Columbia University Chooses SunGard BSR Fundraising Applications.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, MA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2002 SunGard BSR BSR Business for Social Responsibility BSR Baltic Sea Region BSR British Society for Rheumatology BSR Bootstrap Router (networking) BSR Bonsoir (French) BSR Bottom-Simulating Reflector , an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of SunGard (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SDS 1. (company) SDS - Scientific Data Systems. 2. (tool) SDS - Schema Definition Set. ), and a leading provider of software and services for advancement, announced today that Columbia University Columbia University, mainly in New York City; founded 1754 as King's College by grant of King George II; first college in New York City, fifth oldest in the United States; one of the eight Ivy League institutions. has licensed SunGard's constituent management system Advance to support its development and fundraising
Columbia is the sixth institution in the Ivy-Plus consortium (which includes the eight Ivies as well as Stanford and MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) to license Advance. "The IT directors of these institutions meet twice a year," said Howard Hartig, director of development information services See Information Systems. at Columbia, and conversations about their respective advancement systems were informative. "I was fairly confident that if Advance could handle the complexities of half the Ivy-Plus, it could handle our needs," he added. With over 400,000 entity records, 175 end users, and 15 active schools to support, Columbia University needed an advancement system that could manage a complex fundraising environment. "We wanted a product that provided a real depth of accounting between the wider universe of the institution and the fund," said Mr. Hartig. Columbia licensed Advance, along with Advance Web Access, Advance Web Community, and Special Events, after it became clear that "no other product out there could meet the requirements we had for an advancement system," Mr. Hartig explained. Mr. Hartig said, "With our new leadership we needed prospect management tools that are flexible enough to handle whatever shape the new fundraising paradigm might take and only Advance met those needs," he explained. As well, SunGard BSR's Special Events module will help Columbia manage the presidential events that are sure to be a cornerstone of new fundraising efforts. "We're extremely pleased to welcome Columbia University to our user community," said Michiel Westerkamp, president of SunGard BSR. "Clients like Columbia rely on our proven ability to meet their complex institutional requirements. We are eager to work in partnership with them to deliver the best solution for their programs." About SunGard BSR SunGard BSR Inc. is an operating unit of SunGard and provides software and services for institutional advancement in educational and other not-for-profit organizations. Over 150 institutions worldwide choose SunGard BSR for solutions in constituent management, telefundraising, and events management. About SunGard SunGard (NYSE:SDS) is a global leader in integrated IT solutions for financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . SunGard is also the pioneer and leading provider of information availability services. With annual revenues of $2 billion, SunGard serves more than 20,000 clients in over 50 countries, including 47 of the world's 50 largest financial services companies. Visit SunGard at www.sungard.com. Trademark Information: SunGard, the SunGard logo and Advance are trademarks or registered trademarks of SunGard Data Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. All other trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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