Salesforce unveils real-time data access soln

SAN FRANCISCO: Salesforce.com, an enterprise cloud computing company, on Thursday announced the launch of Jigsaw 2 which brings the benefits of accurate business contact data from the Jigsaw Data Cloud to all Salesforce customers

Jigsaw data will now be integrated into Salesforce CRM, allowing Salesforce customers to boost sales and marketing effectiveness with real-time access to 26 million business contacts and more than 4 million company profiles, said a press release.

Jigsaw Data Cloud offers accurate data updated in real-time that is tightly integrated with CRM, giving an advantage to sales and marketing professionals using Salesforce CRM.

With this new solution, Salesforce customers can acquire Jigsaw user licenses then simply have system administrators 'turn Jigsaw on,' allowing users to immediately start accessing complete contact details for over 26 million accurate business contacts, claimed the company.

Jigsaw's social community data model supports Salesforce.com's Cloud 2 vision for social, mobile and open technologies by allowing individuals to collaborate on business contact information, access Jigsaw data through mobile applications and build on Jigsaw through its open API.

It also accelerates CRM adoption by having quality lead data and accurate contacts that further enhances the value of Salesforce to sales and marketing professionals, the company added.

“Jigsaw 2 gives Salesforce customers something no other CRM solution can match, seamless and instant access to the industry's most accurate business contact data. Jigsaw combines a massive community of users with the cloud, transforming the data industry by bridging crowd-sourced data into the social enterprise," said Brett Queener, executive vice president, Chatter and Emerging Products.