Convio launches open API platform: Convio Open

Following close on Kintera’s open platform release a few days ago, Convio has launched its own ‘open’ service: Convio Open, which will allow a wide range of partners to connect their own specialized services into Convio’s web-based membership and advocacy system. Using Convio’s open API, software developers will be able to build bridges that connect their programs directly into Convio’s system, allowing their custom extensions to be integrated into the Convio system, and for data to be exchanged directly (i.e. record updates, etc.).

From Convio’s announcement:

Through our Convio Open initiative, we are helping nonprofits tap into the power of the new Web with tools to leverage social networking sites, online calendars, photo sharing, viral video, and mapping mashups. To provide a more compelling constituent experience, we offer tools for rich Web applications and integration options to more effectively manage constituent data.

As part of the launch, Convio is also announcing a list of several dozen strategic and associate partners who are already developing Convio Open custom extensions.

> Learn more about Convio Open

> Visit the Convio Open developers resource center

Posted by irishg on October 16th, 2007 at 09:21am