2009 API License System 
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JANUARY 14, 2009
This is when actual code is written in the CMS (via module or customization) which calls APIs on the CRM side to perform specific actions, such as adding records, syncing records, grabbing data, etc. Depending on the CRM, some require additional license fees for forms or APIs. Integration. So what’s the right strategy?
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
AUGUST 14, 2008
is a microblogging service based on an open source project, Laconica , and all of the updates are copyrighted by a Creative Commons (Attribution) license. There are an increasing number of third party apps that can use it (it supports the Twitter API.) You can log in using OpenID. All really great stuff. So I’m on identi.ca
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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
APRIL 14, 2008
They expect to make up the difference in revenue that they got from licenses from services sold to a greater number of organizations that would not have been customers otherwise. And, it’s got completely open APIs. Lots of open source companies (RedHat, MySQL AB, Novell, Alfresco, SugarCRM, Canonical) are doing similar things.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
It would not be as cost-effective (and thus, not produce as much profit) if these SaaS developers had to pay license fees for the software they use (besides the fact that these are the most stable and robust platforms to build upon.) There are multiple ways to ‘play well with others.’ Other companies in the NP space are similar.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
NOVEMBER 21, 2007
The salient quote: Why not roll your own social network, include the OpenSocial API, and have applications, groups, widgets and portals to your site in any number of the “OpenSocial” platforms? Can we build a library of OpenSocial applications that have open source licenses? Anyone interested?
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JULY 6, 2008
2) The customers, as a general rule, check to the open source or open API box on their RFP and then hire the vendor to do the implementation… they just don’t have the technical chops to really dive deep into the software. And since it ties into Drupal or Joomla you get a complete frontend / backend system. ??
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MARCH 20, 2008
MPower Open , an enterprise CRM, is both open source, and has great open APIs. But I’m sure that their services pricing has been adjusted to account for loss of licensing revenue. There will be way more on this in later posts. Convio keeps drinking the “open&# coolaid (although they have a ways to go.) Which is fine.
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