Fujitsu Network Communications Selects Salesforce CRM to Improve Sales Operations
February 11 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company leverages the Force.com platform to integrate with back-end
SAP system, creating a central point of access for key business
data SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company,
today announced that Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading
supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, has
improved its sales operations with Salesforce CRM. Fujitsu is using
Salesforce CRM for tracking customer accounts, order management and
sales forecasting. The company also leveraged the Force.com
platform to integrate Salesforce CRM with its back-end SAP system,
providing access to key business data. As a result, Salesforce CRM
helps increase the efficiency and productivity of the sales team,
and gives management the insight needed to make more strategic
business decisions. (Logo:
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Network Communications is one of the 51,800 companies of all sizes,
industries and geographies that comprised the salesforce.com
customer base as of October 31, 2008. Revenue and subscribers will
be recognized as the service is delivered. "Over the years, we've
tried a number of CRM applications. Our sales teams always
complained they were cumbersome to use and not really helpful,"
said Jeff Meier, vice president of information technology at
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. "Since implementing Salesforce
CRM, we've been pleased with the adoption rates and positive
comments - everyone from field sales to upper management is happy
about how it helps them do their jobs better." The company turned
to Salesforce CRM for its rich feature set and the ease with which
a solution can be integrated and customized. It took just a few
months to get Salesforce CRM deployed, integrated and customized to
Fujitsu's exact specifications. "Salesforce CRM has proven to be so
successful that we're looking to roll it out to other Fujitsu
companies," added Meier. "Our executives are excited about using
Salesforce CRM to pull all of our various business data into a
single application, so we have a complete, 360-degree view of
global operations. We have big plans for Salesforce CRM." About
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. Fujitsu Network Communications
Inc. is an innovator and strategic partner with over 20 years of
experience as a leading provider of wireline and wireless
networking solutions that solve critical business issues and enable
new services. With the support of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), a
$53B company with approximately 160,000 professionals in 70
countries, Fujitsu enables their customers to build or seamlessly
migrate to fully converged networks that improve network
performance and profitability. Over 400,000 Fujitsu network
elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North
America. Fujitsu maintains a well established and highly regarded
position as a market leader by providing the best-in-breed data
networking solutions that drive next-generation access, core, and
wireless networks. For more information, visit
http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom. About salesforce.com Salesforce.com
is the enterprise cloud computing company. The company's portfolio
of SaaS applications, including its award-winning CRM, 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 Force.com
AppExchange marketplace available at
http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/. As of October 31, 2008,
salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately
51,800 customers including ABN AMRO, Dow Jones Newswires, Japan
Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, Sprint Nextel, and SunTrust Banks.
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