HearMe Now Available on the Force.com AppExchange from Salesforce.com
November 03 2008 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Salesforce.com customers can now deploy HearMe directly within
Salesforce CRM for Desktop Video Conferencing NEW YORK, Nov. 3
/PRNewswire/ -- HearMe, a leading provider of web-based, desktop
video conferencing and online collaboration solutions, today
announced the availability of HearMe for salesforce.com's Force.com
AppExchange. The integration turns HearMe into an excellent choice
in video conferencing for Salesforce CRM, allowing users to quickly
connect with co-workers and customers via video conferencing in
real time. Built using the Force.com platform, HearMe is
immediately available for test drive and deployment on the
Force.com AppExchange at
http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/detail_overview.jsp?id=a0330000005mQc6AA
E. With this integration, Salesforce CRM users will be able to: --
Schedule and launch desktop video conferences directly from the
Salesforce CRM user interface -- Share pre-recorded video in real
time as part of the meeting -- View each other and interact in
real-time through voice, video and chat in rooms with up to 2,000
participants simultaneously -- Share documents and desktop
applications with other room participants "As businesses have
looked for ways to cut costs, whether by enabling a virtual work
force, or eliminating the need to travel, desktop video
conferencing has come to the forefront," said Hannah Rothman,
Senior Marketing Director for HearMe. "HearMe's solution has a
feature set that allows businesses to connect in real-time to
employees and customers alike, while offering a low cost, flexible
collaboration solution." HearMe's web-based video conferencing
system empowers small businesses, distance educators and mobile
work forces to conduct meetings in real time at an affordable
price. The solution provides video/audio conferencing, desktop and
application sharing within a user-friendly interface. HearMe
meeting rooms are entirely browser based, thus protecting users
while eliminating the need to download software commonly found
among competitors. HearMe also reduces teleconferencing costs by
providing full duplex VoIP capabilities. HearMe's patented
multicasting technology allows an unlimited number of users to
actively participate in a meeting via voice, video and text chat.
"Thousands of customers are using the Force.com AppExchange to
extend the benefits of SaaS applications throughout their
enterprises," said Clarence So, Chief Marketing Officer,
salesforce.com. "Bringing together HearMe and Salesforce CRM allows
our users to collaborate with video, in real time, both within
their organizations and with their customers." About the Force.com
Platform and AppExchange Force.com is the only proven Platform as a
Service for building and running business applications in the
cloud. The Force.com platform powers the Salesforce CRM
applications, more than 800 ISV partner applications like those
from CODA and Fujitsu, and more than 85,000 custom applications
used by salesforce.com's 47,700 customers such as Japan Post,
Kaiser Permanente, KONE and Sprint Nextel. Force.com is the fastest
platform for building and deploying complex business applications.
Unlike a stack of disparate client/server hardware and software
products, Force.com unifies the development and deployment model
from the database to the device, allowing developers to easily
assemble applications with clicks, components and code, and then
instantly deploy them on salesforce.com's trusted global
infrastructure. Customers and partners are using Force.com to build
all kinds of business applications from supply chain management to
compliance tracking, brand management, accounts receivable, claims
processing applications and much more. Applications built on the
Force.com platform can be easily distributed to the entire SaaS
community through the Force.com AppExchange marketplace at
http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/. About HearMe(R) HearMe, a
division of Paltalk, is a web-based video conferencing and online
collaboration solution. It empowers SMBs, corporations, and
distance educators to participate in fully scalable voice and video
conferences. Utilizing cutting edge video technology to provide
real time motion of up to 15 frames per second, participants of a
HearMe-hosted meeting can share video in addition to documents and
desktop applications. With built-in VoIP capabilities, HearMe
eliminates the need for a conference phone bridge line, decreasing
costs for SMBs and enterprises alike. This also allows all
participants a hands-free conferencing experience. HearMe's
offering enables companies to connect their mobile workforce,
distance educators, and organizations to work more efficiently
regardless of geographic location. About Salesforce Salesforce.com
is the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). The company's portfolio of SaaS
applications, including its award-winning CRM application,
available at http://www.salesforce.com/products/, has
revolutionized the ways that customers manage and share business
information over the Internet. The company's Force.com PaaS enables
customers, developers and partners to build powerful on-demand
applications that deliver the benefits of multi-tenancy across the
enterprise. Applications built on the Force.com platform, available
at http://www.force.com/, can be easily shared, exchanged and
installed with a few simple clicks via salesforce.com's AppExchange
marketplace available at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange. As
of April 30, 2008, salesforce.com manages customer information for
approximately 43,600 customers including ABN AMRO, Dow Jones
Newswires, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, Sprint Nextel, and
SunTrust Banks. Any unreleased services or features referenced in
this or other press releases or public statements are not currently
available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who
purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase
decisions based upon features that are currently available.
Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in
Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under
the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit
http://www.salesforce.com/, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE. DATASOURCE:
HearMe CONTACT: Media Contact: Todd Barrish, or Mike Bush, both of
Dukas Public Relations for HearMe, +1-212-704-7385 or Corporate
Contact: Judy Shapiro, Web Site: http://www.salesforce.com/
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