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As I go about my day, I occasionally see an opportunity for Salesforce.com to streamline or enhance some aspect of an organization with which I interact. I finally decided that I should start taking note of such opportunities. The result is as follows: If only they used Salesforce.com...
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SFDC as an LDAP replacement
Utilize Salesforce.com in place of LDAP for storing user details and authentication. I have created a proof of concept that I will shortly make public and am also working on a whitepaper explaining the benefits and pitfalls.
Work Product: Whitepaper
Status: In process
View: not available
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GmailForce
Provide Outlook Edition-like integration to Gmail users. Allow Gmail users to quickly add Gmail conversations as tasks in Salesforce.
Work Product: Product
Status: In alpha
View: here
Project Details: not available
Del.icio.us mashup
This is a rudimentary mashup that allows users of both Del.icio.us and Enterprise Edition to quickly associate a URL with an account, contact, or lead with the push of a bookmarklet.
Work Product: Proof of concept
Status: Complete
View: here
Project Details: not available
Gmail WIL
Simple web integration links allowing users of both Salesforce and Gmail to, with just one click, compose a Gmail message to a contact or lead.
Work Product: Product
Status: Complete
View: here
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SFDC as a Content Management System
Create custom objects in Salesforce.com to store dynamic web content. Using server-side scripting, pull in the content when the page is requested. The entire ideas.thumbware.com website is dynamically created via the SFDC API in this way.
Work Product: Proof of concept
Status: Complete
View: here
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Thumbware
Salesforce.com for mobile devices, including cell phones, Blackberrys, and PDAs.
Work Product: Product
Status: In process
View: here
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About this site...
This site is intended to serve two purposes. First, it serves as a simple proof of concept, demonstrating the incredible flexibility of Salesforce.com. This site is dynamically created using the Salesforce.com web services API and a couple of custom objects. In short, I am using Salesforce.com as a content management system. Maintaining this site takes no PHP or HTML know-how.
Second, this site helps me keep track of my various Salesforce.com ideas and projects while also making them available to the Salesforce community in an effort to stimulate new and innovative uses for the most flexible (no) software I have ever used.
About me...
I am responsible for Information Technology at a financial services firm outside Philadelphia, PA. My first exposure to Salesforce.com was several years ago, when we selected it to replaced our on-premises CRM. I have since become a Salesforce.com enthusiast, and spend many nights and weekends dreaming up new uses for the tool.
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AppExchange app to manage a used car dealership
Manage vehicle inventory, leads, contacts, service appointments. Combine with the concept of SFDC as a web content management engine, and a comprehensive used car dealership website complete with real-time vehicle inventory becomes a breeze.
Work Product: Product
Status: Just a dream
View: not available
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Ebay auction manager
AppExchange application to manage listings, sales, questions & responses, payments, shipping, and feedback.
Work Product: Product
Status: Just a dream
View: not available
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Web content managment framework
Take the proof of concept represented by ideas.thumbware.com to the next level. Create a comprehensive web content management system, complete with versioning, expiring content, and workflow all packaged for the AppExchange.
Work Product: Product
Status: Just a dream
View: not available
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Marina management system
Geared toward large marinas, this AppExchange would organize slipholder contact information as well as track billing and payments, transient slip assignments, and boat service appointments.
Work Product: Product
Status: Just a dream
View: not available
Project Details: not available
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