Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
2002-06-13
2008-03-04
Doren, Beth Van (Department: 3623)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
C705S001100, C705S002000, C705S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07340410
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for automating a sales force is described. More particularly, a sales force automation program is provided having a leads module, a commissions module and a forecasting module. Record objects, generated within a module, are automatically routed for processing. Such record objects are routed from one computer to another via the Internet. A server with the sales force automation program is coupled to a sales database for providing information from and to client computers accessing the sales force automation program.
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Schwertley Katherine
Vaillancourt Jane Ellen
Welshons Rita Jean
Doren Beth Van
Loftis Johnna
Webostad W. Eric
Xilinx , Inc.
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