The fastest way to build custom cloud apps and Web sites
Say good-bye to hardware and complicated software. Force.com runs in the cloud. Just log in, build your app, and share it with the world.
With Force.com's simplified programming model and cloud-based run-time environment, you can build and run cloud computing applications 5 times faster, at about half the cost of traditional software platforms.
Your platform in the cloud
The Force.com cloud platform makes building applications and Web sites faster and easier than ever. It includes a database, security, workflow, user interface, and other tools that step you through the process.
At the heart of every app is a database that stores information about your employees, events, inventory, or just about anything else. Force.com's wizards make database set-up easy.
Force.com automatically generates a rich user interface that you can customize with drag-and-drop ease. Or you can build your own UI with standard Web technologies.
Your apps need business logic to enforce rules, calculate results, and deal with exceptions. Force.com includes an easy-to-use formula language as well as a programming language and Eclipse-based IDE.
Most complex business processes can be modeled with Force.com's point-and-click workflow and approvals engine. Easy-to-follow wizards help set up rules to trigger actions.
Force.com makes it easy to build and run any Web site or application that uses forms or requires integration with back-end systems and built-in analytics. Build your pages with standard Web technologies, then configure your URL and RSS feeds with just a few clicks.
It's easy to mobile-enable your Salesforce CRM and custom applications on all major mobile devices. Force.com's mobile access works seamlessly online or offline.
Finding specific business-related content should be as easy a locating a video on YouTube. With great search results, user ratings, comments, and tagging, you can pinpoint the right content at the right time.
Because you need real-time visibility into your business, Force.com includes built-in reporting capabilities and dashboards that users can set up and manage on their own.
With Force.com, you can easily control which data each user can access at the object, field, or record level. Create custom rules that are enforced across the user interface, API, search results, and analytics.