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Why you should care that Oracle is buying Sun

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

However, today’s news that Oracle is going to buy Sun Microsystems has some very important implications. Sun bought MySQL AB (the company behind MySQL) last year for $1 Billion dollars, and therefore, MySQL AB now becomes a part of Oracle, it’s primary competition. For us, it’s generally much more removed.

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LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice.org

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It has been in development as OpenOffice.org since 1999, when Sun Microsystems bought the code from a company called Star Division (remember StarOffice?) (You But then … Oracle bought Sun. OpenOffice.org is a free and open source cross-platform office suite, which can read and write MS Office.doc,xls, and.ppt files.

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Bloomerang Appoints Tammy Hammond and Steve Byrnes to the Executive Leadership Team

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He previously served as a VP of Sales at SPS Commerce and at Oracle Corporation. Tammy brings more than 25 years of experience in software strategy and product management and development through roles with PGi, web.com and other technology leaders.

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Bloomerang Appoints Ann Fellman as Chief Marketing Officer

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As Bloomerang’s CMO, Fellman will lead all aspects of marketing, including product marketing, brand development, corporate marketing and demand generation for the company.

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Philgorithms: Two Examples of Data Mapping to Guide Donor Decisions

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As COVID accelerates innovative uses of AI in many areas, we are also seeing more development of AI-powered data mapping tools for philanthropic advising and to support donor investment decisions. Pre-pandemic, philanthropic advising was squarely in the embryonic stage, but the pandemic has accelerated the development of these systems.

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Highlights from the Salesforce.org Nonprofit Summit

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Before joining Salesforce in 2008, she held positions in customer support, professional services, product marketing, and program management at Oracle, Peoplesoft, Evolve, and Primavera. Marie is an active volunteer with the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, her daughter’s high school, and board member of SF Basque Cultural Center.

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Measuring Your Nonprofit’s Success with Business Intelligence 

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According to Oracle Corporation : Business intelligence (BI) refers to capabilities that enable organizations to make better decisions, take informed actions, and implement more efficient business processes. We’ve been studying the use of business intelligence in the fundraising space for a dozen years and our conclusion.

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