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The No Software Approach to Integration

Cast Iron Systems created a fast and simple solution specifically for integrating salesforce.com with other applications. The Cast Iron Integration Solution uses a "configuration, not coding" approach to enable salesforce.com customers to complete their migration and integration projects in days.

Salesforce.com connectivity

Connect Salesforce.com with Your Enterprise

Most salesforce.com customers need to rapidly synchronize sales data — such as leads, accounts, opportunities and forecasts — with a variety of internal systems including ERP, CRM and custom applications. Just as the No Software experience of salesforce.com has simplified sales automation, Cast Iron's No Software approach has dramatically simplified application migration and integration for salesforce.com customers.

Why Choose the Cast Iron Integration Solution?

The Cast Iron Integration Solution for salesforce.com enables IT Departments to be nimble and responsive to the needs of the business. This Integration Solution has been specifically engineered for salesforce.com and contains everything needed to complete integration projects in days.

AppExchange Certified

Fastest Time to Market:

Rapid Integration
  • No software to install or manage
  • Graphical configuration, not coding
  • On demand library of pre-built Template Integration Processes (TIPs) for the most common integration scenarios

Lowest Costs:

Lowest cost
  • Low monthly subscription pricing
  • Up to 80% lower maintenance costs vs. software-based alternatives
  • No need to maintain multiple components including hardware, web servers, databases, integration brokers, etc.

Simplest Monitoring and Management:

Simplest monitoring and management
  • 100% remote management and administration
  • Proactive alerting of data and connectivity errors
  • Monitor from anywhere, anytime

Most Rapid, Efficient Development:

Most rapid, efficient development
  • Unmatched flexibility — can be deployed via an on-premise Integration Appliance or the integration-as-a-service Cast Iron Cloud™
  • 100% standards-based; no reliance on niche middleware skills
  • Pre-built and pre-optimized connector for salesforce.com
  • Pre-built connectors for major ERP applications, all major databases, flat-files, Web Services, messaging systems, and more

What Problems Does the Cast Iron Integration Solution Solve?

The Cast Iron Integration Solution for salesforce.com rapidly solves a variety of data migration and integration problems that involve both internal and external applications. Problems that need synchronization, either real time or batch, between salesforce.com and other systems are easily solved with Cast Iron. Companies in industries ranging from manufacturing, retail and consumer goods to energy, transportation and logistics, use Cast Iron's solution for salesforce.com to solve problems like these:

Synchronize data in real time between salesforce.com and other systems:

  • Data migration from other CRM systems
  • Accounts and Contacts with ERP customer master
  • Opportunities with Order management systems
  • Forecasts with other CRM systems
  • Quote requests with Order management systems
  • Leads and Campaigns with marketing automation systems
  • Activity history with external reporting systems
  • Invoices with Billing systems
  • Case data with Customer Support systems
  • Pricing and product catalog data with PLM systems
  • And many more…

Connect salesforce.com with:

  • ERP including SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, BAAN, QAD, Lawson, Great Plains, etc.
  • CRM including Siebel, Clarify, Remedy, Oracle, Kana, Vantive, etc.
  • Customer support systems
  • All major databases including Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, mySQL, Sybase, Informix, etc.
  • Flat-files using FTP, HTTP(S), E-mail
  • XML and Web Services
  • EDI
  • Middleware and all major EAI platforms
  • Project management applications including Clarity/NIKU
  • Custom applications
  • And many other applications…

Simplify Your Integration Projects:

The Cast Iron Integration Solution for salesforce.com is self-contained and provides everything needed to integrate salesforce.com with other applications and endpoints. The Cast Iron solution is AppExchange certified and provides the following features to simplify and accelerate data migration and integration with salesforce.com:

Cast Iron Capabilities

Migration and Data Quality:

Migration Steps

  • Data Profiling: Assess the quality of your data before commencing data migrations
  • Intelligent Data Cleansing:
    • Duplicate Removal (de-duplication): Combine data from various different sources and remove duplicate values
    • Fuzzy Lookup: Configure sophisticated rules to highlight errors and fix them
  • Data Enrichment: Perform lookups with third-party providers to enrich your data

Integration and Extraction

Integration Steps

  • Connectivity: Configurable connectivity to hundreds of applications and end-points
  • Transformation: Drag-and-drop UI for data transformations
  • Workflow: Visual interface for designing workflow rules
  • Management: Easy manageability through single web-based console

Accelerate Your Projects With Template Integration Processes (TIPs)

With thousands of successful salesforce.com customer integrations, Cast Iron leverages a wealth of integration experience to provide a comprehensive set of TIPs. Offered for the most common integration scenarios between salesforce.com and a number of enterprise applications like NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, etc., these TIPs eliminate the need to build your integrations from scratch. You can simply log in via your browser, select the template that best suits your requirements and enjoy proven, supported and certified processes. The TIPs can also be further customized to meet your specific needs using a simple configuration wizard.

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Getting Started

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Cast Iron Products

  • Cast Iron Cloud™

    The Cast Iron Cloud for salesforce.com is our integration-as-a-service solution. Using a "develop once, deploy anywhere" approach, the Cast Iron Cloud is ideally suited for salesforce.com customers with a majority of their applications based in the Cloud and want no infrastructure on premise.

  • Cast Iron Integration Appliance™

    The Cast Iron Integration Appliance for salesforce.com is our on-premise integration solution. Useful for salesforce.com customers with most of their applications based on-premise. Also available as a virtual appliance that can be installed on a company's own hardware.