Google and Salesforce.com Join Forces
April 14, 2008 | By Raymond T. Hightower
Google and Salesforce.com are joining together in an effort do dominate the customer relationship management (CRM) software market. Even more exciting: You can use their products right now without installing any software on your PC or Mac.
Details – WSJ & NYT
Articles in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal give more details on this particular deal.
How it Works
Find out how the two work together in this 3-minute video.
Webware Works Right Now
Salesforce.com and Google are using Webware to achieve their goals. Webware allows users to run the software they need when & where they need it as long as they have an Internet connection. No need to go through the headaches (and expense) of installing (and supporting) software yourself.
Installable software has a limited future. The Google/Salesforce.com deal is just one more reason why.