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Platforms break open, part II

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I looked over Allan Benamer’s post on the Convio and Kintera initiatives, I looked harder at the Convio Open and Kintera Connect docs, and I also had a chat with some Kintera folk. I have a few comments. But it may well be that for more complex integrations, the Kintera API will provide more power.

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Platforms break open!

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

At first blush, although Kintera officially got out the door first, announcing Connect weeks ago, and delivering the APIs and docs on Friday, their play is a good start, but Convio, announcing Open tomorrow, appears to be ahead in terms of providing real openness. Here’s a quick overview of both initiatives. The API is SOAP.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Allan Benamer points out that Kintera is about to be delisted by NASDAQ. Commenters on Allan’s post wonder about the fate of Convio’s IPO. And yeah after reading the docs, I agree, it’s bad. 1 trackback } Blackbaud buys Kintera » Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology 05.29.08 Time will tell. {

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