Box.net Gets Wiser, Adds Integration with Salesforce

The file storage and sharing start-up, Box.net has taken the next step to what it hopes it will mean a new category of loyal users – integration with Salesforce.com (one of the pioneers of the software as a service [SaaS] model of distributing business) software. The new deal will enable businesses to add a Box.net app to their Salesforce accounts which means they will gain quick access to their files (documents, media) from directly within their CRM.

In addition, the app offers support for Box.net’s OpenBox platform which makes other services that have been integrated in it easily accessible.

TechCrunch offers more info about how to get started with the service:

Businesses need to sign up for Box.net’s enterprise plan, which includes free access to the Salesforce app. As an added bonus, any businesses using the new Salesforce integration will be eligible for unlimited storage on Box.net — something that the service’s normal enterprise customers don’t have. Box.net will also offer access to the Salesforce app to customers using the ‘Business’ level account (which is for smaller companies), though it won’t come with unlimited storage.

CEO Aaron Levie Box.net will seek to further merge various services by serving as the central hub for your uploaded files which will be then available to you from these other web-based services. That means more integration to follow!