I would like to start out with the face that Raiser's Edge is only a desktop based application and it takes a good amount to roll out the updates. My idea for Raiser's Edge is to have a web based version, that is still hosted locally, but you would be able to access the application through a web browser such as Internet Explorer. More and more applications are starting to go this way. A web browser based application makes it easier for the IT department to maintain and easier for user's to access the program. Thanks.
well they did buy convio which does this well based on the salesforce platform. I'm hoping they put that to good use with the things that RE does well. They've bought many many competitors already and I haven't seen any of their features migrate to RE yet so only time will tell.