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Define the Future of Software with Salesforce.com

The Internet has revolutionized the software industry. Just like eBay, Amazon and Google transformed the consumer web, Salesforce has changed the very nature of business applications, with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) as a breakthrough technology and business-model, which according to McKinsey is “shaking the foundation of the software industry”. Wired Magazine has described Salesforce as "global thinkers that dominate their industry and point the way to the future."

Today, Salesforce offers a multi-faceted value proposition for firms in the fast-changing software industry, including world-class CRM applications, on-demand applications for the rest of your company, the world’s first on-demand development platform, and AppExchange, the iTunes of business applications. But more than that, Salesforce is actively helping many software companies with their own on-demand strategies.

Partner with salesforce.com, and join us in defining the future of Software.

8 of the Top 10 Packaged Software Companies Use Salesforce*

Thousands of companies around the world have gone on demand by standardizing on Salesforce CRM. The software industry is a poster child for this development: 8 out of the top 10 software companies (excluding Oracle, SAP and Microsoft) already use Salesforce.com. Industry leaders such as Borland, Cognos and Symantec, open-source companies such as Red Hat, and fast-growing startups like Efficient Frontier have all chosen Salesforce as their on-demand CRM solution.

It’s no wonder Gartner has placed Salesforce in the leaders quadrant of the 2007 CRM Magic Quadrant.


*IDC # 207829, 2007 : Top vendors by packaged software revenue (excluding 3 direct competitors).


 

Beyond CRM: On-demand Solutions for Your Entire Company

Salesforce has become synonymous with excellence in CRM. But did you know that software companies are leveraging Salesforce to build core solutions that go far beyond CRM? With Force.com Platform and AppExchange, the on-demand marketplace for business applications, Salesforce is setting an amazing pace for innovation.

New on-demand applications are developed and deployed all the time. Magma Design Automation is using Salesforce for product life cycle management that spans defect tracking, change requests, and integration with source-code control. In a world where recruiting the right talent is business-critical, Electronic Arts used Salesforce to develop an award-winning talent acquisition solution.

The AppExchange provides you quick-start with pre-integrated applications specifically designed for software companies. The AppExchange offers applications ranging from application lifecycle management, license management to professional services automation, Intellectual Property management and M&A management that are pertinent to the software companies.

 

A New Platform for Application Development in the Internet Era

Salesforce has delivered the Internet’s first and only multi-tenant on-demand operating system. Just like client-server technology replaced mainframe operating systems, the Force.com Platform now helps you shift from PC applications to the Internet 2.0 It allows software companies to deliver applications faster and cheaper than using traditional platforms.

Over 400 software companies and more than 50,000 developers are leveraging our platform and infrastructure, and driving innovation through a wide range of on-demand applications. Interesting in learning more? Point your developers at www.salesforce.com/developer.

 

What is Your Company’s On-demand Strategy?

Salesforce has helped thousands of companies - large and small, transition to a new, internet-based world on-demand. 

The AppExchange, a global marketplace with hundreds of community tested applications, is the destination of choice for on demand applications.  That's why it is often referred to as the "iTunes" of business-applications. 

Software companies are using the AppExchange to build, list and sell applications on-demand.  At the same time they leverage Salesforce to market the applications, drive leads, optimize their sales strategies for the on demand world, and grow revenues and market share.

Companies of all sizes succeed on AppExchange. 

How are you going to take your company into the future?