Jitterbit and CRM Advantage Partner for Best of Breed Salesforce Integrations

Companies Expand Efforts to the Cloud, Seamlessly Integrating NetSuite ERP and Salesforce


OAKLAND, CA--(Marketwire - May 12, 2009) - Jitterbit, the leading provider of open source integration software, today announced a strategic partnership with CRM Advantage, a certified consulting partner for salesforce.com®. The partnership combines unparalleled depth and breadth in CRM consulting services with the most trusted data and application integration solution, removing the complexity from integrations between on-premise and industry-leading, on-demand applications -- such as Salesforce CRM and NetSuite ERP.

Enabling enterprise customers to seamlessly connect Salesforce with any other cloud or on-premise applications, CRM Advantage will leverage Jitterbit's robust and reliable open source platform for faster and more streamlined integrations.

"CRM Advantage shares our commitment to customers and passion for developing customized integrations that boost productivity, improve processes and ultimately impact the bottom line," said Sharam Sasson, founder and CEO of Jitterbit. "As the companies continue working together, we will focus efforts on enhanced efficiencies and connections, including NetSuite ERP and Salesforce integrations."

"We investigated integration offerings from Cast Iron Systems, Pervasive and Jitterbit. Ultimately, only Jitterbit met our customers' requirements," said Brian Bell, managing partner and senior consultant at CRM Advantage. "Not only did Jitterbit demonstrate flexibility and ease-of-use, but its functionality provided the perfect complement to our Salesforce integrations. Jitterbit is now our data transformation tool of choice."

The two companies are currently working on a major integration project for a leading regional East Coast energy company, interconnecting its Salesforce CRM with a variety of data sources throughout the organization. Ultimately this high-profile project will give the company complete visibility and control over its data, and create new business process efficiencies including enhanced productivity and customer service.

In regards to the current joint project with Jitterbit, Bell stated, "Our customer was so impressed with Jitterbit that we are now in talks with the parent company to expand the integration across the entire organization."

Jitterbit simplifies the creation, deployment and maintenance of cloud computing, data and application integration, both within and between organizations. Jitterbit has been adopted by more than 5,000 organizations, with customers representing some of the world's largest companies and government agencies including NASA, Continental Airlines, Balfour Beatty and the state of Iowa.

About CRM Advantage

CRM Advantage is a leading certified consulting partner for salesforce.com. They specialize in working closely with companies to take a holistic approach to customer relationship management, and start with a deep understand of each clients business and results in Salesforce CRM solutions that help companies not only stand out from the crowd, but get results. For more information, visit www.crm-advantage.com.

About Jitterbit Inc.

Jitterbit delivers open source integration solutions that address the problems of cost and complexity associated with connecting on-premise and cloud applications and data. Jitterbit combines the power, affordability and quality of Open Source with enterprise-class support and services.

Privately held, Jitterbit is headquartered in Oakland, Calif. To learn more about Jitterbit's application integration, data integration, and cloud computing integration solutions, visit jitterbit.com. Follow conversations at www.twitter.com/jitterbit.

Contact Information: Contact: Tami Casey Kulesa Faul for Jitterbit (650) 340-1984