Apatar Accelerates Customer Data Integration Between Open Source SugarCRM Package and 3rd-party Applications

ber 16, 2008, Chicopee, MA – Apatar, Inc., the leadingprovider of open source software tools for the data integration market, todayofficially announced connectivity to the SugarCRM open source suite. The newSugarCRM connector is designed to integrate data between the popular customerrelation management system and a variety of 3rd-party data sources, allowing forthis data to be filtered, validated, and cleansed. Provided with Apatar’sdrag-and-drop interface, the SugarCRM connector does not require coding skills andcan be deployed by almost any business user.Solving the biggest client data management challengeExtracting and normalizing customer data from multiple sources is the biggestchallenge with client data management, according to the Aberdeen Group. With the newSugarCRM connector, Apatar enables its users to easily link customer informationbetween databases (such as MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle), files (Microsoft Excelspreadsheets, CSV/TXT files), applications (Salesforce.com), and the top Web 2.0destinations (Flickr, Amazon S3, RSS feeds).“The SugarCRM connector will help us exchange data between our existing CRMsystem and Zimbra open source messenger, saving thousands of dollars and reducingimplementation time,” said Mark Gordon of Sonoma Creative, a full-service Webdevelopment company. “Upcoming Zimbra and SugarCRM integration will also allowus to adopt new advanced capabilities into our own Zimbra-based products,” headded.Integrate quality data without any codingAccording to Gartner, corporate developers spend approximately 65 percent of theireffort building bridges between applications. With Apatar’s visual toolset,SugarCRM users can perform even a complex data integration job without having towrite a single line of a code. Upgraded with the new SugarCRM connector, Apatarsimplifies the integration process and allows both users and developers tosynchronize data between the SugarCRM suite and other on-premises or on-demand datasources and applications.While supporting SugarCRM data formats and types, the new connector does not requireany manual coding or software developer skills, enabling even a non-developer toeasily design and perform all of the required transformations. Prior to enteringinto SugarCRM, data can be filtered, validated, and cleansed using Apatar’sdata quality capabilities. Apatar effectively eliminates data duplication, supportse-mail and postal addresses verification, and more.Both the SugarCRM system and Apatar’s new connector are distributed as opensource products. There is no doubt that many companies will significantly benefitfrom downloading and using these tools for free.Completely Open SourceIn today’s enterprises, most data integration projects never get built. TheROI (Return on Investment) on the small projects is simply too low to justifybringing in expensive middleware. Apatar entered this market as an open sourcevendor bringing the ease of drag-and-drop data integration to the companies thatpreviously found proprietary data integration, ETL, and EAI software tools expensiveand difficult to implement.“The open source community provides business users with an option to avoid avendor lock-in,” noted Renat Khasanshyn, CEO and founder of Apatar. “Butwhat users of open source software really like is the total cost of ownership. Whenyou don’t have to pay license fees for database software, data integration,and business intelligence software, this alone makes a healthy difference to yourbottom line.”Apatar Open Source Data Integration features and benefits:- No coding! Visual job designer and mapping enable non-developers to design andperform transformations, shortening implementation time.- Distributed under an open source model, reducing integration and maintenance costs- Connectivity to SugarCRM, Salesforce CRM, MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL, Microsoft Excel,Microsoft Access, GoldMine, DB2, Sybase, PostgreSQL, dBase, EnterpriseDB, VerticaAnalytic Database, vTiger, InnoDB, Openbravo ERP, Compiere ERP, .CSV, XML, RSS,ATOM, HTTP queries, POP3, LDAP, FTP, WebDav, Autodesk Buzzsaw, any JDBC datasources, Amazon S3, Flickr, StrikeIron and CDYNE data quality Web services, and more- Job scheduler and synchronization automate the data integration process.- Improves data quality with a variety of verification, filtration, and validationfeatures - Platform-independent, runs from Windows, Linux, and Mac OSSupported SugarCRM editions include version 5.0.0 or earlier for Windows, andversion 5.1 or earlier for Linux/Mac OS.Related linksSugarCRM connector Web demo:http://apatar.com/demo/we b_demo_3/Apatar_SugarCRM_Conne ctor.htm Pre-built SugarCRM integrations:http://www.apatar forge.org/datamaps/search-for- datamaps-29.html Apatar services for SugarCRM:http://www.sugarexcha nge.com/product_details.php?pr oduct=428SugarCRM connector user guide:http://www.apatarforge.o rg/wiki/display/GUI/Apatar+Con nector+for+SugarCRMAbout SugarCRMSugarCRM is the world's leading provider of commercial open source customerrelationship management (CRM) software for companies of all sizes. SugarCRM easilyadapts to any business environment by offering a more flexible, cost-effectivealternative than proprietary applications. SugarCRM's open source architectureallows companies to more easily customize and integrate customer-facing businessprocesses in order to build and maintain more profitable relationships. SugarCRMoffers several deployment options, including on-demand, on-premises andappliance-based solutions to suit customers' security, integration, andconfiguration needs. For more information, call (408) 454-6900 or 1-87-SUGARCRM tollfree in the US, email contact@sugarcrm.com, or visit http://www.sugarcrm.com.About ApatarApatar is the leading provider of open source software tools for the dataintegration market. With powerful Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) capabilities,Apatar enables its users to easily link information between databases (such asMySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle), applications (Salesforce.com, SugarCRM), and the topWeb 2.0 destinations (Flickr, Amazon S3). Apatar provides support, training, andconsulting services for its integration solutions. Headquartered in WesternMassachusetts, Apatar operates a development center in Minsk, Belarus. Apatar iscurrently used by 5500+ organizations and individuals worldwide. For more on Apatar,please visit www.apatar.com and www.apatarforge.org.

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