Salesforce for Outlook by Xobni

NO LONGER AVAILABLE

sounded like it could be useful and at $9.99 really cheap but it is no longer on sale. Xobni were taken over by yahoo and have created a new app.

SF integration

I have paid for the gadget, but am wondering that I had too much confidence in Xobni services. There is no way this will work. Too bad, it would have been a great gadget. I hope that there will be improvement made to make this tool more suitable for enterprise.....

Not worth it for sf.com

LinkPoint is 99.9% better for sf.com. Xobni is somewhat useflul when searching through outlook for past email threads, that is what I am using it for, but not why I purchased. If an outlook search engine is your intent this is the app for you...if you are looking for a app that works well with sf.com look elsewhere.

DOES NOT WORK WITH GROUP EDITION!!

Bought this having read prior reviews and looking at the company website. The last line on the appexchange entry says this requires an account with API access. Be sure you understand what this means. I didn't at first. API access does NOT include group or professional editions. This entry needs to be reclassified so that users who are searching for group edition compatible products are not lulled into wasting money. This product may be awesome...I already use Xobni Pro...but if you aren't an Enterprise user or greater on Salesforce, LOOK ELSEWHERE!

Bait n Switch

App is a Bait n Switch as far as Salesforce goes. It states that it is free, and specifically states the App is Salesforce for Outlook by Xobni, but alas when you install it, it has zero Salesforce functionality. You must purchase the Salesforce gadget for $9.99 a year. Granted this is very cheap, and it seems very helpful. It should not say that the Salesforce functionality is free, when it is not. What it should state is that the app itself is free, and you must buy the Salesforce gadget. Other than poor marketing, the app itself is VERY useful and easy to use.

Got the new one....

..and super happy I did. Auto-suggested search (like google is now) and has advanced search filters. Best addon for outlook. Wish there was one for my gmail!

Xobni + Salesforce

Xobni is extremely helpful tool for Outlook, use it to find attachments and old emails buried inside Outlook - it's great. Adding Salesforce is great - shows me all I need to know re customers and prospects for Salesforce and can add a contact with just a click. xobni also includes access to facebook and linkedin and hoovers so it unifies everything in Outlook for me.

Xobni Increases Productivity and Visibility

I've been using Xobni for several years now. I Started off using the application as a way to mange email threads, prep for meetings and build my network. When I learned of the Salesforce plug in I had to have it. Gaining professional and personal insight into my contacts through LinkIn/Facebook and adding relationships to my network has been huge! Now I can add contacts into Salesforce and see existing opportunities of deals closed and in route within the organization I'm working with on the fly. This gives me a better ability to scale across 100's of accounts, gives credibility and a springboard when working with departmentalized organizations. In the end I can tie in overwhelming value to my customers and build larger deals by connecting the dots. A must have app!

Wow and salesforce integration too!

I downloaded the free product last weekend and upgraded($29) by Tuesday. Provides valuable integration of my outlook data and sf integrationto boot. Very cool app!