The acquisition of eTapestry by Blackbaud has given a jolt to the Software-as-a-Service model.The acquisition of eTapestry by Blackbaud For the supplier of e-learning software, see . Blackbaud Inc. is a supplier of software specifically designed for charities, schools, universities, and other not-for-profit organizations. has given a jolt to the Software-as-a-Service model. That's fancy phrasing for you don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. get the software CDs when you fork (1) To split into a different direction. See forked version. (2) In Unix, to make a copy of a process for execution. (3) In the Macintosh file system, a fork is a top- level structure that separates data folders and files from other resources. See HFS. over your cash. Obviously, the records are yours. They just reside elsewhere. Convio, Kintera, eTapestry and DonorPerfect, among others, have long offered service delivery online. But when someone pays $24.8 million for a company that's generating $7 million in revenue, that changes the nature of the game. Mindshare Interactive recently sent out a promotion that software isn't a service and that service is a service. Mindshare is absolutely correct. That's an area where these firms are going to have to do a better job. As technology evolves away from in-house In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. function to outsourced software and online access, training is going to rule the day. Firms in these arenas are going to have to perform better at teaching the software--and not charging exhorbitantly for the honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. of learning how to use their product. There's nothing wrong with progress so long as everyone is brought along. That's what technology is all about, right? |
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