The Official Salesforce Blog - December 2007

• Forced Compliments?

  Dec 18, 2007

  For the first time since I got into this business in 1988, I find myself on the outside of an industry awards process -- instead of being one of the people who decides who gets in. At least the Force.com platform has managed to get within sight of the door, as one of Developer.com's finalists for Product of the Year in the category of Web Service Development Tool or Add-in.

  If it weren't for Force.com, I'd still be writing pithy encomia for annual honorees (or their polar opposites) at eWEEK. Instead, almost a year ago, I left my eWEEK job of giving my opinions for a living -- because, almost four years ago, I found Force.com (not yet known by that name) to be a compelling new model of how applications could be developed in the Web, instead of being built (with a previous generation of tools) for cumbersome deployment to the Web.

  I have insider's knowledge, to say the least, of how difficult a process it can be to come up with a useful short list of potential honorees. Even being a finalist is no small honor, and the list of finalists at Developer.com is a valuable guide to the most game-changing tools available to developers today.

  I encourage you to review that slate -- and while you're there, to consider a click (no later than the deadline of Friday, December 21) to cast your vote for Force.com.

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• Vote for Salesforce Group Edition - Excellence in Technology Awards

  Dec 14, 2007

  The Small Business Computing 2008 Excellence in Technology awards are Small Business Computing's annual reader-driven awards that recognize achievement and innovation in small business software, hardware, and services.
  
  Last year, with your help, Salesforce won the award for the software/services category under sales and customer management.
  
  This year, Salesforce Group Edition is a finalist for the same category under sales and customer management. Voting has begun and will run until midnight (EST) on January 8, 2008.

  If you have a moment, cast your vote for Salesforce and help us win the award for Group Edition. Your support is greatly appreciated.

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• Salesforce Unlimited Edition Wins Editors' Choice from PC Magazine

  Dec 5, 2007

  

  customer relationship management (CRM) has always been what comes to mind when you think of Salesforce.com. With the release of Salesforce.com Unlimited Edition, its latest platform, the company is clearly hoping to expand its horizons. The idea is that customers will use the service for all kinds of enterprise applications beyond CRM. The goal is ambitious, but the enhancements to the platform's architecture and features should cause IT administrators to rethink what to expect from an on-demand platform. -Robert Lipschutz, PC Magazine

  Read the Full Article  |  What's Included with Unlimited Edition?

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