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connecting 2 different companies together?

Hi,
I have the following situation that I need some help with.
My company host a CRM system, the front end is on our web server and back end (SQL DB) is located on it's own crm server, external users can access the system by using a web log in where they can run reports ect and get access to the CRM outside the business.
We have an external company who we need to provide a front end web log in just like ours which will sit on our web server but links to their SQL DB so they are basically using our web server for the log in and then route to their server and access their DB.
Any advice would be great.
Thanks
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Is this Microsoft CRM, or is it a custom CRM app ... or something else?

Microsoft CRM has an Internet Facing Deployment setup that will allow you to accomplish what you're trying to do.  However, you'll need to buy a full license for every user using this approach.  You could also buy an external connector license and get a partner portal web app to keep costs a bit lower (assuming you have a lot of external users).

If you're using something else, then I would imagine that it would be somewhat similar - you would need to provide access to your web-based CRM solution without requiring users to go through your firewall, just like any public facing website or web application.

If you have a lot of secure data in your network, and you're using a home-grown CRM app, then you may want to consider moving your CRM and SQL servers to a separate hosting facility to keep them arms-length from your IT innards.
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yes i am using microsoft crm the internet facing deployment sounds useful.
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yes im using 4 so will give it a go cheers for that
would the IFD allow me to link the 2 companies togther or would I need to set up a VPN or something similar as well?
Also If the sql db sits in another companies domain will the IFD allow me to run searches on it.