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Iris Winter 2025 Update: Phoenix 10‑Second RFP Shredding, Slack + Salesforce Integrations, and Public‑Sector ROI

Introduction

On December 8, 2025, we’re rolling out winter updates that make qualifying, drafting, and approving complex RFx faster and easier across your existing workflow. Highlights include: 10‑second RFP shredding with Phoenix, enterprise‑wide access to Iris inside Slack, deeper Salesforce integration, and measurable ROI for public‑sector teams via our GovSpend partnership.

Highlights at a glance

Update What changed Who benefits Proof / Learn more
Phoenix: 10‑second RFP shredding Instant extraction of deadlines, requirements, scoring, and risk—no uploads required Proposal managers, SEs, compliance Phoenix launch post · Phoenix portal
Iris in Slack (GA) Ask Iris, launch RFx, and collaborate—directly in Slack; enterprise access at no additional cost Sales, Legal, Security, Presales Iris × Slack announcement
Salesforce integration Initiate, track, and sync proposal work from CRM; surface approved answers without leaving your deal AEs, RevOps, Proposal teams Integrations catalog (Salesforce, Slack, Drive, SharePoint, Confluence, Drata/Vanta, Chrome)
Public‑sector results with GovSpend Earlier opportunity intel + automated compliance checklists; faster, more complete submissions GovCon, SLED vendors Iris × GovSpend partnership · Government use case
Documented ROI & quotes 60%+ time savings on RFPs; questionnaires turned around in hours, not weeks Enterprise teams in tech, health, legal BuildOps · Corelight · MedRisk

Phoenix: qualify any RFP in seconds

Phoenix turns 10+ hours of manual review into a 10‑second summary and compliance view. Enter an RFP reference and Phoenix immediately:

  • Extracts key dates, submission instructions, and mandatory vs. optional requirements

  • Flags risk and disqualification conditions before you draft

  • Maps requirements to your approved content for drafting handoff

  • Produces a lightweight compliance matrix your reviewers can trust

Get started with three free credits and pick up where you left off from the Phoenix portal. For context and examples, see the launch deep‑dive.

Work where your teams already live: Slack and Salesforce

  • Slack (general availability): Iris is now accessible directly inside Slack with enterprise access at no additional cost—start RFx, ask questions of your knowledge base, route approvals, and receive real‑time status updates without context‑switching. Details in our Slack announcement.

  • Salesforce integration: Keep pipeline and proposal work in sync. Pull RFx context into Iris, surface approved answers in deal context, and push status back to CRM. Explore our integration catalog for setup guidance.

Public‑sector momentum and ROI

Through our partnership with GovSpend, public‑sector vendors can identify opportunities earlier and ship more compliant proposals—faster.

  • Earlier intel: Discover bids and agency buying patterns before solicitations go live (partnership overview).

  • Faster turnarounds: Government‑focused teams routinely report 60–80% faster proposal creation with Iris’s automated compliance checklists and reusable, approved responses (public‑sector use case).

Customer results (verbatim excerpts)

“We have reduced our response times to RFIs and RFPs drastically and no longer have to manage a pesky Q&A Library.” — AJ LaForty, Corelight, Director of Federal Sales Engineering. Source: Corelight case snapshot

“Instead of spending days collecting inputs from multiple departments, MedRisk can now generate first‑pass responses in as little as 15 minutes.” Source: MedRisk case study

“BuildOps reduced RFP time by over 60%.” Source: BuildOps case study

Release notes — December 2025

  • Phoenix updates

  • Faster shredding for long PDFs; clearer mandatory/optional labeling

  • Exportable requirement matrices for red‑team review (Phoenix overview)

  • Slack workspace access

  • Enterprise access at no additional cost; unlimited users across Sales, Presales, Legal, Security (announcement)

  • CRM workflow enhancements

  • Streamlined Salesforce handoffs; status sync improvements (integrations)

  • GovSpend workflow

  • Tighter import from qualified opportunities to Iris projects; checklist autofill improvements (partnership)

Security and responsible AI

Iris operates on a closed, internal knowledge base with human‑in‑the‑loop controls—no public data training, full audit trails, role‑based access, and encryption in transit and at rest. Learn more about our commitments on Responsible AI and see platform compliance on the demo page.

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