Ionia Corporation and Strategic Information Group Release New Integration Framework for Salesforce.com and QAD

Press Release Source: Ionia Corporation On Thursday June 9, 2011, 7:30 am EDT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ionia Corporation, a fast-growing, Boston-based leader in cloud computing technology and a partner of salesforce.com, announced today it has partnered with Strategic Information Group (Strategic) a partner of QAD Inc., a leading ERP applications provider, to deliver a framework that seamlessly integrates salesforce.com and QAD Enterprise Applications.

The collaboration between Ionia and Strategic brings together a unique combination of expertise that enables companies to bridge the gap between sales and fulfillment. The new framework enables transparency throughout the entire customer lifecycle (marketing, sales, fulfillment, delivery, and management).

QAD Enterprise Applications enables users to harness the power of salesforce.com, combining powerful sales force automation with capabilities that support all facets of business for global manufacturing companies in a wide-range of industries, including automotive, consumer products, high-tech, food and beverage, industrial equipment and life sciences. QAD Enterprise Applications is used by thousands of global manufacturing companies in more than 90 countries. Salesforce.com is the leading cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) software.

“Ionia and Strategic Information Group have successfully utilized this framework to deliver corporate transparency by bridging the gap between sales and fulfillment,” said Joe Gaska, Ionia’s founder and lead business analyst and enterprise architect. “This is the first solution that will help manufacturers save time and money by ensuring that these two critical functions work seamlessly together.”

About the Companies

Strategic Information Group helps companies achieve their corporate goals with the application of enterprise technology. Based in Cardiff-by-the Sea, California, Strategic specializes in providing proven solutions for a full range of enterprise applications including ERP, CRM, and QMS. Strategic works with start-ups, multinationals and market leaders to implement their systems on time and on budget, helping them maximize the value of their enterprise technology. For more information visit www.strategic.com

Founded in 2002 by an experienced team, Ionia Corporation is the leading provider of business process integration solutions. Utilizing Salesforce.com, Microsoft Integration Technologies, Cast Iron, and various other tools, Ionia designs, implements, and delivers individualized strategies to help clients harness the power of their information resources. For more information, visit: www.ioniasolutions.com.

QAD Inc. (NASDAQ:QADA - News) is a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications for global manufacturing companies. QAD applications, including SaaS ERP provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. Manufacturers of automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life science products use QAD applications at approximately 6,100 licensed sites in more than 90 countries and in as many as 27 languages. For more information about QAD, telephone +1 805 684 6614, or visit the QAD Web site at www.qad.com.

“QAD” is a registered trademark of QAD Inc. All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Chatter.com is Live

Chatter.com makes private social networks available to every company around the world

Starting today, any employee can sign their company up for free at Chatter.com

Chatter.com will be featured in salesforce.com’s first broadcast advertising spots on February 6, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO – Jan. 31, 2011 – Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM], the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced the public availability of Chatter.com, enabling every company to create a free, private social network. With Chatter.com, any company can easily collaborate and increase employee productivity. To get started, any employee can simply register their company e-mail address at Chatter.com.

Leveraging the social features popularized by Facebook and Twitter - such as profiles, status updates and real-time feeds - Chatter lets employees “follow” documents, people and groups. The result is a new level of productivity that breaks down department and organizational barriers.

Chatter.com – Company Collaboration Made Easy
Chatter.com makes it easy for users to connect and collaborate with their colleagues. Employees can leverage Chatter.com to:

● Connect with experts
● Collaborate with remote employees
● Easily share large files
● Prepare for sales presentations
● Manage team projects
● Discuss confidential topics
● Get answers
● Share important info with coworkers
● Solve customer issues
● Brainstorm marketing ideas

Chatter Delivers Incredible Productivity Gains to Employees and Companies
In a recent customer satisfaction survey of more than 6,000 global salesforce.com customers, executives reported that Chatter is making their employees more productive - with 28 percent fewer meetings and 32 percent less e-mail. In addition, nearly 50 percent of the users surveyed said they could find information faster than ever before.

Chatter’s breakthrough technology has allowed salesforce.com to expand beyond sales organizations, and bring a new wave of collaboration to employees across the enterprise. Companies including Dell and Reed Exhibitions have already rolled out Chatter enterprise-wide.

Chatter.com Television Advertising to Appear February 6, 2011
Chatter.com will be featured in salesforce.com’s first ever broadcast advertisements that will debut on Sunday February 6, 2011.The spots were directed and produced by will.i.am in collaboration with saleforce.com’s in-house marketing team using Chatter.com to create the two television advertisements in record time.

Comments on the News
● “Now with Chatter.com, any company can do impossible things as a team,” said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com.
● “During the production of the two commercial spots, we were collaborating on documents, scripts, artwork, downloading, uploading - all securely in the cloud using Chatter. Any task can be solved when you have a team working cohesively,” said will.i.am, Director & Executive Producer, Dipdive Inc. and director of the Chatter.com television commercials.
● “Over the years, an endless onslaught of e-mails and meetings has built a barrier to creativity and productivity. That's why Chatter.com is so exciting: it drives employees to share knowledge and expertise, close more deals and solve customer problems,” said Denis Pombriant, Beagle Research.
● “We are always looking for tools to increase employee productivity and collaboration within our company. Chatter.com is an entirely new technology that we cannot wait to get our hands on. By connecting our employees across departments, Chatter.com will help us close more deals, serve our customers better and increase productivity throughout the entire business,” said Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, VP Growth and Operations at Trumpet Technologies. “I cannot wait to see what we will accomplish in the weeks to come.”

Chatter Pricing and Availability
● Chatter.com is now generally available at no charge to anyone with a company email address.
● Salesforce Chatter is now generally available and included for free with all paying user licenses of Salesforce CRM and Force.com.
● Chatter Plus user licenses are available for customers using Professional Edition, Enterprise Edition or Unlimited Edition for $15 per user, per month.
● Chatter Free is now generally available to all employees of paying salesforce.com customers at no charge.
● Customers who purchase salesforce.com technologies should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available.

Additional Resources
● To sign-up for Chatter.com, please visit http://www.chatter.com
● Like Chatter at http://www.facebook.com/chatter
● Follow @salesforce on Twitter and join the conversation with #Chatter
● To learn more about Cloud 2, view the video: http://www.salesforce.com/video/events.jsp?t=Cloud_2_Launch_Part_1__Marc_Benioffs_Industry_Vision&v=xYs67Xgoq78

About salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the trusted enterprise cloud computing company. Based on salesforce.com’s real-time, multitenant architecture, the company’s Force.com platform and apps (http://www.salesforce.com/crm) have revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate. Salesforce.com’s cloud offerings include:

• The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and contact management
• The Service Cloud, for customer service and support
• The Jigsaw Data Cloud, for ensuring data integrity and quality
• Salesforce Chatter, for social collaboration
• The Force.com platform, for custom application development
• Database.com, the world’s first enterprise cloud database
• The AppExchange, the world’s leading marketplace for enterprise cloud computing
apps

Salesforce.com offers the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing. As of October 31,
2010, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 87,200 customers including
Allianz Commercial, Dell, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks.

Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements may not be currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM.” For more information please
visit http://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.
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Copyright (c) 2011 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce and the "no software" logo are registered trademarks of salesforce.com, inc., and salesforce.com owns other registered and unregistered trademarks. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. About Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. Based on salesforce.com’s real-time, multitenant architecture, the company’s platform and CRM applications (http://www.salesforce.com/crm) have revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate with their customers, including:

The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and contact management
The Service Cloud, for customer service and support solutions
The Jigsaw Data Cloud, for ensuring data integrity and quality
Salesforce Chatter, for social collaboration
The Force.com platform, for custom application development
Database.com, the world’s first enterprise cloud database
The AppExchange, the world’s leading marketplace for enterprise cloud computing applications
Salesforce.com offers the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing. As of October 31, 2010, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 87,200 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks.

Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM.” For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

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Copyright (c) 2011 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce and the "no software" logo are registered trademarks of salesforce.com, inc., and salesforce.com owns other registered and unregistered trademarks. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Fast-Growing Ionia Corporation Again Expands Senior Consulting Team New hire is third addition to team in recent weeks

CAMBRIDGE, MA, June 3, 2010 – Boston-based enterprise architecture consulting firm Ionia Corporation has again expanded its executive team to meet its fast-growing business demands. The addition of Jamie Ayer, who is a Sharepoint specialist, marks the third new hire for Ionia in 2010. Other recent staff additions include Chris Brown and Dennis Palmer, both of whom now serve with Ayer on Ionia’s technology and consulting team.

Ayer brings to Ionia’s clients extensive knowledge and expertise in Sharepoint and other Microsoft .NET-based systems. A veteran of the United States Army and the Massachusetts National Guard, Ayer holds a master’s degree in Intensive C/C++ programming and a bachelor’s degree from UMass Boston. His past work experience includes working as a system architect consultant for JMTech Wizard, in Cambridge, Mass., and a system architect for Glenn Appliance in Port Arthur, TX.

“2010 has been an extraordinary year for Ionia Corporation,” said Joe Gaska, Ionia’s Founder and lead business analyst and enterprise architect. “Jamie is joining us at a time of fast growth and his experience with Sharepoint broadens our offering to clients.”

As a member of Ionia’s integration team, Ayer will support Ionia’s mission to provide clients with a competitive advantage over their competitors by reducing operational costs and risks, eliminating redundant systems, and identifying areas in which business processes could be made more efficient with faster deployment and processing times.

Founded in 2002 by an experienced team, Ionia Corporation is the leading provider of business process integration solutions. Utilizing core Microsoft technologies, and Salesforce.com, Ionia designs and implements individualized strategies to help clients harness the power of their information resources.

(866) 466-4203
info@ioniasolutions.com
http://www.ioniasolutions.com/

Ionia Corporation Expands Executive Consulting Team with New Hire

Chris Brown Brings Ionia Extensive Experience Microsoft Integration Technologies
CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 13, 2010 – Ionia Corporation, a fast-growing Boston-based enterprise architecture consulting firm, has expanded its executive team with the addition of Chris Brown, who has joined Ionia as it’s newest member of its Senior Integration Consulting team.

Brown brings to Ionia’s clients extensive knowledge and expertise implementing projects utilizing top-shelf Microsoft integration technologies such as BizTalk, and .NET for internationally known brands in the service and financial industries. With eight years of experience, Brown has been a programmer, server engineer, and network administrator for a number of well-known companies, including FundQuest, Inc., Roehl Transport, and TEKsystems. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Boston University and a degree in Management Information Systems from University of Nevada.

As a member of Ionia’s integration team, Brown will support Ionia’s mission to provide clients with a competitive advantage over their competitors by reducing operational costs and risks, eliminating redundant systems, and identifying areas in which business processes could be made more efficient with faster deployment and processing times.

“Chris brings a deep understanding of how Ionia’s software integration practices can drive business success,” said Joe Gaska, Ionia’s founder and lead business analyst and enterprise architect. “With his strong academic and professional background, he will definitely add to Ionia’s expertise in solving the challenges that companies face in today’s business climate.”

Founded in 2002 by an experienced team, Ionia Corporation is the leading provider of business process integration solutions. Utilizing core Microsoft technologies, and Salesforce.com, Ionia designs and implements individualized strategies to help clients harness the power of their information resources.

(866) 466-4203
info@ioniasolutions.com
http://www.ioniasolutions.com/

Ionia Corporation Expands Executive Consulting Team with New Hire

Dennis Palmer Brings Ionia Extensive Experience with Cast Iron, Biz Talk, and .NET

CAMBRIDGE, MA, February 23, 2010 – Ionia Corporation, a fast-growing Boston-based enterprise architecture consulting firm, has expanded its executive team with the addition of Dennis Palmer, who has joined Ionia as it’s newest Senior Integration Consultant.

Palmer brings to the Ionia team extensive knowledge and expertise implementing projects utilizing top-shelf products such as Cast Iron, Biz Talk, and .NET for internationally known retail and consumer brands. With a decade of experience, he has been a system integration and web application developer for a number of well-known companies, including Yankee Candle, Retail Brand Alliance, Peah Productions, Broadrelay, Kodiak Group, and General Dynamics. He holds a Master of Information Technology from American Intercontinental University in Georgia and a degree in computer science from Bridgewater State University.

As a member of Ionia’s integration team, Palmer will identify areas in which business processes could be made more efficient with faster deployment and processing times. This approach will reduce operating costs, eliminate redundant systems, reduce operational risk, and leave Ionia’s clients with a competitive advantage over their competitors.

“Dennis’ strong academic background in computer science coupled with his Cloud development skills will be a welcome addition to both our Salesforce.com and Microsoft Integration practices,” said Joe Gaska, Ionia’s founder and lead business analyst and enterprise architect. “He will definitely support Ionia’s expertise in understanding and solving the challenges that companies face in today’s business climate.”

Founded in 2002 by an experienced team, Ionia Corporation is the leading provider of business process integration solutions. Utilizing core Microsoft technologies, and Salesforce.com, Ionia designs and implements individualized strategies to help clients harness the power of their information resources.

(866) 466-4203
info@ioniasolutions.com
http://www.ioniasolutions.com/

Ionia Corporation : Microsoft Certified Partner

Ionia Corporation is pleased to announce our new designation as a Microsoft Certified Partner. For a number of years now Ionia has been providing custom application development and integration services which leverage Microsoft technologies. Our clients know us for our expertise in working within the .NET framework, to develop solutions driven by BizTalk, SharePoint and SQL Server and other technologies. These technologies will continue to comprise the core of our solution development practice.

In formalizing our relationship as a Microsoft Certified Partner and solution provider, Ionia is focusing its attention on Business Process Management (BPM) and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) as the key components of a strategy focused on helping our clients to optimally address the challenges they face in their efforts to improve business agility, effectiveness and overall performance.

Ionia embraces BPM as a method by which to help our clients align their organizations with a business strategy that is driven by the needs and wants of their markets. Business process is by definition an organic entity that must address its own evolution as part of the process. Once a process model is defined, Ionia can apply the SOA approach for developing integrated technology solutions, designed to support these business processes as a series of interoperable and often reusable functional services.

Ionia’s technical team has long recognized the Microsoft tool set as an ideal series of resources for developing efficient and cost effective solutions for our clients. We look forward to working closely with Microsoft technical resources to ensure best-in-class services that combine business savvy with technology innovation.

At Ionia we strongly believe that we can provide our clients with a balance of technical expertise and business acumen that will empower them to leverage their technology resources to support their business objectives, drive their growth and achieve “Paradigm Shift” level performance improvement.

(866) 466-4203
info@ioniasolutions.com
http://www.ioniasolutions.com/Software/software.html

Ionia Corporation : SalesForce.com Consulting Partner

Ionia Corporation is pleased to announce our new designation as a SalesForce.com Consulting Partner. For a number of years now Ionia has been providing custom application development and integration services which leverage SalesForce.com and the Force.com platform. Our clients know us for our expertise in providing SalesForce customization that accurately reflects who they are and how they do business while enhancing their performance and effectiveness.

In raising the bar in our relationship as a SalesForce.com Consulting Partner, Ionia is focusing on CRM as a critical component of our strategy help our clients to optimally address the challenges they face in their efforts to improve business agility, effectiveness and overall performance.

Ionia embraces the SaaS model and Cloud Computing as a viable and valuable method by which to help our clients to take advantage of multiple interoperable functional services while enjoying considerable cost savings, greater security and the comfort of knowing that forklift upgrades are no longer going to be necessary.

Ionia’s technical team has long recognized the SalesForce.com tool set as an ideal series of resources for developing efficient and cost effective solutions for our clients. We look forward to working closely with the SalesForce.com team to ensure best-in-class services that combine business savvy with technology innovation.

At Ionia we strongly believe that we can provide our clients with a balance of technical expertise and business acumen that will empower them to leverage their technology resources to support their business objectives, drive their growth and achieve substantial performance improvement.

(866) 466-4203
info@ioniasolutions.com
http://www.ioniasolutions.com/services/salesforce.html