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Why Force.comWhy Force.com
Find out why Force.com is the leading platform for cloud appsWhat is Force.com?
Force.com is the platform for the social enterprise. No servers or software are needed—so you can focus on building and deploying great apps.
Why Force.com?Because it’s proven, agile, social, and mobile, the Force.com cloud platform helps CEOs reinvent their companies.
How do you get started?You can start building apps on Force.com today.
Here are just a few of the 97,000+ companies using Force.com
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ProductsProducts
Build with the proven cloud platform
AppforceBuild apps for the social enterpriseAutomate and extend your business in the cloud. Instantly add mobile and social features, and integrate with existing systems.
ISVforceGrow your cloud businessGet everything you need to build, package, and sell business applications in the cloud using Force.com.
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PartnersPartners
Join 3,000+ successful partnersAppExchange partnersBuild a successful new business and generate recurring revenue. With no start-up costs, you can go from concept to profitability in record time.
Consulting partnersHelp companies of all sizes implement and build social and mobile apps that quickly deliver real value. You can even resell Force.com technologies for additional revenue.
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AppExchangeAppExchange
Find apps for every department and industry1,000,000+INSTALLS &
COUNTINGBrowse solutions for everything from collaboration to data analysis to finance to human resources.Instantly install 1,200+ apps that can extend your success, or find consulting partners and developers to support custom solutions.
Popular categoriesAdmin tools Project management HR & Recruiting Accounting/Finance ChatterExchange View more...
Featured apps
Remedyforce
App by BMC
ITIL incident management, self service, inventory and change management, and problem management for IT.
FinancialForce Accounting
App by FinancialForce
From billing to reporting, FinancialForce delivers an end-to-end solution for your back office.
Jobscience Recruiting
App by Jobscience
Create job orders, advertise them on your site’s branded job search page, and match candidates to openings fast.
Project Milestones
App by Force.com Labs
Free, lightweight, open source project management for your org.
Get an inside look at Force.com
Learn how to rapidly build employee apps and grow your business with our proven cloud platform. Participate in live Webinars, learn more from our archived events, or view product demonstrations—all from the convenience of your computer.
See below for a list of Force.com Webinars.
Webinars
Social Enterprise Java Apps on Heroku
In this webinar you will learn how to build Social Enterprise applications using Salesforce.com, Heroku, and Java. Through live coding and demonstrations you will learn how to instantly deploy and scale Java apps on the cloud with Heroku. You will also learn how to integrate those applications with Salesforce.com and Force.com through REST.
In this webinar you will learn how to build Social Enterprise applications using Salesforce.com, Heroku, and Java. Through live coding and demonstrations you will learn how to instantly deploy and scale Java apps on the cloud with Heroku. You will also learn how to integrate those applications with Salesforce.com and Force.com through REST.
May 30
Intro to Force.com
Force.com is the world's leading cloud platform that lets you build apps rapidly using configuration-driven development and powerful programmatic logic. With Force.com, you can design mobile, social, and real-time apps in the cloud five times faster than with traditional software development approaches.
Force.com is the world's leading cloud platform that lets you build apps rapidly using configuration-driven development and powerful programmatic logic. With Force.com, you can design mobile, social, and real-time apps in the cloud five times faster than with traditional software development approaches.
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Social Sign-On with Authentication Providers
The Spring '12 release introduces Authentication Providers - a mechanism that enables social sign-on by allowing salesforce.com users to authenticate from a range of identity providers, including Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and even other salesforce.com orgs. Social sign-on is key to a new way of acquiring prospects, servicing customers, and enabling employee access.
The Spring '12 release introduces Authentication Providers - a mechanism that enables social sign-on by allowing salesforce.com users to authenticate from a range of identity providers, including Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and even other salesforce.com orgs. Social sign-on is key to a new way of acquiring prospects, servicing customers, and enabling employee access.
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Making Applications Social with the Chatter API
To foster collaboration and productivity, applications need "social" components that facilitate conversations and workflow across the enterprise. Chatter and the Chatter REST API can help you simplify the process of building social apps,including intranets, portals, and custom mobile apps.
To foster collaboration and productivity, applications need "social" components that facilitate conversations and workflow across the enterprise. Chatter and the Chatter REST API can help you simplify the process of building social apps,including intranets, portals, and custom mobile apps.
53:30
Security in the Cloud: Identity & Access Management for Database.com
Authentication, authorization, and data access controls are standard requirements for most data-centric apps. And in a traditional client-server environment, these are often the most time-consuming features to implement, even for experts. In this session, you'll learn about Database.com's unique approach to user authentication with OAuth, user types, and a built-in and flexible data sharing model.
Authentication, authorization, and data access controls are standard requirements for most data-centric apps. And in a traditional client-server environment, these are often the most time-consuming features to implement, even for experts. In this session, you'll learn about Database.com's unique approach to user authentication with OAuth, user types, and a built-in and flexible data sharing model.
60:00
Diving into the Developer Console
The Developer Console offers developers and administrators a variety of tools for examining and troubleshooting the behavior of their Force.com organizations. In this session, our technical experts will demonstrate how you can leverage this tool to build and troubleshoot on the Force.com platform.
The Developer Console offers developers and administrators a variety of tools for examining and troubleshooting the behavior of their Force.com organizations. In this session, our technical experts will demonstrate how you can leverage this tool to build and troubleshoot on the Force.com platform.
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Introduction to the Mobile SDK
Ride the wave of massive mobile device adoption with the new Salesforce.com Mobile SDK, now available to all Force.com and Database.com developers. The Mobile SDK is an open-source suite of familiar technologies that you can use to build great mobile apps.
Ride the wave of massive mobile device adoption with the new Salesforce.com Mobile SDK, now available to all Force.com and Database.com developers. The Mobile SDK is an open-source suite of familiar technologies that you can use to build great mobile apps.
43:15
Spring ’12 Release Preview
Join us and discover the new Force.com developer features coming in the Spring ’12 Release.
Join us and discover the new Force.com developer features coming in the Spring ’12 Release.
43:14
Java and Heroku: Deploying and Scaling in the Cloud
Heroku is a polyglot cloud application platform that makes it painless for you to deploy and scale highly available Java apps in the cloud. In this session, our technical experts will demonstrate how you can start building and scaling your own apps on Heroku.
Heroku is a polyglot cloud application platform that makes it painless for you to deploy and scale highly available Java apps in the cloud. In this session, our technical experts will demonstrate how you can start building and scaling your own apps on Heroku.
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Developing and Deploying with Ruby on Rails on Heroku
Ruby on Rails is a popular open-source web application framework. Heroku is a polyglot cloud application platform you can use to quickly deploy consumer-facing social and mobile apps that scale with ease. Together, Ruby on Rails and Heroku help make you a more productive developer because you can focus more of your time on building great apps.
Ruby on Rails is a popular open-source web application framework. Heroku is a polyglot cloud application platform you can use to quickly deploy consumer-facing social and mobile apps that scale with ease. Together, Ruby on Rails and Heroku help make you a more productive developer because you can focus more of your time on building great apps.
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Webinar: Build data-rich web sites using Siteforce (Preview)
Siteforce provides you with WYSWIG-style tools to build and deliver pixel-perfect web sites. Preview the ins-and-outs of this new product, view detailed demonstrations, and find out how you can create and run your web site on Siteforce.
Siteforce provides you with WYSWIG-style tools to build and deliver pixel-perfect web sites. Preview the ins-and-outs of this new product, view detailed demonstrations, and find out how you can create and run your web site on Siteforce.
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Webinar: Visual Workflow and the Cloud Flow Designer Visual Workflow and the new Cloud Flow Designer support the development and deployment of business process in the cloud. You can create your own services to extend the flows, as well as customized Visualforce UIs.
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Learn about new developer features in Winter '12
Join us and discover the new Force.com and Database.com developer features coming in the Winter '12 Release Preview.
Join us and discover the new Force.com and Database.com developer features coming in the Winter '12 Release Preview.
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Goodbye Lotus, Hello Cloud!
Watch this Webinar to learn about Aberdeen's latest cloud research and ASCAP's success in moving Lotus Notes apps to the cloud with Force.com.
Watch this Webinar to learn about Aberdeen's latest cloud research and ASCAP's success in moving Lotus Notes apps to the cloud with Force.com.
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Life after Lotus: How Perceptive Moved to the Cloud
What happens now with your Lotus Notes apps—do you make another costly forced upgrade, or settle for being stranded without product support? Perceptive did neither. Instead, they moved off Lotus Island and onto the cloud with Force.com—and never looked back. Find out exactly how, and why you should do the same after watching this Webinar.
What happens now with your Lotus Notes apps—do you make another costly forced upgrade, or settle for being stranded without product support? Perceptive did neither. Instead, they moved off Lotus Island and onto the cloud with Force.com—and never looked back. Find out exactly how, and why you should do the same after watching this Webinar.
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How Salesforce.com uses Force.com
Discover how salesforce.com practices what it preaches—literally running its business on the Force.com cloud platform. See a demo of our Dreamforce “Event Force” app and learn about our own Force.com best practices.
Discover how salesforce.com practices what it preaches—literally running its business on the Force.com cloud platform. See a demo of our Dreamforce “Event Force” app and learn about our own Force.com best practices.
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Secrets to success migrating off Lotus Notes
Attend this Webinar to hear Francois Koutchouk, creator of EscapeNotes™, leverage 22 years' experience as a Lotus Notes architect. He'll explain how to assess your Lotus Notes environment, preserve your legacy data and processes, address common Access Control List issues and begin prepping your apps for migration.
Attend this Webinar to hear Francois Koutchouk, creator of EscapeNotes™, leverage 22 years' experience as a Lotus Notes architect. He'll explain how to assess your Lotus Notes environment, preserve your legacy data and processes, address common Access Control List issues and begin prepping your apps for migration.
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