Boomi is a platform for on-demand integration of software as a service. Until recently, all their tools for migrating and manipulating data from SaaS applications were self-service: you built a custom pipeline from point A to point B every time. Now, business users with little-to-no coding ability can create connections between their favorite apps with Boomi Widgets that are pre-built
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Boomi Widgets Ease SaaS Integration
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Social Media CRM: What Are the Rules of Engagement?
If you’ve written Apex Code and deployed it to production, then you’ve encountered the 75% code coverage requirement . In order to help you achieve (and hopefully exceed) 75% code coverage, I’ve written an article that introduces some of the most important concepts for crafting good unit tests
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How to Write Good Unit Tests
Quick: in 2008, in the category of global enterprise apps, whose revenue was almost twice that of its rival’s SAP or Oracle? And if I offered to bet you a year’s salary that Sage Group generated more revenue from global enterprise apps than did Microsoft and Salesforce.com combined in 2008, would you take the bet
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The Top 50 Global Enterprise App Vendors
Maybe it’s the law of big numbers, maybe it’s marketing, maybe it’s execution but longtime SaaS poster-child Salesforce.com just had one analyst cut his rating estimates for the $1.2 billion company, while another analyst boosted his ratings and estimates for up-and-coming SaaS provider SuccessFactors. Which way are the clouds blowing
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SuccessFactors Up, Salesforce Down In Analysts’ Forecasts
A recent post came to my attention on our Visualforce Developer board .
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Object Oriented Apex – Practical Usage
Did you know you can use DeveloperForce search to quickly search all of the reference documentation in the Force.com Technical Library?
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Quick Tip: Searching the Force.com Technical Library
I recently finished up an internal project which required a comprehensive approach to test cases, in particular those relating to Visualforce pages, and Controllers. Throughout the project I did a lot of self-discovery combining my experience with other testing frameworks such as JUnit, Selenium etc.
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Test Patterns
Since many of you have told us that you needed more time to complete your app, we’re extending the deadline for the Force.com Cloud Developer Challenge , by a whole 30 days – to August 31st 2009! We hope this extra time will help you raise the bar on your cloud app. Remember, you have a lot of support to fall back on — check out the developer challenge discussion board and the challenge page
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Cloud Developer Challenge Deadline Extended!
Suniva , maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, has raised $75 million in a third round of funding — its third large chunk of capital in the last year and a half. The Georgia-based company says it will use the money to put the finishing touches on its newest assembly line. Suniva has been busy these last two years.
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Suniva scores $75M for silicon solar cells
