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Sites available and Free edition
Force.com Sites is now out of developer preview and now available to customers and partners.
Head over to the developer network to view articles and tutorials to leverage Sites to it's full potential.
Salesforce is also making it's award winning Force.com platform available as a free edition - click here to register and view frequently asked questions.
Are you interested in finding qualified Force.com developers, or maybe you are a freelance developer looking to expand your business - Salesforce has created a group at ODesk. Find out more and signup here.
What's next for Force.com - A peek into the platform's future June 17
Interested in learning more about what's to come in future releases of the Force.com platform so that you can plan ahead? Then join David Brooks, VP of Product Management, Platform for a webinar session that will cover major initiatives we have planned and the enhancements that lie ahead for the platform, particularly in the areas of:
- Customization and Schema
- Programmable User Interface
- Workflow and Cloud Logic
- Administration and Sharing
- Packaging and Upgrades
When: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Time: 10 AM PDT
Research Report Finds Force.com App Dev Almost 5 Times Faster Than Java or .NET
An interesting post on the Force.com blog points to research conducted by Nucleas Research that shows the advantages of developing on the Force.com platform versus more traditional development environments using Java or .Net.
The paper is available here (note you have to fill in some information).
Summer 09 pre-release webinars
visit the Force.com developer network to register for a look at the summer 09 release new features.
Of particular interest is the ability to get a Picklist value without using ISPICKVAL.
If you have picklists with a large number of values that can change over time - you know the annoyance of having to check each value if picked. Then when new values are added or values deleted, your code has to change.
Also support for Eclipse 3.4 is welcome.
Two webinars are available -
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Attend the Force.com platform webinar to learn about a rich set of Force.com features, including:
- Force.com IDE update to support Eclipse 3.4
- Display of actual values in charts
- Use of a picklist value in a formula without ISPICKVAL
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Attend the Salesforce.com Apps webinar to learn about the new Salesforce.com Apps features, including:
- Sales Cloud Enhancements
- Service Cloud Enhancements
- Mobile Enhancements
Cloud Computing Articles and Links
Since Salesforce is the premier PAAS (Platform as a Service) provider, it is of interest to survey the Cloud computing hype and environment -
McKinsey provides an interesting article on what Cloud Computing is and how it compares to in-house datacenters - available as pdf
Googles take is available on their enterprise blog as well as Appirio's take
Visit Cairlinn.com for more Cloud Computing.
Comments and other interesting links/articles welcome.
Application services on the web - webinar
A great presentation by Dave Carroll on the Force.com platform on InfoQ.
This details the benefits of developing on the Force.com platform - including Apex and VisualForce.
It is a more developer oriented view - but still worth viewing to see the full capabilities of the platform.
Also visit Cairlinn.com - Cloud computing blog for other interesting articles on the cloud computing environment.
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with salesforce.com find out why there's never been a better time for Cloud
Computing and how your business can be transformed. Feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues.
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New App Exchange
The Salesforce App Exchange has been updated with functionality that will greatly help you in finding the perfect application for your business.
Sara Varni Bright
svarni@salesforce.com - App Exchange Marketing for Salesforce has created an excellent demo showcasing the new features at https://admin.acrobat.com/_a13852757/appexchangeredesign/
Also see the attached document
Download New AppExchange Features
Click here to visit the New App Exchange
Spring 09 features and preview
Go to the Idea Exchange here for the new features available in Spring 09.
Of particular interest is
- adding holidays to business hours
- add blank spaces to page layouts
- distribute data administration
To get hands-on experience with these and many others, sign up for a pre-release free trial
Cloud Computing in a bubble economy
An interesting article was pointed out by Randy Gower, Account Executive at Salesforce.
Cloud Computing in a bubble economy
More and more articles are appearing in trade journals that highlight the advantages and also the hype surrounding Cloud Computing.
Please visit Oracle and Salesforce Development site for more articles and links on this topic.
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