Our Technology

AmeriGives maintains a state-of-the art technological and operational environment that sets the standard in the corporate giving marketplace.

Our Data Center provides us with an integrated set of resources including servers, imaging systems, workstations, PCs, telecommunication equipment and all necessary peripherals to do everything it takes to efficiently and accurately manage your corporate giving program.

Our websites for transaction processing are hosted internally on multiple Windows application servers accessing an Oracle Relational Database Management System. External data communications are provided by a T1 + speed connection to the Internet protected by routers and firewalls.

Individual client websites use Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) and are developed using Microsoft Active Server Pages and the .NET environment (ASP.NET). Sites are customized to meet the needs of each client’s giving programs.

Our information technology infrastructure is designed for fault tolerance and high availability with redundancy built in both the component and system level. The multiple application servers hosting MS IIS Web server software and the Oracle RDBMS have redundant disk arrays. All servers have redundant power supplies. The primary Oracle database is replicated to the stand-by database on the second. The network is protected by multiple firewalls and Ethernet switches.

AmeriGives’ telecommunication infrastructure is robust. Voice communications are supported by T1 lines providing local service and long distance service connected to a state of the art communications switch that handles call routing as well as our voice mail system.

AmeriGives also uses document imaging to scan and store all transaction related paper forms and recipient organization verification forms. As part of our disaster prevention and recovery plan, it permits us to make any form available in an electronic image format at anytime.

Full database backups are performed daily. In addition, the Oracle database is replicated to a server located in a secure, remote site out of state in case of national or environmental emergencies. Full system backups are performed weekly and stored offsite in a bank vault.

Our technology team includes an experienced staff of dedicated, in-house, application and database development professionals. These professionals maintain, enhance and extend information technology to provide the best employee giving program registration and administration services in the industry.