SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Apr 14 (MARKET WIRE) --
Appirio (www.appirio.com) today announced four new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
offerings that bring together Google Apps(TM) and Salesforce CRM. The four
Appirio offerings enable Salesforce and Google users to easily synchronize
calendars, collaborate on marketing campaigns, find and embed documents, and
create
and share customized CRM dashboards.
"Google and salesforce.com are bringing together the world's leading
platforms to
empower organizations of all sizes to run their office in the cloud," said
Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com. "With their new products and
services, Appirio is leading the way in making customers successful using Google
and Salesforce together."
"Organizations of all sizes face a common challenge of helping their users
communicate and share information more effectively," said Dave Girouard, Google
vice president and general manager of Enterprise. "Appirio's solutions use the
power of Google and Salesforce to help solve this problem for customers today."
Appirio CEO Chris Barbin added, "As the first software and services
companywith a partnership with both Google Enterprise and salesforce.com, we
have
seen the impact each company has had on the market for on-demand in the
enterprise. Now, by incorporating Google's collaboration and business
productivity
applications into salesforce.com's Force.com Platform and CRM applications,
we believe that a new class of solutions will emerge that unite personal
productivity and business systems."
New Appirio Products and Services Extend Salesforce for Google Apps
Organizations using Salesforce for Google Apps have access to four Appirio
products that combine the customer, sales and marketing information in
Salesforce with the power of Google's collaboration tools. These Appirio
products are available today as a part of the Salesforce for Google Apps
launch, including:
-- Appirio Search for Google Docs(TM) - Find and add any Google Doc to
any Salesforce object as you work.
-- Appirio Sync for Google Calendar(TM) - Sync Salesforce and Google
Calendars, combining your business schedule and your customer activities
into one easy-to-share online calendar.
-- Appirio Campaign Timeline for Google Calendar(TM) - Publish Salesforce
campaign data to a Google Calendar, improving visibility and coordination
of marketing campaigns.
-- Appirio CRM Dashboard for Google Start Page(TM) - Put Salesforce data
directly onto a Google Start Page, Google Doc, or Google Site.
Each of these products uses Force.com and Google's open APIs to run
entirely "in the cloud" without any Appirio servers. The products are
available through the salesforce.com AppExchange, the Google Solutions
Marketplace,
and the Appirio website.
Appirio also is expanding its Google Apps and Salesforce offerings with a
new set of end-to-end services. Appirio's Google Apps consulting practice helps
enterprises successfully adopt Google Apps and realize quicker return on their
investments. For more information on these services, as well as recent
successful customer implementations, please see the accompanying press release.
Relevant Links:
-- Appirio's blog "The CIO's Guide to On-Demand"
-- Additional information on Appirio's product offerings
-- Screenshots available on Picasa
-- Google Solutions Marketplace with Appirio
-- AppExchange with Appirio
About Appirio
Appirio (www.appirio.com) delivers products and services that help medium
and
large enterprises accelerate their adoption of on-demand solutions. As a
Services 2.0 pioneer, Appirio has a proven track record of designing and
implementing complex and mission-critical systems using Software-as-a-Service
(SaaS) solutions such as salesforce.com and Google Enterprise. Areas of
expertise include CIO and business strategy, customer service and support,
Force.com development and Google Apps deployment and integration.
Google, Google Apps, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Start Page are
trademarks of Google Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contacts:
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Narinder Singh
415-449-1690
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Public Relations
Michelle Swan
650-400-2831
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