Sales Vision Announces Support For 3Com’s Palm Computing Devices
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — April 19, 1999 — Sales Vision, Inc., the industry's exclusive provider of an all-Java, Internet-based customer relationship management (CRM) solution, announces the release of a conduit that synchronizes CRM information between Jsales(TM), Sales Vision's flagship product, and 3Com's Palm Computing(R) connected organizers. Sales Vision's Palm Computing conduit enables Jsales users to automatically coordinate contacts, calendar/activities, and to do items on both their laptops and their Palm Computing devices.
"3Com is pleased to see Sales Vision, a leading CRM vendor, has integrated Jsales with the Palm Computing platform. This will help mobile sales professionals stay connected and on top of pertinent customer data," said Gabriel Acosta-Lopez, director of platform development services for Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com company.
Both Jsales and the Palm(TM) conduit utilize Sales Vision's unique Internet-based architecture. For Sales Vision clients, this enhancement translates into applications that are 100 percent database and business model independent. The conduit co-exists with the standard Palm Computing conduits and works with HotSync(R) Manager 2.0+ to support handheld devices running Palm OS 2.x and 3.0. Sales Vision's Palm Computing conduit uses JDBC, which provides superior flexibility when connecting to a local database on a laptop or to an enterprise database accessible through either the corporate Intranet or over the Internet.
Driven by an easy-to-use, wizard-style graphical user interface, Sales Vision's conduit synchronizes activities, contacts, and to do items from within the Jsales application with the Palm Computing platform's built-in Date Book, Address Book, and To Do List. On the handheld device, the conduit files all entries into a separate Jsales category so that the user can easily differentiate CRM data from personal and other business information. The conduit supports complete bi-directional synchronization and allows business rule processing so that the user can apply custom logic and maintain data integrity.
"Sales Vision's integration with Palm Computing connected organizers provides true mobility to end users because it synchronizes data over the Internet. Users can instantly update and download information from Jsales to their Palm Computing device and vice versa," said Sales Vision's Vice President of Product Development, Robert Kear. "This conduit elevates Sales Vision and Jsales to a new level of enterprise-class mobile computing."
Currently available, the Palm Computing conduit is a free added feature offered with any customized Jsales application.
Sales Vision, Inc.
Sales Vision, Inc. is a leading provider of web-based customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. In 1998, the company introduced Jsalesa, the first and only 100% Java CRM application that can be deployed on virtually any server, operating system, database, or web browser. Sales Vision recently launched Sales Portala, a suite of web portals that extends CRM functionality to the entire selling enterprise, including partners, customers, and prospects.
Sales Vision is the only CRM vendor capable of delivering a proof of concept in just a few days — during the sales process. This crucial step demonstrates Sales Vision's ability to grasp your unique business vision and translate that into a fully customized enterprise application. Because of our extensive library of Java business objects, in a matter of weeks we can tailor and deploy a complete, exact-fit, enterprise application.
Founded in 1994, Sales Vision is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with regional offices across the country. Fortune 1000 customers include Harcourt Brace; The McGraw-Hill Companies; Reed Publishing; The Northern Trust Company; Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.; Sun Microsystems; Qwest Communications; and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. For more information, call 1-800-275-4314 or visit our web site at http://www.salesvision.com.
Palm Computing, 3Com and HotSync are registered trademarks and Palm and Palm OS are trademarks of Palm Computing, Inc, 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries.
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