OpSource Provides SaaS Delivery Infrastructure for BackWeb's Innovative Offline Solution for Use With Salesforce.com's On-demand
October 09 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Off-Line Extension Allows Users to Continue Accessing the
Capabilities of Salesforce Even While Disconnected from the Network
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- OpSource, the SaaS
experts, announced today that it has been selected by BackWeb
Technologies Ltd., (NASDAQ:BWEB), a leading provider of software
designed to mobilize enterprise Web applications, to be the service
delivery partner for the company's new Offline Service for
salesforce.com's on-demand business applications. The BackWeb
service creates an off-line extension for Salesforce users that
want to continue to use it while disconnected from the Internet.
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"OpSource offered a winning combination of service, reliability and
price that made them the right partner to help us achieve our
goals," said Bill Heye, chief executive officer at BackWeb.
"Opsource is a certified delivery partner for salesforce.com's
AppExchange so partnering with them to deliver our SaaS solution
for Salesforce was a natural choice." BackWeb will be demonstrating
its solution at DreamForce 2006, salesforce.com's user and
developer conference. The convention will be held from October 8th
to 11th at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco. The
BackWeb offering will allow workers (such as service & support
and sales) to use the Salesforce application even when disconnected
from the network and then synchronize data upon reconnection. "We
are pleased that BackWeb has focused on the very important goal of
providing an expanded offline solution for Salesforce -- this
offering will extend the functionality of Salesforce by allowing
mobile and desktop users to continue to access the breadth of
capabilities in the Salesforce application even while disconnected
from the network," said Matt Holleran, vice president, AppExchange
partners, salesforce.com. "OpSource, a certified AppExchange
delivery partner, ensures the reliable, secure and high-performance
service delivery of this creative solution." OpSource has a long
history of helping independent software vendors build upon the
power of AppExchange. "We are pleased to help partners SaaS-enable
their solutions. Now, salesforce.com customers have the opportunity
to extend the functionality of their core Salesforce applications
to address this business need," said Treb Ryan, chief executive
officer, OpSource. "As a certified delivery partner, we have
garnered a wealth of experience to help our ISV partners get their
applications up and running quickly, reliably and securely."
OpSource's current roster of AppExchange partners include leading
vendors such as Shade Tree Technology, Visual Mining, Spoke,
Marketing Advocate, Business Objects, Soapbox Mobile, Audiocast,
Accept Software, and Ambient Software. About BackWeb Technologies
BackWeb distributes and caches critical web applications and
content for disconnected, synchronized usage of those applications
by mobile workforces and remote offices. Mobile professionals can
be productive anytime, anywhere, without interruption, regardless
of connection status or network availability. BackWeb's patented
web and polite synchronization mobile solution delivers a seamless
and simple user experience. The solution is commonly deployed to
sales forces, field employees, mobile managers and remote
operations. Typical e-business applications include enterprise
sales force automation, CRM, e-learning and training and Human
Capital Management (HCM). Content examples include document
repositories and rich media. BackWeb customers include market
leaders such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Eastman Kodak, GE Healthcare,
Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, KLA Tencor, Lam Research,
and Pfizer. BackWeb also serves customers through partnerships with
BEA, Salesforce.com, Oracle PeopleSoft and SAP. BackWeb's
operations are cantered in San Jose, Calif.; New York, N.Y.; and
Rosh Ha 'akin, Israel. For more information: visit
http://www.backweb.com/ or call 877-222-5932. About salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the market and technology leader in on-demand
business services. The company's Salesforce suite of on-demand
applications enables customers to manage and share all of their
sales, support, marketing and partner information on-demand. Apex,
salesforce.com's on-demand platform and programming language,
enables customers, developers and partners to build powerful new
on-demand applications, and for the first time, to write and run
their own code hosted with the security, reliability,
upgradeability and ease-of-use of salesforce.com's industry-leading
multi-tenant service. Customers can also take advantage of
Successforce, salesforce.com's world-class training, support,
consulting and best practices offerings. As of July 31, 2006,
salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately
24,800 customers and approximately 501,000 paying subscribers
including Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), America Online (AOL),
Avis/Budget Rent A Car (Cendant Rental Car Group), Dow Jones
Newswires, Nokia, Polycom and SunTrust Banks. Any unreleased
services or features referenced in this or other press releases or
public statements are not currently available and may not be
delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com
applications should make their purchase decisions based upon
features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has
headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and
trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
"CRM". For more information please visit
http://www.salesforce.com/, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE. NOTE:
Salesforce.com is a registered trademark of, and Apex, AppExchange
and Successforce are trademarks of, salesforce.com, Inc., San
Francisco, California. Other names used may be trademarks of their
respective owners. About OpSource OpSource(TM), the SaaS experts,
is focused on providing the operational infrastructure and ongoing
services that enable software companies, On-Demand businesses, and
web applications providers to deliver and maintain the highest
quality web-based solutions. By choosing OpSource as a SaaS
partner, OpSource customers are freed from infrastructure
management and can focus on improving applications and acquiring
new customers. OpSource's Optimal On-Demand(sm) infrastructure
enables businesses to deploy SaaS and web-based applications
quickly, cost effectively, securely, and with high quality
standards. Companies at any stage in the application lifecycle,
delivering any type of application, can benefit from our
comprehensive services and expertise. OpSource is the only company
to offer Success-Based Pricing(sm), a unit-based pricing model,
that allows businesses to begin with a modest minimum commitment,
and their expenses scale only when their revenue increases. For
more information about OpSource, visit http://www.opsource.net/ .
NOTE: OpSource and the OpSource logo are trademarks of OpSource,
Inc. Optimal On-Demand, Success-Based Pricing, and OptiTech
Services Engine are service marks of OpSource, Inc. All other
trademarks and company names mentioned are protected by their
respective owners. OpSource, Inc.
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