You can actually integrate both using Connect for salesforce.
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Jose Gomez wrote:
>
> Sales force is a crm application.
> Epicir 9 has a built in crm module...the both can do the same thing though
> sales force is prettier
> On Oct 30, 2012 10:25 AM, "Dina Hieber"
> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > The owner of our company is wondering how many companies are using
> > software like SalesForce or has Vantage 9.0 have similar features? I am not
> > familiar with Sales force, just starting to look at it now
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Dina M. Hieber
> > Vamco International, Inc.
> > 555 Epsilon Drive
> > Pittsburgh, PA 15238
> >
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> > (412) 963-9511
> >
> > www.vamcointernational.com
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> > From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> > Of Ted Koch
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:03 AM
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vantage] Re: New session from external app.
> >
> > You can find ServerName:Port at the bottom right of the main Epicor window.
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: gidgeboy
> shane.parker%40westnet.com.au>>
> > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:59 AM
> > Subject: [Vantage] Re: New session from external app.
> >
> > Thanks for the Superfast response Ted,
> >
> > I am ultra new to Epicor (first customisation!), but have some experience
> > with db, web & general coding, so any pointers are most helpful.
> >
> > Your snippet looks much like what I am doing (so I can't be far off!) I am
> > replacing "AppServerDC://ServerName:Port" with the exact text in the "app
> > server" field of the config manager. Do I need to suffix the ':port' to the
> > end? If so, where would I find the appropriate number? By the way there is
> > a :8080 in the server address - I thought that was the port, but it is the
> > same between live and pilot...
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com , Ted
> > Koch > wrote:
> > >
> > > Here is an example, it's using the BOReader but its the same idea...
> > >
> > > Using epiSession As New Session("manager", "manager", "
> > AppServerDC://ServerName:Port", Session.LicenseType.Default)
> > > Dim _boReader As New BOReader(epiSession.ConnectionPool)
> > > End Using
> > >
> > >
> > > Hope it helps
> > >
> > > -Ted
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: gidgeboy >
> > > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:29 AM
> > > Subject: [Vantage] New session from external app.
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > We are recent customers of Epicor Express, and are trying to link our
> > existing CAD part number type customisations with Epicor (running locally
> > from within the CAD system and referencing the local DLL's).
> > >
> > > I am using something similar to the below (sorry, not at work now so
> > can't paste the exact code).
> > >
> > > Dim mySession As New Epicor.Mfg.Core.Session(user, password, server)
> > > Dim part as New Epicor.Mfg.BO.part(mySession.ConnectionPool)
> > > ... Etc
> > >
> > > When I use the address of the pilot db for the server everything seems
> > to work fine - BUT:
> > >
> > > - if I change the server address from /pilot to /live (i.e used the app
> > server address in the config file) the new part is still added to the pilot
> > database, and not the live database. Inspection of the connectionpool
> > property of the session object reveals an address that includes the word
> > 'pilot'. Any ideas why I only seem to be able to connect to the pilot, and
> > not the server?
> > >
> > > - repeated creation and destruction of the session object seems to max
> > out our user licences. It seems as if the destruction of the session object
> > doesn't "logout" and release the licence. Waiting about 15 minutes seems to
> > resolve the issue (as in, the licences become available agin) but this
> > won't be practical in production. Is there a way to ensure the session
> > object releases the licence when it is done?
> > >
> > >
> > >
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