Oracle’s Siebel CRM On Demand Named a Leader According to Independent Research Firm

Oracle’s Siebel CRM On Demand today was named a “Leader” in the latest Forrester Wave Evaluation: Sales Force Automation Suites, Q2 April 2007. It achieved status as a leader based on its quick time-to-value, strong usability and low upfront costs. Status as a Leader was contingent upon Siebel CRM On Demand performance across approximately 136 criteria in the sales force automation sector. Forrester also names all of Oracle’s CRM Suites as “A Leader” in this recent report see - http://www.oracle.com/corporate/press/2007_may/forrester-sfa-07.html
As the use of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is becoming mainstream, organizations are increasingly seeking software such as Oracle’s Siebel CRM On Demand. According to the report, “Siebel CRM On Demand provides strong support for automating sales processes in an easy-to-use, low risk, quick deployment SaaS model. Additionally, firms can operate the Siebel CRM On Demand solution as part of a hybrid strategy that includes Siebel on-premise or other Oracle products, and migrate from SaaS to on-premise without having to switch vendors.”

Oracle’s Siebel On Demand is a ready-to-use and provides businesses with strong core sales automation features that include a Sales Process Coach to help firms embed sales best practices into the solution. It is offered in a horizontal edition as well as five vertical industry editions spanning wealth management, insurance, automotive, life sciences and high-tech.

“Customers recognize that Oracle’s Siebel CRM On Demand is unique because it provides sales force automation complete with embedded sales best practices and an average deployment of as little as two weeks,” said Anthony Lye, Oracle Senior Vice President, CRM On Demand. “We are pleased to be recognized as a leader in this growing space and we will continue to offer products that deliver rapid time to business value for customers of all sizes.”

About Siebel CRM On Demand
The company’s comprehensive, on demand CRM solution, Siebel CRM On Demand delivers low-risk, hosted customer relationship management that can help customers accelerate sales, improve marketing and deliver consistent customer service. With customers that include leading SMB and Enterprise organizations globally, Siebel CRM On Demand is the most complete hosted CRM solution for accelerating business results.

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