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Rapid development for the enterprise with salesforce.com
Model Metrics used the Adobe® AIR® runtime and the Adobe Flex® framework in conjunction with the Force.com platform from salesforce.com to create and deploy Accelerate4Pharma, a comprehensive on-demand solution for managing pharmaceutical marketing, sales, and customer service processes.
Why the Flash Platform worked
- The familiar development environment enabled a short build cycle.
- Online/offline capability was the deal-making feature that sold the client.
- The solution capitalized on Force.com, a complete, trusted platform for application development and delivery from salesforce.com.
- Core development assets are easily leveraged into future projects for additional clients.
Technologies and ecosystem
Adobe AIR
- Easy-to-use, intuitive user interface for pharmaceutical sales reps
- Smooth integration with back-end systems
- Offline and online data capture using a local database
- Regular syncing between a central database and remote personnel
Adobe Flex
- Familiar object-oriented development environment that lowers development costs
- Extensible charting components to allow dynamic reporting
- Scalability, reliability, and security for enterprise applications
Force.com
- Force.com accelerates development of business applications, including enterprise resource planning, human resource management, and supply chain management.
- The solution leveraged database, workflow, logic, and other capabilities in Force.com, as well as salesforce.com's global trusted infrastructure.
- Developers can use the Adobe Flash® Platform together with the Force.com platform to create RIAs that run in the cloud as well as offline.
Model Metrics
- Design and development partners with extensive experience are building on the Flash Platform for enterprise customers.
