Major Acquisition News; New Source for Nonprofit Knowledge Sharing; New Multiplatform API Launched

Blackbaud Acquires NOZA
Charleston, SC — (Oct. 4) — Blackbaud Inc., a global provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it has acquired California-based NOZA Inc, an innovator in the emerging semantic search industry and creator of the world’s largest searchable database of philanthropic data. Click here to read more.

Sage Debuts Hub for Nonprofit Knowledge Sharing
Austin, TX — (Sept. 29) — Sage North America today announced the official launch of the Sage Nonprofit Online Community, a place for the company’s nonprofit and government customers, business partners and employees, and anyone with interest in the not-for-profit sector to connect and share best practices and information online. Click here to read more.

Melissa Data Launches RightFielder Object
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA — (Oct. 5) — Melissa Data, a developer of high-performance data quality and address management solutions, today announced the launch of RightFielder Object, a multiplatform API that will intelligently parse and organize inconsistent or unformatted data into correctly formatted fields. Click here to read more.