Nimbus generates 400% ROI over three years with customized Force.com application instead of on-premise application development
SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 October 12, 2010 \u2013 Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced Nimbus Partners, a global provider of business process management software, has generated a 400 percent annual return on investment (ROI) over three years using Force.com for custom application development (http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/platform\/application-development\/).
Nimbus Partners helps customers drive transformational change with its own business process management application, Nimbus Control, and associated consulting services. Nimbus moved to Force.com because it needed a flexible and scalable platform to support its rapid growth. The company was experiencing extensive international growth and needed to add additional applications to help manage its business.
Success with Custom App Development in the Cloud:
Nimbus now runs the core of its business on Force.com. Nimbus built over 15 custom applications including:
\u2022 Human resources (HR) system
\u2022 Training applications
\u2022 Expenses
\u2022 Purchasing
\u2022 IT Asset Management
Benefits Nimbus has generated with Force.com include:
\u2022 Time to Value: Using the point-and-click customization capabilities of Force.com, Nimbus users with no programming experience were able to build applications in days vs. months with on premise platforms. As a result, Nimbus has tripled new custom application development per year.
\u2022 Reduced costs: Nimbus estimates that if the company had purchased an initial HR application to support their internal users, it would have cost $100,000 plus another $50,000 for servers and support as well as 20 percent of those costs for annual maintenance.
\u2022 Return on Investment: With annual cost savings exceeding $500,000 compared to annual costs of $130,000 for Force.com, Nimbus has generated ROI of 400 percent over three years. The primary benefit was the cost reduction associated with custom application development, deployment, and ongoing management.
\u2022 Easily Extends to iPhone: Nimbus was able to easily extends its onsite installation custom apps to the iPhone with Force.com, enabling technical consultants to access client data
Comments on the News:
\u2022 \u201cAt Nimbus we produce critical applications at a pace of business change. With Force.com, you can use clicks and code to keep the development of simple things simple and complex things possible,\u201d said Lucy Mills, business excellence manager, Nimbus Partners Ltd. \u201cAnd of course, all the customization work we do is automatically upgraded, removing the pain of traditional software upgrades.\u201d
\u2022 \u201cMoving our business to the cloud has helped us reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction in a challenging economy,\u201d said Ian Gotts, CEO, Nimbus Partners Ltd. \u201cWith low up-front costs and rapid implementation capabilities, Force.com has been an ideal application development platform to help Nimbus manage its growth.\u201d
Force.com – the Industry\u2019s Leading Enterprise Cloud Computing Platform:
\u2022 Force.com is salesforce.com’s enterprise cloud computing platform (http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/platform\/cloud-platform\/).
\u2022 Force.com provides everything companies need to quickly build and deliver business applications in the cloud, including the database, unlimited real-time customization, powerful analytics, real-time workflow and approvals, programmable cloud logic, integration, real-time mobile deployment, programmable user interface and Web site capabilities.
\u2022 Customers and partners have built more than 170,000 custom applications on Force.com to run their businesses, including, supply chain management, compliance tracking, brand management, accounts receivable, claims processing, time-off applications and much more.
\u2022 Force.com enables companies to build and deliver applications 5 times faster , at about \u00bd the cost of traditional client\/server software platforms. For case studies, analyst reports and white papers please visit http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/platform\/tco.
\u2022 The Force.com business case calculator is now available to help estimate the time and costs of custom application development projects: http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/platform\/tco\/calculator.jsp?d=70130000000EfON&internal=true.
Additional Resources:
\u2022 A snapshot of the Nimbus Partners story is available here: http:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/customers\/hi-tech-software\/nimbuspartners.jsp
\u2022 Webinar on how to get started building apps on Force.com with Lucy Mills, Nimbus.
\u2022 Here\u2019s a video on how to get started building apps on Force.com: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/sfdcMktg#play\/uploads\/24\/QkRbzd3vxHU
\u2022 Follow salesforce.com on Twitter @salesforce
Nimbus Partners is one of the approximately 82,400 companies of all sizes, industries and geographies that comprised the salesforce.com customer base as of July 31, 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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