Press Release
Astadia and Halfords team up to raise awareness of the Cycle2work scheme at Cloudforce 2 London
DECEMBER 3, 2009
Innovative solution provides improved scalability and lower administrative overhead
London, UK -- Astadia, a global leader in technology-enabled business consulting and a top salesforce.com partner, today announced the giveaway at Cloudforce 2 London of a top of the range Boardman Road Team Carbon cycle.
The giveaway celebrates the launch of the new Halfords cycle2work scheme Web portals. Developed by Astadia and running entirely on the Force.com platform, www.cycle2work.info uses Salesforce CRM’s Web site and portal features to deliver one of the smoothest business process enablements of any cycle2work provider in the market.
“Astadia’s development provides improved scalability and lower administrative overhead. With their solution, Halfords can now offer an improved customer experience, better facilities, and enhanced reporting.” said Carl James, Cycle2work Business Manager, Halfords.
Cycle2work is one of the first applications built entirely on Force.com, salesforce.com’s custom application development platform, to support a complete B2B and B2C business process. Force.com offered speed of deployment, and hosting for a complex application without needing internal IT infrastructure or resources. By comparison with an existing on-premise solution, Force.com offered by far the fastest and most cost effective approach.
The solution offers employers, employees, suppliers, and Halfords stores with a portal to manage the entire Cycle2work program from end to end. The Astadia solution also integrates Salesforce CRM data with complex transaction management capability.
According to David Woodhead, Astadia General Manager in EMEA, “We are proud of the speed of execution and the innovative use of the Force.com platform demonstrated by the Cycle2Work solution. Halfords came to us to realize a complex process involving a marriage of sales and service across a broad user community. The new application demonstrates the power of cloud computing in both B2B and B2C contexts. This project reflects Astadia at its best.”
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About Astadia
Astadia is a global leader in technology-enabled business consulting, focused on Cloud Computing and SaaS technologies. It is one of the top salesforce.com partners by projects delivered, certified consultants, and customer satisfaction.
Astadia’s proven methodologies analyze business challenges and document clear, effective solutions that lead to improved customer relations and tangible business results. The company’s four practice areas are: Sales acceleration, Marketing acceleration, Customer Service and Support, and Cloud transformation/Application Rationalization for IT.
Astadia’s certified technology experts have delivered solutions in more than 30 countries, and operate offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Its technology partners include salesforce.com, Google, Eloqua, and many more. Founded in 2002 and backed by Kodiak Venture Partners and North Atlantic Capital, Astadia offers a comprehensive resource for the latest in Cloud technology at www.astadia.com.
PR Contact:
Lori Vierthaler, Public Relations Director
lvierthaler@astadia.com
972-865-2603
