When your private Salesforce CRM system is plugged into your public web site, new amazing possibilities are suddenly possible.
There are three main use cases for Force.com Sites:
Corporate and Intranet web sites: You can run your entire public corporate web site on Force.com Sites, or create intranet sites by IP restricting the sites.
Microsites: You can run portions of your web site where you need dynamic interactions with end users. These dynamic pages can be used to capture information from end users. You can also provide these pages to push information to end users such as store locators, partner locators or product catalogs.
Web Applications: Web applications are dynamic applications accessible through a browser. These applications can be anything from e-commerce vending to automating complex business flows. An example is the event management application that Salesforce uses for Dreamforce that includes a marketing web site with rich content, dynamic pages for session information, online registration, payment processing, and fine tuned interfaces for mobile, kiosk devices.
When your private Salesforce CRM system is plugged into your public web site, new amazing possibilities are suddenly possible.
