Top 10 Cloud Computing Predictions for 2009

Appirio Predicts Strong Growth for Cloud Computing, Along with Azure Disappointment, a SaaS 1.0 Failure and the Rise of More Cloud Connections

SAN MATEO, CA. – December 18, 2008 – As the year draws to a close, many companies are left wondering what next year will bring for this year’s hottest technology trend – cloud computing. To answer these questions, Appirio (www.appirio.com) today released its top 10 predictions for how cloud computing will evolve in 2009 and the impact those trends will have on IT and business. Appirio is a leading on-demand product and professional services company, and one of the fastest growing companies in the cloud computing space.

Cathedral Partners Teams with Appirio and salesforce.com to Create the First On-Demand Marketplace Matching Buyers and Sellers of Private Businesses

Cathedral Partners Moves Its IT Infrastructure to the Cloud, Now Runs Public Website on New Force.com Sites Technology

SAN MATEO, Calif. and PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – December 15, 2008 – Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing company, and Appirio (www.appirio.com), a leading partner of salesforce.com, today announced that Cathedral Partners has launched a unique new on-demand customer marketplace that connects buyers, sellers and advisers of privately-held companies, built entirely on the Force.com cloud computing platform. The portal matches buyers and sellers of businesses on criteria they define, and provides critical information that helps guide them through a more successful and shorter sales process.  The new system was designed and developed in less than four months by Appirio, and it works seamlessly with Cathedral Partners' existing Salesforce CRM application. It also integrates with a new customer website built for Cathedral Partners by Appirio that runs on the recently introduced Force.com Sites technology.

Appirio Unveils Professional Services Automation Application Built Natively on the Force.com Platform

Appirio PS Essentials Leverages Salesforce.com's On-Demand Platform to Offer Core PSA Functionality at a Fraction of the Cost of Traditional Solutions

Note: As of Jan 1, 2011, Professional Services Enterprise, an application formerly provided by Appirio Inc. on Force.com, is now owned, developed and supported by FinancialForce.com.


SAN FRANCISCO – Dreamforce 2008 – November 3, 2008 – Appirio (www.appirio.com) today announced Appirio Professional Service Essentials, a professional services automation (PSA) application built from the ground up on the Force.com platform. The new solution meets the needs of services companies and services teams within larger organizations by offering a better way to manage the unique dynamics of a business built around people -- and at 25-50 percent of the cost typically associated with other solutions.

Appirio Adoption Accelerator: A Personalized Help Tab for Salesforce.com

New SaaS Application Helps Salesforce CRM Users Speed Adoption Rates and Improve Productivity

SAN FRANCISCO – Dreamforce 2008 – November 3, 2008 – Appirio (www.appirio.com) today announced Appirio Adoption Accelerator, a personalized help tab that accelerates the adoption of Salesforce CRM for businesses of all sizes and helps customers get the most out of their Salesforce CRM investments. This 100% native Force.com offering, available on the Force.com AppExchange, provides access to best practices, training materials and lets users search for information that is specific to their role, business process or their organization's Salesforce roll-out.

Appirio Helps Businesspeople Connect the Facebook® Platform to Salesforce CRM

New On-Demand Application from Appirio Lets You Know When Friends Do Business with Your Company

SAN MATEO, Calif. – October 23, 2008 - Appirio (www.appirio.com) today announced a Facebook application that allows businesspeople to use their social network to get their job done. Appirio's new product, MyFriends@Work, connects the sophisticated CRM capabilities of salesforce.com with the viral social networking capabilities enabled through Facebook Platform, giving users a powerful business tool to deepen customer relationships and assist with sales and marketing efforts. MyFriends@Work is a free application from Appirio available on Facebook (http://apps.facebook.com/myfriendsatwork/) or through www.appirio.com/facebook.

Appirio Introduces New Products and Services that Accelerate On-Demand Adoption Across All Levels of an Organization

New Personal and Premium Editions of Appirio Sync Tools Make Individuals More Productive;
New Business Model Prototyping Service Shows Executives How On-Demand Can Transform Their Business

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - September 3, 2008 (Office 2.0 Conference) - Appirio (www.appirio.com) today announced a new set of products and services that accelerate the adoption of on-demand at both the grass roots and executive management levels of an organization, helping everyone from individuals to entire enterprises do more of their work in the cloud. Helping to drive adoption from the bottom up, Appirio now offers a new Personal and Premium edition of its popular synchronization tools for Google and salesforce.com, empowering individual users to more easily connect their day-to-day productivity tools. Helping to drive adoption from the top down, Appirio now offers a packaged service that facilitates the prototyping of new business models using on-demand platforms, giving executives tangible insight into how cloud computing can impact their business.

Sequoia Capital Invests in Appirio to Accelerate the Adoption of On-Demand

Appirio's Unique Business Model and Proven Track Record Help Businesses Confidently Move to the Cloud

San Mateo, Calif. – July 21, 2008 – Appirio (www.appirio.com), the leader in delivering products and professional services that help businesses accelerate their adoption of on-demand solutions, today announced it has secured Series B financing of $5.6 million. The funding was led by Sequoia Capital, the investment firm behind Google, Yahoo!, LinkedIn, and PayPal. This round of financing follows a Series A investment earlier this year, which brought in $1.1 million from salesforce.com and angel investors.

Appirio Simplifies Contact Synchronization Between Salesforce & Google Apps

Fifth Appirio Offering for Salesforce and Google Apps Provides a Smarter Way to Manage Business Contacts Across Applications

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--May 30, 2008 - Google I/O Conference -- Appirio (www.appirio.com) today announced Appirio Contact Sync for Salesforce and Google Apps, a simple tool to select and sync contacts between Google Apps and Salesforce address books.

Author Solutions Taps Force.com and Platform-as-a-Service to Produce High-quality Books in Less Time, for Less Money

New On-demand Solution Enables Author Solutions to Automate and Speed its Own Publishing and Production Processes; Company Plans to Offer Other Publishers a Similar Solution Later this Year

LOS ANGELES, CA--May 28, 2008 – Book Expo America -- Author Solutions (ASI), the world leader in the fastest-growing segment of publishing, today announced it is developing and implementing an innovative new solution for the publishing industry that is transforming its own business and could offer similar benefits to other publishers later this year. The solution, developed by Appirio and Author Solutions on the salesforce.com Force.com Platform, integrates multiple applications in the entire publishing workflow, including everything from editorial to book layout and cover design to marketing and distribution. The result is high-quality books that can be brought to market faster, at a lower cost than what is possible today.

Appirio Delivers Four New Software-as-a-Service Offerings to Accelerate the Adoption of Salesforce for Google Apps

New Appirio Products Build on Salesforce for Google Apps to Help Customers Run their Business in the Cloud

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – April 14, 2008 –Appirio (www.appirio.com) today announced four new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings that bring together Google Apps™ and Salesforce CRM. The four Appirio offerings enable Salesforce and Google users to easily synchronize calendars, collaborate on marketing campaigns, find and embed documents, and create and share customized CRM dashboards.

Appirio Expands Google Enterprise Practice With Services for Google Apps Implementations

Enterprise Customers Betting Big on Google App to Lower Costs, Improve Collaboration and Increase IT Agility

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – April 14, 2008 –Appirio, a products and services company focused on accelerating adoption of on-demand in the enterprise, announced today that it is expanding its Google Enterprise practice by offering an additional set of SaaS strategy, implementation and change management services specifically for businesses considering Google Apps™. The services enable companies to take full advantage of Google’s on-demand messaging and collaboration applications, while reducing migration and implementation risk and increasing user adoption.

Appirio Rolls Out Secure, On-Demand Storage Service for Salesforce.com Users

New Software-as-a-Service from Appirio Uses Amazon S3 Utility Storage To Cost-Effectively Extend Salesforce.com’s Storage Capabilities

SAN MATEO, CALIF. – April 7, 2008 – Appirio (www.appirio.com) today announced Appirio Cloud Storage for Salesforce.com, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering that uses Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) to extend the capabilities of Salesforce.com. The new service lets Salesforce.com users store more documents and larger files directly through the Salesforce.com interface, giving companies a more comprehensive view of customer information in one place, without dramatically increasing storage costs or adding user complexity.