MicroEdge Announces Release of IGAM 4 for GIFTS®

MicroEdge, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADVS) and leading provider of solutions for the grantmaking community worldwide, today announced the release of IGAM 4, a major update to the company’s popular online grant application solution. This latest version provides users with new features such as online grantee reporting and enhanced grantee communication, enabling giving organizations to further streamline the grants management process and more effectively manage grantee relationships.

IGAM 4 takes web-based grantmaking beyond the online submission of applications to now include online grantee reporting. New features facilitate the online collection of progress reports, revised budgets, and final reports, simplifying the process for both the grantee and the giving organization. Enhanced communication capabilities give grantees instant web access to request status, requirement due dates and forms. Online access to this type of information reduces the administrative burden on giving organizations and allows staff to focus on more strategic endeavors.

"Shifting to an online reporting process with IGAM 4 allows our foundation to eliminate mountains of paper and develop a more manageable approach to our outcomes analysis,” says Danette Peters, Grants Manager for the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. "It also helps us establish a clear line of communication to our grantees. Because many of our grantees are required to report on recurring grants, an online process enables them to more easily keep track of which grants we are asking about, and it simplifies and accelerates the reporting process.”

"Now more than ever, grantmakers need to maximize efficiencies in their process so they can concentrate on the impact and effectiveness of their grantmaking,” says Peter Byer, MicroEdge Vice President of Sales and Service. "With IGAM 4 and its ability to collect progress and final reports online from grantees, grantmakers can more easily and consistently obtain better quality outcome data to improve program evaluation, with less administrative effort, while providing a simpler and more streamlined process for their grantees.”

IGAM 4 seamlessly integrates with MicroEdge’s GIFTS^® grants management system, the industry leading software for effective grants management and charitable giving, with over 2,400 clients and more than 14,000 registered users worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.microedge.com/products/gifts/igam/ or contact MicroEdge at 800.899.0890 Option 1.

About MicroEdge

Established in 1985, MicroEdge, Inc. (www.microedge.com), a subsidiary of Advent Software, Inc. is the leading provider of software and services to the giving community worldwide. MicroEdge solutions deliver a powerful, integrated, and open framework for efficient and effective charitable giving. The company is committed to providing the best technology toolset for foundations, corporations, government agencies, donors, advisors and financial institutions. Together, these tools help organizations to work with one another to raise, invest, manage and award charitable currency. MicroEdge, Inc. is headquartered in New York City with regional offices throughout the U.S. and Europe, and supports thousands of clients worldwide.

About Advent

Advent Software, Inc. (www.advent.com), a global company, has provided trusted solutions to the world’s leading financial professionals since 1983. Firms in 60 countries use Advent technology and manage investments totaling nearly US $18 trillion. Advent’s quality software, data, services and tools enable financial professionals to improve service and communication to their clients, allowing them to grow their business while controlling costs. Advent is the only financial services software company to be awarded the Service Capability and Performance certification for being a world-class support organization. For more information on Advent products, click here.

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