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Force.com Connect: Five Paths to Integration Success

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Contents Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 1 Force.com Connect: Five Paths to Integration Success................................................................. 2 Types of Integrations ............................................................................................................................ 2 Mashups......................................................................................................................................................................2 Application Integration ................................................................................................................................................3 Data Integration ..........................................................................................................................................................4 Data Cleansing ...........................................................................................................................................................4

Designing and Building Integrations with Salesforce ..................................................................... 4 Questions to Ask When Designing Integrations ........................................................................................................5 Web Services Change Everything .............................................................................................................................5 Salesforce is Standards Based .............................................................................................................................5

Salesforce Integration Building Blocks ............................................................................................. 6 Multitenant Architecture..............................................................................................................................................6 Salesforce.com's Security Model ...............................................................................................................................6 Force.com Builder: Simplifying Integration Tasks .....................................................................................................7 Force.com Web Services API: The Foundation for Integration ................................................................................7 Force.com Data Loader: Batch Updates Made Easy................................................................................................8 S-Controls: Providing an Integrated User Experience ..............................................................................................8 Real-Time Outbound Messaging ...............................................................................................................................8 Apex Call Outs: Consuming External Services in Salesforce...................................................................................8 Apex Custom Web Services ......................................................................................................................................9

Force.com Connect Integration Paths: A Closer Look.................................................................... 9 Native Desktop Connectors .....................................................................................................................................10 State of Wyoming ................................................................................................................................................10 AppExchange Marketplace ......................................................................................................................................10 Singapore Airlines Ltd. ..............................................................................