Buick Invitational, San Diego's Charity Golf Tournament, Uses Kintera Technology for Easy Online Functionality.

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004

Century Club, the Nonprofit Organizing the Tournament, Launches

New Web Site for 2004 Event with Real-Time Schedules, Volunteer

Signups and Secure Online Ticketing

For the past 36 years, San Diego's Torrey Pines Golf Course has played a major role in professional golf as the Buick Invitational hosts many of the top PGA golfers in the world. But what's new for the February 9th to 15th charity event is that the Century Club, the nonprofit organizing body of the annual PGA Tour stop, has gone high tech! The organization selected Kintera(R) Inc. (Nasdaq: KNTA), a leading provider of software as a service to nonprofits, to deliver easy, affordable online technology for their tournament fundraising efforts.

Using the Kintera Sphere(TM) software platform, the Century Club was able to quickly launch a new Content Management System (CMS) Web site (www.buickinvitational.com) for the Buick Invitational complete with back-end eCommerce and event management functionality, as well as convenient volunteer registration, secure online ticketing and other key features. Kintera's CMS technology also provides simple tools so that Century Club staff can easily update and change content -- such as general event news and information on golfers in the tournament field -- without hiring additional IT personnel.

"The Buick Invitational Web site that Kintera built allows us to effectively communicate with the public and update content to make sure that all the tournament information is current," said Tom Wilson, Century Club of San Diego executive director. "The online ticketing function offers a secure and convenient area to purchase tickets, and also helps us easily track in real-time how much money is coming into our event."

For ticket holders, the 2004 Buick Invitational promises to be as exciting as previous tournaments with players such as Tiger Woods (2003 defending champ), Phil Mickelson and Jose Maria Olazabal (2002 champ) expected to compete. Proceeds from the golf tournament support the San Diego Junior Golf Association and a variety of youth-oriented charities in San Diego. Since the Buick Invitational moved to Torrey Pines in 1968, the Century Club has distributed nearly $7.5 million to local nonprofits.

"By delivering software as a service, Kintera can provide ease online with leading edge technology for all nonprofit organizations, large and small, at an affordable cost," said Kintera founder and CEO Harry Gruber. "We're proud to provide a CMS Web site built on a complete eCommerce and CRM infrastructure that allows the Century Club to be more effective and efficient in their fundraising methods. It's always great to be involved in local causes, and the Buick Invitational is one of the premier events on the PGA Tour."

About Kintera Inc.

Kintera(R) Inc. (Nasdaq: KNTA) is an innovative provider of software as a service that helps nonprofit organizations foster a powerful sense of community to achieve their mission. Kintera's Knowledge Interaction technology strengthens an organization's community by providing volunteers, members, donors and staff web-based tools to efficiently fulfill their tasks and share real-time data and information. The company's Internet innovations include its Friends Asking Friends(R) solicitation program and Kintera Sphere(TM), an enterprise-grade software system that provides content management, contact management, communication tools, commerce applications, community-building features and reporting functions. Kintera's technology is built on a unified database and payment processing engine. A web browser is all that is needed to use Kintera Sphere to help increase donations, reduce fundraising costs and build awareness and affinity for a cause. For more information and an online demo, visit Kintera at www.kintera.com.

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