ALSO CALLED: CRM Application and Customer Relationship Management Software DEFINITION: Apex is a development platform for building software as a service (SaaS) applications on top of Salesforce.com's customer relationship management (CRM) functionality. Apex allows developers to access Salesforce.com's back-end database and client-server interfaces to create third-party SaaS applications.
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WHITE PAPER:
This white paper on CRM discusses data synchronisation, which enables mobile users to access up to date corporate data on their "disconnected" devices.
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper summarizes the results of the survey that was conducted at the Oracle Applications User Group's COLLABORATE 08 conference in April 2008.
WHITE PAPER:
Your company's ability to meet changing customer requirements and drive revenue growth in a continually changing environment is essential. This whitepaper examines the related issues of growth and flexibility from a number of perspectives.
PODCAST:
Explore how CRM now includes Web 2.0 capabilities that enhance user experience and productivity. Learn more about a highly personalizable, interactive user interface and how it enables content syndication from internal and external data sources.
WEBCAST:
This demo explores how to effectively manage all aspects of customer service. Learn how to implement proactive customer service and reduce response times for an improved user experience.
Posted: 14 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
WHITE PAPER:
This paper discusses how SAP leverages Web 2.0 in CRM to improve customer experience. It examines SAPââ¬â¢s approach to Web 2.0, and how SAP has incorporated the Web 2.0 technological principles within SAP CRM.
VIDEOCAST:
Many emerging businesses today are searching for a way to move into new markets and achieve cost effective product growth. Learn how to improve your business and acquire new product segments without experiencing an increase of internal resources.
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An EMM application can lead marketers through a process of translating a creative/business strategy into a concrete set of marketing outputs.
CRM SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): Apex includes an application program interface (API) that developers can use to access user data on Salesforce.com. This API allows developers to use common SaaS components, like Web widgets or a multi-tenant database, without the need to develop much of the infrastructure traditionally associated behind SaaS programs.
Apex applications are usually hosted and run directly from Salesforce.com's servers. No installation on a user's local PC is necessary because of this hosting. A user simply purchases CRM Software definition sponsored by SearchCRM.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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