Thanks for the report. Very helpful. This is a major concern though and will
definitely affect my decisions to go with add-ons from vendors that sit on
the network connected to local install of RE and FE.
Jonathan
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Jonathan Mergy <jmergy@lwhs.org>
Director Of Technology
Lick-Wilmerding High School
755 Ocean Ave, SF CA 94112
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> From: Thomas Phelan <tphelan@peddie.org>
> Reply-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:56:41 -0400
> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>
> Subject: Blackbaud Version 8
>
>
> When I asked how far FE8/EE8 was behind RE8 he said FE8/EE8 would follow the
> release of RE8 much closer than they have historically. The reason, and this
> is the most positive thing I've heard in this conference, is that
> Blackbaud's model of building FE/EE based on RE and then forking the
> products is no longer their model. FE/EE are being developed at the same
> time (although of course RE continues to lead the way) on the infinity
> platform they will remain on the same infinity platform rather than forking.
> The long term implication of this should be that FE/EE should not lag so far
> behind RE in the future. At this point you may have guessed that this
> convergence means there will no longer be two databases, just one holding
> data for all Blackbaud products. However, given that we will no longer have
> direct access to the database and won't have local SQL Servers this is
> really a moot point. Also not surprisingly, for schools using the whole
> suite, Sullivan recommends not upgrading RE8 immediately after it is
> released. Instead, he recommends waiting until all version 8 products
> (RE/FE/EE) are released and upgrading at the same time or as closely
> together as we have resources to accomplish. Given the major changes this
> makes sense, but the prospect of upgrading nearly simultaneously is
> daunting. Do I hear any volunteers to go first? ;)
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