New York - MicroEdge, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advent Software (NASDAQ: ADVS) and leading provider of solutions for the grantmaking community worldwide announced today a new direction in its delivery of online portal technology for grants management, constituent relationship management and compliance solutions for grantmakers. The new portal technology product line, MicroEdge PORTICO, is based on an open, service-oriented architecture providing enhanced performance, scalability and security for MicroEdge customers.

The first of the new portal offerings is MicroEdge PORTICO GRM, a new grantee relationship management solution that gives grantmakers and those they fund the ability to freely exchange information throughout the entire grant lifecycle. MicroEdge PORTICO GRM will connect seamlessly with all MicroEdge platforms: GIFTS®, FIMS and FoundationPower. MicroEdge PORTICO GRM will offer a full range of capabilities to manage ongoing interaction with grantees, including online grant applications and ongoing reports, due diligence and compliance screening, data collection, and post-grant evaluation and measurement.

MicroEdge PORTICO GRM will debut at the 2005 MicroEdge Solutions Conference in Orlando, FL, October 26th - 28th.

"Our enterprise management systems comprise the backbone of our clients' operations," notes Kevin Carlsten, MicroEdge director of business development. "Extending these mission-critical stores of information and processes with Web-based tools for streamlined constituent relationship management is critical to our client' ability to do the amazing work that they accomplish every day."

MicroEdge PORTICO represents a key element of the company's strategy to extend its enterprise management systems, GIFTS, FIMS and FoundationPower, with tools that allow organizations to leverage the Internet and their primary back-office systems through open connectivity with the various constituencies and data sources that they rely on to operate effectively and efficiently. The MicroEdge portals will provide a uniform and consistent experience for constituents, independent of the underlying foundation software platform.

"MicroEdge PORTICO is representative of our ongoing development initiative to bring more sophisticated and agile software solutions to our customers, while shortening time to market for such solutions," explains MicroEdge Executive Vice President, George Macintyre. "This initiative will enhance our clients' business agility - the capability of a foundation, corporation or other organization to respond quickly and efficiently to change, and to leverage change for philanthropic benefit and competitive advantage."

Mr. Macintyre adds, "MicroEdge PORTICO is a consequence of MicroEdge's own internal initiative to improve business agility by leveraging new technologies. The result - MicroEdge PORTICO GRM will be launched to the market nine months ahead of schedule. Additional MicroEdge PORTICO constituent portals are in development and will soon be announced."

About MicroEdge
MicroEdge, Inc. (www.microedge.com), a subsidiary of Advent Software, Inc. is the leading provider of software and services to the giving community worldwide. The MicroEdge suite of Windows and Web-based software delivers a powerful, integrated, and open framework upon which effective charitable giving can be made. 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 North America, and supports thousands of clients worldwide.

About Advent
Advent Software, Inc. (www.advent.com), a multi-national firm, has been providing trusted solutions to the world's leading financial professionals since 1983. Firms in 50 countries using Advent technology manage investments totaling more than US $8 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.

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MicroEdge, Inc. (www.mmicroedge.com), a subsidiary of Advent Software, Inc. is the leading provider of software and services to the giving community worldwide. The MicroEdge suite of Windows and Web-based software delivers a powerful, integrated, and open framework which makes charitable giving effective. The company is committed to providing the best technology tool set 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 North America, and supports thousands of clients worldwide.

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