I attended the NetSuite Partner Conference two weeks ago. NetSuite made some interesting announcements about new functionality such as Subsidiary Management & Consolidation. But what really caught my attention was SuiteBundler. SuiteBundler is the newest addition to NetSuite's SuiteFlex platform. For those of you new to NetSuite, but familiar with Salesforce.com, the SuiteFlex platform is similar to Salesforce.com's Force.com platform. SuiteFlex is application development and integration platform that enables developers to build custom functionality, such as custom fields, forms, and functions - both in the browser and on the server - on top of NetSuite's SaaS platform.

SuiteBundler is worth a special look because it takes those customizations one step further by helping value-added resellers package their vertical solutions, add-on applications, end-to-end business process customizations and integration solutions so they can be repeatedly installed by customers at the click of a button. Again, for those of you familiar with Salesforce.com, this is akin to the smooth installation process you'd get with an AppExchange app.

SuiteBundler builds upon previous NetSuite technology, such as SuiteScript, which was introduced at last years Partner Conference. I was particularly impressed with that SuiteScript because it enabled developers to create pop-up windows from within NetSuite which could talk to 3rd-party web service providers such as StrikeIron's US Address Verification service.

Working with NetSuite and Xolved, a NetSuite integration partner, we created a demo of an Address Verification bundle using SuiteScript and SuiteBundler. Its just a prototype now, but I expect it to be completed by the end of Novermber. When its ready we'll post a demo and the code to our community site. I am looking to Xolved and Celigo, another NetSuite integration partner, to innovate with StrikeIron Web Services on top of these powerful NetSuite SuiteFlex platform technologies.

Stay tuned!