FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Vettro
Media:
JiYoung Kim
jkim@vettro.com
917.279.9342
VETTRO
RAINMAKER FOR SALESFORCE.COM
AWARDED PREFERRED
STATUS WITHIN THE VODAFONE APPLICATIONS PORTFOLIO
Vettro's
On-Demand Mobile
CRM Service Selected
for Innovative Functionality,
Superior User Experience
and Global Market
Leadership within
the Salesforce.Com
Customer Base
LONDON--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Jan. 10,
2006--Vettro
today announced
that it has been
awarded Vodafone
Preferred application
status for its
Vettro Rainmaker
for Salesforce
application. Vettro
RainMaker for Salesforce
is a complete,
on-demand mobile
CRM service that
equips mobile users
with the ability
to access, create,
and manage critical
business information
in real-time using
BlackBerry(R) from
Research In Motion
(RIM), Palm Treo,
and Windows Mobile
devices. All data
captured in the
field is updated
in Salesforce in
real-time, removing
communication bottlenecks
and ensuring the
most updated CRM
information is
flowing through
the entire organisation.
In order to achieve
Vodafone Preferred
status, Vettro RainMaker
for Salesforce underwent
market and technical
evaluation by Vodafone
UK. As a result,
the application is
certified as meeting
the high standards
demanded by Vodafone
UK's customer base
and is proven to
deliver value to
the UK marketplace.
As a Vodafone Preferred
application, Vettro
now has access to
Vodafone UK's technical
expertise and will
be fully integrated
into the ongoing
sales and marketing
programmes targeted
at both existing
and potential business
customers. Vettro
RainMaker for Salesforce
will be identified
by the "Vodafone
Preferred Application" brand
logo. This will allow
Vettro to benefit
from Vodafone UK's
status as the UK's
largest mobile network
operator, offering
its customers in-depth
support and peace
of mind when deploying
new mobile applications.
Mr. Peter Asman,
Vettro director of
EMEA alliances and
channels, said: "We
are very pleased
to receive Vodafone
Preferred status
for our mobile salesforce.com
solution and look
forward to partnering
with Vodafone to
deliver best of breed
mobile CRM capabilities
for Vodafone's Salesforce
customers."
John Lillistone,
head of data services,
Vodafone UK said: "For
many of our customers,
mobile data applications,
such as mobile email,
are a business imperative.
Having experienced
the business benefits
such applications
deliver, these customers
are now considering
additional solutions
to address day-to-day
business needs. Vettro
has proven that it
can address these
needs and we look
forward to working
with its team to
enable our customers
to realise the efficiencies
that Vettro RainMaker
for Salesforce delivers."
Vettro joins a
number of other application
developers in the
preferred application
level of the Vodafone
UK applications portfolio.
These include Aeromark,
Cognito, Galty, Sona
and Ubisys, which
have developed solutions
ranging from telematics
and sales solutions
to tools that replicate
the functionality
of the desktop environment
on the mobile device.
Those interested
in further information
should contact Vettro
or visit www.vodafone.co.uk/business
VODAFONE
UK
Vodafone
UK has 15.8 million
customers and is
part of the world's
largest mobile community
offering a wide range
of voice and data
communications. On
the 1st January 1985,
the first mobile
phone call was made
by Ernie Wise on
the Vodafone network.
Since then, Vodafone
was the first to
introduce SMS in
1994 and to make
a 3G voice call in
July 2001. Vodafone
UK was the world's
first mobile operator
to introduce international
roaming, now connecting
customers with standard
roaming agreements
in 174 countries,
GPRS roaming in over
55 countries and
250 cities worldwide
using 3G.
Following the launch
of Vodafone UK's
Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS
data card in April
2004, the company
launched Vodafone
live! 3G in November
2004 offering services
such as video-calling
and music downloads.
Vodafone's 3G UK
population coverage
currently stands
at 72 per cent and
the network is being
continually expanded.
VETTRO
Vettro is
the global leader
in mobile on demand
customer relationship
(CRM) and field service
management (FSM)
applications. Backed
by premier carrier,
device, and ISV partners,
Vettro's applications
unleash the true
potential of enterprise
CRM systems, driving
substantial business
and service improvements
for field operations.
Vettro's suite of
mobile CRM products
powers some of today's
most successful sales
and services organizations,
including
SuperShuttle, Clemson
University, Hitachi
Data Systems, Textron
Financial Corporation,
Phoenix Life Insurance
Company, and PMI
Group. For more information,
visit www.vettro.com .
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