Salesforce.com is starting to provide some details about the next version of its hosted CRM software, including the product’s primary focus, which will be customization.Known as Salesforce Winter ’07, the upcoming release will become generally available in the fourth quarter of this year, Salesforce.com said Wednesday.The vendor plans to launch a website Thursday to invite user feedback on the Winter ’07 version. The idea is to foster a closer working relationship between Salesforce users and the vendor’s developers, Marc Benioff, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer, wrote in an e-mail. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe Winter ’07 will feature a new user interface based on Ajax, a group of software development tools and standards that help create interactive Web applications. Users will have the ability to customize the CRM application’s desktop console and components. Other new features include a hook-in to Cisco Systems’ computer telephony integration option and full support for IBM’s Lotus Notes collaboration software. Salesforce.com’s on-demand CRM is available in different versions targeting a variety of users, including its Personal, Team, Professional, Enterprise and Unlimited Editions.The vendor’s last major CRM version, Summer ’06, debuted in July along with a connector for its Enterprise and Unlimited Editions integrating its software with SAP’s R/3 ERP applications. Salesforce.com competes with a variety of players in the hosted mid-market applications arena including SAP, Oracle and NetSuite. -China Martens, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau)Related Link: New Salesforce.com CFO Same as Old OneCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe