ShareMethods is a Web 2.0 document management and collaboration service with a focus on sales, marketing, and the extended selling network. It offers a software as a service (SaaS) subscription service to companies that is available as a stand alone application or integrated with CRM tools such as Oracle CRM On Demand or salesforce.com.[1]
History
ShareMethods was launched in 2004 to provide collaboration and communication services for sales and marketing teams, business partners, and customers. The founders have a background of building software-as-a-service applications and creating digital media applications. September 2005, ShareMethods launched "ShareNow" as one of the first applications on the salesforce.com AppExchange. In September 2006, ShareMethods moved its operations into a SAS 70 Type II data center owned by Sungard.[2] In March 2009, ShareMethods launched "ShareSpaces" to provide on-demand portals or workspaces.
Products
ShareMethods: Combines document management, collaboration, analytics, and CRM integration into a single solution. Key content can be centrally managed and delivered to sales channels, while providing feedback to marketing.[3] ShareMethods is often used as a sales portal for internal sales and a partner portal for external partners.
ShareNow: Integrates ShareMethods with salesforce.com providing Single Sign On for salesforce.com users and easy access to files related to accounts opportunities, etc. including custom objects.
ShareMethods for Oracle CRM On Demand: Integrates ShareMethods with Oracle CRM On Demand providing Single Sign On for Oracle users and easy access to files related to accounts opportunities, etc.
ShareOffice: Teams can create, edit, and share documents online. This tool allows users to automatically generate sales documents such as proposals, contracts, quotes, and letters in a single browser interface using customer data from salesforce.com or Oracle CRM On Demand.[4]
ShareSpaces: Independent workspaces or portals where users can collaborate with business partners, teammates, or individuals to work together on content and documents.[5]
Integration and interoperability
ShareMethods is available on Salesforce.com's AppExchange platform.[6][7] ShareMethods also integrates with Oracle CRM On Demand to provide document management within the CRM application. As part of ShareOffice, ShareMethods integrates with iNetOffice and EditGrid to provide online document and spreadsheet editing. The integration with EchoSign allows users to send files for signature directly from ShareMethods.
In addition, developers can make use of the ShareMethods API based on WebDAV to integrate document management functionality.
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