Onvia Releases Integration with Dynamics CRM for Government Contracts

Today Onvia, a leading provider of U.S. government contracting data, announced integration of its leading database on state and local contracting opportunities with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

This means that Onvia subscribers can search for business opportunities and add them to Dynamics CRM without rekeying information on the government agency or the opportunity.

Dynamics CRM is increasingly popular for government contractors, and Onvia is the first of the major data subscription services to provide this integration.

Watch this video to see the integration in action: https://onvia.wistia.com/medias/y2ouf6638e

Onvia adds Dynamics CRM integration to their Salesforce integration capabilities.

For more details, see the press release: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/onvia-reveals-new-integration-with-microsoft-dynamics-crm-300312209.html

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