Blackbaud to support Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Howard Lake | 16 June 2003 | News
Blackbaud, the technology provider for non-profits and educational institutions, will be offering Microsoft® SQL Server„¢ 2000 versions of its applications.
The SQL Server solution will be released in early summer, say Blackbaud, and others will follow.
Blackbaud’s Chief Technology Officer Shaun Sullivan explained the firm’s choice of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2000 as a database engine for its products. Its “combination of ease and speed is exactly what nonprofit and education professionals need to help them get their jobs done quickly and effectively.
“Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is a world-class database, and Microsoft is continually improving the product line. By migrating to this platform, Blackbaud is best positioned to leverage this constant innovation,” he added.
The first product to use Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is version 7.2 of The Financial Edge(tm), the company’s financial management software for non-profits, which should be released this month.
The Microsoft SQL Server 2000 version of fundraising database The Raiser’s Edge® will be released “later in 2003.”
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