title: Alternative to Notification Services
body: <p>What's a good alternative to Notification Services now that Microsoft has removed it from Sql Server 2008. I don't want to use the 2005 version or build my own from scratch. What third party tools fill this niche?</p>
  
  <p>Some of the NS functionality is now available through RS. However, our system requires "on demand" triggering of sending notifications. For example, any time a row in a table is added or updated, a series of data-driven emails need to be sent out.</p>
  
  <p>Data-driven subscriptions in Reporting Services is halfway there (msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/…) but we need to be able to trigger sending reports at will as opposed to a pre-set schedule.</p>