-- Academy of Art University, largest private school of art and design in the U.S. -- Alcan Cable, $24-billion manufacturer of aluminum cable, rod, and strip products -- AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, $7-billion pharmaceutical services company -- Aravo Solutions, a leading provider of on-demand SIM software and services -- Biomet Microfixation, a market-leading manufacturer of craniomaxillofacial products -- BroadSoft, a leading provider of VoIP application software worldwide -- Extra Space Storage, $500-million operator of self-storage facilities in the U.S. -- Kaplan Financial, leading source of education and compliance solutions for financial services -- Krueger International, one of the largest furniture manufacturers in the U.S. -- Multiquip, a world leader in construction equipment -- NEC, a leading provider of integrated solutions and services for computing and communications -- Salary.com, a leading provider of on-demand compensation and talent management solutions -- Schumacher Group, $250-million U.S. emergency medicine practice management firm -- The Sports Authority, the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the U.S. -- USC Marshall School of Business -- U.S. Green Building CouncilBill Hoban, CIO at Extra Space Storage, migrated six million customer records into Salesforce CRM using the Cast Iron Cloud for a virtual call-center initiative. The integration project took about three weeks from proof of concept to fully operational status. "CIOs in all industries need to step back from daily IT management and look across the enterprise," said Hoban. "I'm fortunate to be able to approach things strategically. The complexity of running an effective call center requires expert experience across multiple disciplines. By executing a cloud-based strategy, we're benefiting from world-class services at a small percentage of the in-house cost." Doug Menefee, CIO at Schumacher Group, is using the Cast Iron Integration Solution to manage workflow across the extended enterprise. Cast Iron has facilitated the company's adoption of SaaS business solutions such as Salesforce CRM by enabling the rapid resolution of on-demand and on-premise integration issues. "Between 50 and 60 percent of the company's business processes are now in a SaaS environment," said Menefee. "Now I can focus on solving business problems from a strategic perspective, and IT in general can focus on innovation rather than support." Partnering With SaaS Market Leaders and Industry Giants for Future Growth "CRM continues to be a primary SaaS driver," said Comée. "We're seeing increasing success with our largest CRM partners, plus there is significant acceleration in the adoption of non-CRM solutions such as ERP, workforce management, supply chain management, and location-based services and mobile applications. Not surprisingly, therefore, we're expanding our relationships with the top SaaS providers in these markets, including NetSuite, Taleo, SPS Commerce, and Gearworks to name a few." "Many of our customers, from small businesses to large enterprises, have used the Cast Iron solution to integrate Salesforce CRM and custom apps built on the Force.com platform with their existing IT environments," said Clarence So, CMO, salesforce.com. "Using technology from Cast Iron, a salesforce.com strategic integration partner, helps ensure that customers rapidly complete integrations and quickly realize the full business value of their investments." Comée added, "As more and more companies realize that rapid integration is key to their SaaS and Cloud initiatives, Cast Iron is able to focus on what we do best and solve this problem for companies in days, whether that's in the Cloud or on-premise." About Cast Iron Systems Founded in 2001, Cast Iron Systems is The #1 SaaS Integration Company™. With thousands of customer integrations across all industries and around the world, including Allianz, British American Tobacco (BAT), Amerisource Bergen, Emerson, IBA Molecular, Krueger International, Peet's Coffee & Tea, PGP Corporation, salesforce.com, The Sports Authority, and Tesla Motors, among many others, companies are benefiting from the simplicity, speed, and flexibility of the Cast Iron integration solution to integrating SaaS with the enterprise in just days. Backed by Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Lehman Brothers, Cast Iron is privately held and led by experienced technology executives from Informatica, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Vitria, and webMethods. For more information about Cast Iron, please visit www.castiron.com. *Gartner, Inc., "Seeding the Cloud: B2B Flexibility Drives SaaS Adoption," by Benoit J. Lheureux, October 1, 2008. 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