Last Chance to Register for AppQuest '11 at Dreamforce! Deadline is July 15th.

by Indrajit Sen on July 6, 2011 at 04:46 PM

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The deadline to register and submit your app for AppQuest '11 at Dreamforce is fast approaching... if you have what it takes to be the next cloud idol, we need you to register for the contest and submit your Video Pitch to us, per the guidelines, on YouTube by July 15th, 2011. We are excited about what we've seen thus far. AppQuest '11 will be epic. So much that we made a comic. Enjoy, and...
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Force.com Labs: New Adoption Dashboards

by Reid Carlberg on July 6, 2011 at 02:55 PM

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I'm very excited to announce the release of an update to one of Force.com Labs most popular apps ever: the Adoption Dashboards. This all new app includes three all new dashboards: User Logins, Key Feature Adoption and Sales & Marketing Adoption. Special thanks to Kevin Sciolino, Senior Customer Success Manager, for all of his hard work in putting these together. Check them out today! salesforce.com Adoption Dashboards (2011)
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Move over Red Sox, the Force.com crew is heading to Boston for a double-header

by Quinton Wall on July 6, 2011 at 11:54 AM

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The Force.com crew is heading to my old home town, Boston for a double-header bigger than the big green monster at Fenway. Register now for the Developer Meetup on 7/13, and talk to your AE about the Developer Workshop on 7/14. Mike's Pastry, here we come!!
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Apex REST API webinar on July 19th

by Sandeep Bhanot on July 6, 2011 at 06:00 AM

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In my humble (and admittedly somewhat biased) opinion, one of the biggest strengths of the Force.com platform is its suite of APIs. These APIs allow you to integrate/mashup/enhance/mobilize applications built on the Force.com platform and the best part is that the Force.com API suite is like the US Federal debt - its constantly growing! Recently, we've added a Chatter REST API (excellent webinar recording available here), a Streaming API (make sure to register for the...
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Cloud Talk: ServiceMax builds an iPad app in just 2 weeks with Force.com

by Indrajit Sen on July 6, 2011 at 01:13 AM

ServiceMax offers a complete cloud-based, collaborative, and mobile solution for field service management. Winner of the Force.com Million Dollar Challenge in 2008, the company built a successful service chain management and field service support business from the ground up on Force.com. Stacey Epstein is Vice President of Marketing. What is field service management? Field service management optimizes the process of delivering service to a customer’s site in the field. All the white service vans you...
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Chatter API webinar recording & FAQ now available

by Quinton Wall on July 5, 2011 at 11:51 AM

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The recording and FAQ from last week's Chatter API webinar is now available.
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Join Us at IEEE Cloud 2011 Washington DC

by Steve Bobrowski on July 1, 2011 at 09:34 AM

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Please join us at IEEE Cloud 2011, July 4-9, Washington, DC to learn about Force.com and Database.com.
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What's more important, re-use, or time to market?

by Quinton Wall on June 30, 2011 at 11:33 AM

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If you ask me, re-use in software engineering is over-rated. Before I get flamed for loosing my mind, let me explain by posing a question: What is more important, re-use or time to market?
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Apps Aren't Just for Kansas Anymore

by Reid Carlberg on June 29, 2011 at 02:59 PM

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I unveiled some new apps at the Kansas City User Group* yesterday, and it's now my privilege to share them with you. Before I do, however, let's take a look at the Top 11 Force.com Labs apps for the last month. (Why 11? Metallica. That's why.**) Salesforce for Twitter and Facebook (v4) Milestones PM - Project and Task Management - Github repo Adoption Dashboards Find Nearby - Accounts, Contacts, Leads - Github repo AppExchange Dashboard...
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Using Node.js with Apex REST

by Josh Birk on June 29, 2011 at 06:00 AM

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Heroku recently released Celadon Cedar, a major update which among other things adds beta support for Node.js hosting. If you're unfamiliar with Node.js - it is a server side implementation of Google's V8 JavaScript engine, allowing developers to easily create highly threaded and asynchronous web applications. To get Node.js up and running, I wouldn't go any farther than fellow evangelist James Ward's Getting Started with Node.js article. It's easily one of the most complete, starting...
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