MENLO PARK, CA and ATLANTA, GA - November
10, 2003 - Above All Software, a provider of point-and-click
software for the rapid assembly of composite applications,
and GrowthCircle, the leader in salesforce.com implementation
services in the Southeast United States, today announced
a strategic partnership that offers an end-to-end solution
for enterprises that need to integrate salesforce.com
with other enterprise applications. Through the partnership,
Above All Software and GrowthCircle will jointly promote
and deliver complementary offerings, as well as coordinate
sales efforts.
Above All Software, a founding partner in salesforce.com's
sforce alliance program, offers a suite of products that
allow rapid assembly of composite applications that are
based on existing software services, such as those provided
by sforce, the salesforce.com on demand application platform.
Composite applications provide a single user experience
where users can interact with functionality from a number
of enterprise applications interoperating together as
if they were a single application. Key salesforce.com
functions can be combined with related functions from
other enterprise applications like order management, billing
and shipping resulting in a more effective sales organization.
Above All Software has extended its products with Knowledge
Pack for salesforce.com (see related press release) that
makes it easier to leverage salesforce.com functionality
for composite applications by translating standard sforce
programming interfaces into higher-level business objects
like opportunities and leads.
GrowthCircle is one of salesforce.com's leading certified
partners in the southeastern United States. Companies
using GrowthCircle's "SureStart" implementation
programs have experienced user adoption rates in excess
of 95 percent. The GrowthCircle team has more than 80
years of collective experience helping companies develop
and integrate CRM systems, sales and marketing strategies,
and customer growth initiatives. GrowthCircle combines
sales and marketing expertise with proven CRM success.
"GrowthCircle is a great complement to Above All
Software," said Gino Padua, vice president of sales
and business development at Above All Software. "Their
expertise in business process improvement and salesforce.com
implementations combined with Above All Software's rapid
application assembly environment ensure customer success
with their business objectives."
"The Above All solution provides a fast and easy
way to integrate disparate applications together with
salesforce.com," said Jerry Huskins, managing director
of GrowthCircle. "We believe our joint solution offers
unique capabilities for salesforce.com customers."
Above All Software was founded by Roger
Sippl who also founded Informix and Visigenic Software
and co-founded The Vantive Corporation. Above All Software
is based in Menlo Park, California and backed by a leading
group of investors that include JPMorgan Partners, Granite
Ventures, Adobe and Sippl Macdonald Ventures. For more
information about Above All Software and its products
go online at www.aboveallsoftware.com.
About GrowthCircle
GrowthCircle was co-founded in 1998 by
Ernie Riddle, Jerry Huskins, and George Hodges in Atlanta,
Georgia. The GrowthCircle team has collectively worked
with over 150 public and private companies, bringing real
world experience and operating expertise to client challenges.
GrowthCircle focuses on application software implementation
and integration, sales training, market analysis and segmentation,
branding and product management, and marketing creative
services. For more information, visit www.growthcircle.net.
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Press Contacts
Craig Priess
Above All Software
650.341.4600 ext. 105
Partnership
Provides Software and Service Solution for Integrating
salesforce.com with Enterprise Applications