Kintera and SofTrek Complete Database Integration for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2006--Kintera® Inc. today announced that Kintera and SofTrek have completed a database integration for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Kintera and SofTrek, a Kintera partner, integrated the organization's existing PledgeMaker donor database with Kintera Sphere(TM).

DFCI uses Kintera Sphere online technology to manage and host events, such as runs, walks, golf tournaments and auctions on its Web site. Kintera worked with SofTrek to create an on-demand export to transfer data housed in Kintera Sphere, such as event transaction and payment information, into PledgeMaker.

"Kintera's database consulting group has extensive experience with major integration projects involving a variety of database vendors. Working with SofTrek to successfully complete the database integration for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has resulted in meeting this important client's integration needs," says Harry Gruber, M.D., Kintera CEO.

"Our PledgeMaker fundraising solution was designed to easily integrate with a host of software applications as well as integrate into existing client processes, either in a batch or real-time mode. The implementation of batch database integration with the Kintera team proved to be an effective method to address the needs of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute," says David Spacone, SofTrek CEO.

As a result of the FTP-based batch integration, DFCI is able to export online and offline donor transactions and related data from the Kintera Sphere database into PledgeMaker on a daily basis, saving the organization time and resources.

"By using batch integration, DFCI can leverage the functionality of the Kintera Sphere platform, while incorporating the payment transaction monitoring capabilities of PledgeMaker," said Laurie Maczko, team leader in development information systems for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. "The integration has saved DFCI time and eliminated the tedium of manual data entry for our staff."

Other features of the Kintera advanced integration included adding a deposit date for check donations and a payment date. Kintera also added a donor designation option, which allows donors to direct their gift to a specific campaign. As a result of the integration, all of this additional information is easily incorporated into PledgeMaker -- allowing centralization of data in one location.

Kintera and SofTrek intend to continue their collaborate efforts to enhance their solutions by developing even more sophisticated levels of integration, resulting in near real-time data transfers between application modules to improve timeliness and richness of data, and increase operations efficiencies when executing integrated online and offline marketing programs.

About Kintera Inc.

Kintera®, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNTA - News) provides an online solution to help nonprofit organizations deliver The Giving Experience(TM) to donors -- including giving convenience, financial transparency, feedback about the social impact of their gifts, and a sense of belonging and appreciation.

More than 15,000 accounts in the nonprofit, government and corporate sectors use Kintera's "software as a service" innovations, including the Friends Asking Friends® fundraising program and Kintera Sphere(TM), an enterprise-grade software platform that provides a secure, scaleable and reliable system for social constituent relationship management (CRM), enabling organizations to drive all interactions based on comprehensive knowledge of constituents. Additionally, Kintera FundWare® provides award-winning financial management software developed for nonprofit organizations and governments.

About SofTrek Corporation

SofTrek Corporation, creators of PledgeMaker fundraising software and appitat(TM) services, was founded in 1987. Headquartered at their state-of-the-art datacenter in Amherst, New York, they have built a reputation as Oracle application experts with secure reliable hosting of their ASP. They have helped organizations such as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Grizzard, National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Environmental Defense streamline fundraising processes and manage high volume donations.

For more information about Kintera's software and services, visit www.kintera.com.

Kintera, Kintera Sphere, Friends Asking Friends, The Giving Experience, The Giving Communities, GivingFund, CharityGift, and FundWare are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kintera, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, express or implied statements regarding the adoption of software solutions by nonprofit organizations) that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date hereof. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation: our limited operating history; our history of losses; our dependence on increased acceptance by nonprofit organizations of online fundraising; lengthy sales cycles for major customers; our need to manage growth; risks associated with accounting for and processing large amounts of donations; the rapidly changing technologies and market demands; and other risks identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Contact:
Kintera Inc.
Katherine Los, 858-795-8976
katherine.los@kintera.com

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Source: Kintera Inc.

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