The AppExchange Directory

The final piece of technology that differentiates the Force.com platform from other platforms is the AppExchange. The AppExchange is a Web directory where apps built on the Force.com platform are available to salesforce.com customers to browse, demo, review, and install. Developers can submit their apps for listing on the AppExchange directory if they want to share them with the community.

To fully appreciate the benefits of the AppExchange, take a quick tour at http://sites.force.com/appexchange. There you'll see the hundreds of innovative and exciting apps that exist today, including everything from payroll management to telephony integration, service and support surveys, adoption dashboards, and beyond. Some of these apps have been created inhouse at salesforce.com, but most are built by partners and individual developers who have chosen to take advantage of the Force.com platform.