Jump to content

Case Study Summary
Industry Distribution
Endpoints Oracle CRM On Demand, Epicor
Business Problem Solved Customer Master Integration

Business Problem

  • Needed to improve sales productivity to continue business growth
    • Silos of customer information stored in Oracle CRM On Demand and Epicor ERP
    • Inaccurate, manual update process between applications

Competing Technologies

  • Custom code: not scalable, too resource intensive

Solution

  • Cast Iron selected:
    • Real-time, bi-directional integration between CRM and ERP
    • 100% configuration-based, no coding
    • Future application integration plans:
      • Cisco Unified Communications, Eloqua, Oracle EBS and Pricing, Fedex/UPS

Results

  • Project delivered in days
    • Increased sales productivity
    • 50% cost savings compared to custom code
    • Automated, synchronized 360° view of customer information