The Official Salesforce Blog - April 2008

• Join the Salesforce Professional Network on LinkedIn

  Apr 25, 2008

  
  Salesforce.com now has a LinkedIn group with nearly 1,000 members! Join the Salesforce Professional Network today by visiting this web page.

  The Salesforce.com Professional Network connects former and present salesforce.com users, administrators and employees, allowing them to expand their professional development, exchange ideas, network and continue to be a part of the Salesforce.com community.

  As a group member, you'll have the option to make your profile available to other group members. You'll also have a Salesforce Professional Network badge on your LinkedIn profile.

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• How to participate in the Force.com Summer '08 Sandbox Preview

  Apr 18, 2008

  The salesforce.com Summer '08 release is just around the corner and soon you'll be able to take advantage of great new features!

  In preparation for the release, a Sandbox Upgrade Window is scheduled for  12:01 AM PST May 13th 2008, through June 14th, 2008.  You can continue to use your Sandbox throughout the Sandbox Upgrade Window to test new customizations or features before rolling them out to users.

  As a Force.com Sandbox customer we want to make you aware of the options available to you during this time.To determine whether there is any additional action you need to take to prepare for the Sandbox Upgrade Window please review the choices below and click on the associated link to understand the action you need to take for each:

  1. If you would you like to participate in the Summer '08 Preview on your Sandbox instance during the Sandbox Upgrade Window please click here.
  2. If you would like your Sandbox instance to retain the existing Spring '08 functionality until June 14th, 2008 please click here.
  3. If you have multiple Sandboxes please click here.
  4. If you plan to upload and/or install any AppExchange packages to or from your Sandbox instance during the Sandbox Upgrade Window please click here.
  5. If you plan to take no action with your Sandbox instance during the upgrade window please click here.

  Please click through the links to access the information you need depending on your answers to the above questions.

  If you have additional questions about your Sandbox options in conjunction with the Summer 08 release, please contact the salesforce.com Customer Support team.

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• Introducing Salesforce for Google Apps

  Apr 14, 2008

  Today we are excited to announce that we have expanded our partnership with Google and together have delivered an industry-changing new product called Salesforce for Google Apps. It went live last night at 11pm PST to all salesforce.com customers.  Salesforce for Google Apps is a simple, yet powerful combination of Web-based business applications that streamline communication and collaboration and have the power to change the way you work.

  With Salesforce for Google Apps, you can now run your favorite desktop applications and your Salesforce applications side by side by accessing Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, and Google Docs all seamlessly from within Salesforce.  Watch the product tour or if you’re already a Salesforce customer, you can get started now.

  

  Salesforce for Google Apps can help you run your business in the following new ways:

  Salesforce and Gmail - Send Gmail to contacts from inside Salesforce or log emails in Salesforce from Gmail

  Salesforce and Google Talk - Chat with colleagues right from within Salesforce

  Salesforce and Google Docs - Create and attach Google Docs to records inside Salesforce for real time collaboration

  Salesforce and Google Calendar - Synchronize your Salesforce meetings, campaigns, and events with Google Calendar

  Salesforce and Google Start Page - Access your most important business information, including Salesforce dashboards, and search the Web from a single page.
  
  

  

   

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