StrikeIron and DreamFactory Team Up To Deliver StrikeIron's Premium Web Services to Salesforce.com Customers

Business Wire, Nov 1, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO -- StrikeIron's CRM-related Web services are now integrated with DreamFactory's SBuilder for On-Demand Salesforce.com solutions

StrikeIron(TM) Inc., developer of the innovative StrikeIron Web Services Business Network(TM) (WSBizNet)(TM) to simplify working with Web services, and DreamFactory Software, a pioneer in providing rapid construction of rich client user interfaces for Web services, today announced the integration of StrikeIron's CRM-related Premium Web Services directly within SBuilder, DreamFactory's revolutionary Web application for extending the on-demand capabilities of Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM). The announcement was made at the Salesforce.com User & Developer Conference at The Hilton in San Francisco, CA.

This integration enables a Salesforce.com customer to easily integrate and use StrikeIron's CRM-related Web services without having to leave their salesforce.com account. This on-demand access to real-time data will greatly enhance the customer's CRM capabilities within Salesforce.com for greater productivity and real-time decision making.

StrikeIron Premium Web services are now available through DreamFactory's SBuilder to the salesforce.com community providing a real-time connection to Federal and State Do-Not-Call lists for Do-Not-Call compliance, instant telephone number lookups with 24-hour data accuracy, address verification and enhancement via USPS, live sales and use tax rates for calculating sales tax on-demand, and online verification of email addresses.

"We realize the importance of offering secure Web Services to business users and developers," said Richard Holcomb, CEO of StrikeIron. "By utilizing our Web Services Business Network, Salesforce.com users can be assured of the reliability and security required for their applications."

"Combining DreamFactory's tools for quick construction of rich client user interfaces with StrikeIron's Premium Web Services enables the new generation of on-demand applications to deliver more productive and complete value-added solutions to the salesforce.com community," said Bill Appleton, president of DreamFactory.

DreamFactory's SBuilder can be downloaded from www.dreamfactory.com, and subscriptions to the StrikeIron Web Services now included within SBuilder can be obtained at www.strikeiron.com.

About StrikeIron

Based in Research Triangle Park, NC, StrikeIron, Inc. is pioneering a break-through with the StrikeIron Web Services Business Network(TM)(WSBizNet(TM)) to greatly simplify working with Web Services and enable broader adoption by business users and developers. WSBizNet(TM) is an innovative integrated set of on-demand services and easier-to-use graphical tools to simplify publishing, finding, understanding, and utilizing Web services. WSBizNet provides access to over 1000 Web services and an infrastructure platform for easier and faster development of on-demand applications. The Aurora Funds, Inc. provided funding for StrikeIron after recognizing the significant opportunity presented by Web services and this unique management team. For more information, visit www.strikeiron.com

About DreamFactory

Located in Los Gatos, California, DreamFactory Software accelerates the rapid construction of rich client user interfaces for enterprise Web applications powered by XML documents and Web services. This standards-based approach streamlines design, enhances user experience, reduces network traffic, and dramatically lowers development costs. DreamFactory runs on both Macintosh and Windows, all OS versions, as a stand-alone application or browser plug-in, and in both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. For more information about DreamFactory Software, please visit their Web site at www.dreamfactory.com.

StrikeIron, StrikeIron OnDemand Web Services, Web Services Business Network and WSBizNet are trademarks of StrikeIron, Inc. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders.