchool marks are trademarks of PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries. ** Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
