7.10. A Rich Tapestry

eTapestry is building a portal that is dedicated to the goal of making donor management accessible and affordable to any charitable organization with Internet access. ”We're almost an integrator of services and a common pathway to get the functions they need. As an ASP, hopefully we can take the mystery out of it,” says Rusche.

To accomplish that, eTapestry is relying on open, industry-standard Web technologies, including Java technology, HTML, and XML. “By using open, object-oriented technologies like the Java programming language, we can rapidly develop the functionality our customers need. With XML, our customers can be assured we can deliver a fully integrated best-of-breed service package,” adds Ganyo.

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