salesforce.com Unveils Certification Program

FLINT, Mich., Jul 21, 2008 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- CRM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- salesforce.com, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), announced the official salesforce.com certification program for Salesforce CRM administrators and Force.com developers.

The company stated that the new program will give Salesforce CRM admins and Force.com developers a valuable set of industry credentials that will signal their skill set to their employers and to the marketplace. Similarly, salesforce.com certification gives employers a way to train and assess current team members, identify, evaluate and hire qualified new professionals, and ensure their Salesforce CRM and Force.com deployments are being run by qualified experts to maximize their success. The salesforce.com certification is the world's first SaaS and PaaS credential, according to the company, demonstrating salesforce.com's continued commitment to customer, partner and developer success with Salesforce CRM applications and the Force.com platform.

"Just as the DBA created a new employment category, we expect the Salesforce admin and Force.com developer certifications to create new job categories in SaaS and PaaS," said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. "Through the salesforce.com IdeaExchange, our customers, partners and developers have asked us to accelerate their success with our Salesforce CRM applications and Force.com platform with a formal certification program. This new initiative signals the momentum of the SaaS and PaaS marketplace - and is another step forward in our vision of the End of Software."

"As a recruiting firm focused in the SaaS space, we are constantly hearing from the Salesforce Admin community that there is a need for an official certification from salesforce.com," said Kim Wallins, Principal, Hire On-Demand. "It will make them more marketable and position them a step above their peers. From a company standpoint, it gives them additional peace of mind to know they are hiring someone who has completed a certification program delivered directly by salesforce.com."

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