Salesforce.com Introduces New Contact Manager Edition; Now Everyone Can Manage Business Contacts and Customers in the Cloud
02 September 2009 - 10:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
For only $9 per user, per month, Contact Manager Edition provides
individuals and very small businesses with all the benefits of
salesforce.com (http://www.salesforce.com) and cloud computing -
the flexible, pay as you go model, automatic upgrades and no
hardware or software to install or maintain SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the
enterprise cloud computing company, today announced Contact Manager
Edition (http://www.salesforce.com/contactmanager), a new edition
from salesforce.com that provides the essential tools needed to
manage business contacts and customers in the cloud. Contact
Manager Edition introduces salesforce.com to an entirely new
audience, very small businesses and individuals, ensuring that
everyone can enjoy the benefits of cloud computing for only $9 per
user, per month. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO) Contact
Manager Edition - Manage Customer Interactions in the Cloud Contact
Manager Edition enables any company to jump-start their business by
tapping into the power of the cloud and provides users with a
wealth of features including: -- Contacts and Accounts - With
Contact Manager Edition, users can store and manage all contacts
and accounts in the cloud. Now users can access this vital
information regardless of location - all you need is an Internet
connection. -- Outlook and Email Integration - Now, anyone using
Contact Manager Edition can easily track email communications from
Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Yahoo or any email system, keeping a
complete record of customer interactions for better sales execution
and improved customer satisfaction. -- Reporting - Run
pre-configured and customized reports on your contacts, accounts
and associated activities to gain powerful insights. --
Customization - Contact Manager Edition is a solution that can be
tailored to fit a user's unique needs. Users can customize Contact
Manager Edition to track the data that is most important to them.
-- Google Apps - Companies using Contact Manager Edition benefit
from an out of the box integration with Google Apps, combining
essential applications for productivity (email, calendaring,
documents, spreadsheets, presentations, instant messaging, video)
and CRM. This combination introduces an entirely new way for users
to communicate, collaborate, and work together in real time over
the Web. Salesforce.com and Cloud Computing - The Right Choice for
Every User Background and benefits of cloud computing: -- Ten years
ago, salesforce.com introduced cloud computing, a new technology
delivery model that allows users to access applications over the
Internet without having to install and manage hardware or software.
-- With salesforce.com and cloud computing, customers pay as they
go and are up and running in less time than it takes with
traditional software applications. -- Three times a year,
salesforce.com customers receive an automatic upgrade that delivers
new features and functionality. These upgrades do not break any
customizations or integrations and are completely seamless and
invisible to the end user. -- Time and again, customers choose the
low cost, low risk, and fast results of salesforce.com and cloud
computing over expensive hardware, software, and data centers that
burn through precious capital and yet rarely produce the promised
returns. Background and benefits of the Force.com platform and
infrastructure: -- Contact Manager Edition is built on Force.com, a
complete platform that provides users with everything they need to
develop any application, on any device and deliver it to any user.
-- Force.com is a trusted platform because it is enterprise-tested
and serving more than 63,200 successful customers around the world.
-- Additionally, customers using Contact Manager Edition gain all
the benefits of the proven security, reliability and scalability of
salesforce.com's world-class global infrastructure. Quotes --
"Salesforce.com has always been committed to democratizing software
and making cloud computing accessible to businesses of all sizes,"
said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com. "Contact
Manager Edition opens up a whole new world for very small
businesses and individuals, empowering them to experience success
with cloud computing." -- "Contact Manager Edition enables
entrepreneurial businesses to harness the power of cloud computing
without the cost and complexity of managing hardware or software
infrastructure," said Denis Pombriant, Beagle Research. -- "At
Trazzler we are using Contact Manager Edition to manage thousands
of business contacts, each segmented by category, company size, and
geographic region. Contact Manager Edition has enabled me to
experience the benefits of cloud computing first hand," said Adam
Rugel, CEO and founder of Trazzler. Pricing and Availability --
Contact Manager Edition (http://www.salesforce.com/contactmanager)
is available today in a 1 to 2 user edition for $9, per user, per
month. -- For more information, visit
http://www.salesforce.com/contactmanager About salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. The
company's portfolio of Salesforce CRM applications, available at
http://www.salesforce.com/products/, has revolutionized the ways
that companies collaborate and communicate with their customers
across sales, marketing and service. The company's Force.com
platform (http://www.salesforce.com/platform/) helps customers,
partners and developers to quickly build powerful business
applications to run every part of the enterprise in the cloud.
Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture,
Salesforce CRM and Force.com offer the fastest path to customer
success with cloud computing. As of July 31, 2009, salesforce.com
manages customer information for approximately 63,200 customers
including Allianz Commercial, Dell, Dow Jones Newswires, Japan
Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks. Any unreleased
services or features referenced in this or other press releases or
public statements are not currently available and may not be
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applications should make their purchase decisions based upon
features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has
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trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
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