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Congratulations to SpringCM, the leader in cloud business content management, for winning a SIIA CODiE Award in the Best Document Management category.

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, announced SpringCM’s win as one of 28 CODiE Award winners in business software categories.

• SpringCM recently introduced SpringCM Mobile – the most powerful mobile content app available for iPad, iPhone and Android – allowing business people to securely share content and work together anytime, anywhere, from virtually any mobile device.   Earlier this year, SpringCM introduced Open Cloud Connector, an easy to implement and powerful way to put content to work in virtually any web application or portal a business wants.

• SpringCM colloborates with us / BasicGov to provide a seamless and paperless plan review process for public sector agencies. Both SpringCM and BasicGov provide their solutions via the Force.com platform, by SalesForce.com.

Salesforce announced today a new AppExchange for Government that provides a central cloud app marketplace where government agencies can drive their social transformations and reduce costs by quickly identifying applications to meet their needs.  AppExchange for Government is a one-stop shop for everything from help desks and asset management, to program and project management, to constituent relations and more. Launching with more than 60 apps selected specifically for government and public sector agencies, AppExchange for Government includes apps like:

• BasicGov: BasicGov is a reliable, secure application built on Force.com that allows cities, counties, state governments and government agencies to streamline permitting and inspections, code enforcement, planning, licensing and citizen access.
  [click to BasicGov in AppExchange for Government]
• DocuSign: DocuSign is a leading eSignature application built on Force.com that helps organizations streamline workflows to accelerate transactions, reduce costs, and delight constituents with the fastest way to send, sign, track, and store documents in the cloud.
• SchoolForce: SchoolForce includes essential Student Information System (SIS) modules such as attendance, behavior, homework, student records and grade book, as well as collaboration and document management – all of which can all be shared with parents and students via a Web portal. SchoolForce powers data driven improvements in student outcomes and represents a significant advancement in the measurement of K-12 student, teacher and school performance by tapping the power of cloud technologies and advanced analytics.

As quoted by Dan Burton, the vice president of global public policy at Salesforce –in TechTarget article …

Government Cloud would allow, for instance, the mayor of a city to interact in a social network with citizens, Burton said. Or, for example, a municipal employee could answer tweets asking questions about a construction project, by posting the building permit as a response with an app called BasicGov.

More related articles:

• http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/salesforce-moves-into-the-government-cloud-and-social/
• http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/Salesforcecom-Reaches-for-Bigger-Slice-of-Government-Cloud-Pie-74950.html
• http://gcn.com/articles/2012/04/25/salesforce-government-cloud-app-exchange.aspx