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System
OfficeAutopilot is an online business automation software platform. The system is designed to support small sized businesses, where “the broadest possible functionality. …reduces the number of systems the company needs and the amount of cross-system integration. Office Autopilot incorporates aspects of Marketing automation,and an integrated CRM software system, with its other functionality. Designed to provide multiple types of Sales and Marketing automation, the company claims its software provides Contact management, Payment processing, automated marketing, task management, affiliate management, and other functionality.

Technology Patents
Office Autopilot’s technologies have been granted patent protection by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for “various technologies and techniques for providing business automation. In one implementation, a business automation system is disclosed that provides contact tracking, split testing, landing page creation, tracking of the performance of printed promotions that are sent by direct mail, and automated follow-up…”.

Market
Business automation software like CRM software, Marketing automation software, and Enterprise resource planning systems provides very different capabilities to support businesses of different sizes. A variety of companies target different places in the business automation software market. Among the notable competitors are Eloqua, HubSpot, Teradata, and Office Autopilot.

Users
Office AutoPilot is used in industry and has been publicly reviewed by users in the Insurance and marketing industries. The company claims its product is intended for “Information Marketers, Experts, and Coaches”.

Background and history
OfficeAutopilot was founded in 2006 by CEO Landon Ray. Its initial release to the public was in 2007.

An OfficeAutopilot update released in December 2010 added WordPress integration, affiliate center, and payment processing modules.

In 2011, OfficeAutopilot became part of the Ontraport company, and its patents were assigned to Ontraport.