The biggest cloud computing event ever held in Washington, D.C. will showcase the shift to social, mobile and open cloud computing
U.S. Department of State and more to demonstrate how they have transformed their organizations with cloud computing
SAN FRANCISCO (May 26, 2011) – Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced chairman and CEO Marc Benioff will deliver the keynote address at Cloudforce Washington, D.C., held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on June 1, 2011. Benioff’s keynote will begin at 10:30 a.m. EDT. Attendees from both the private and public sector, including the U.S. Department of State will be in attendance making Cloudforce Washington, D.C. the largest cloud computing event ever held in Washington, D.C. The event will be webcast live at http://www.salesforce.com/live/.
When salesforce.com was founded more than 12 years ago, cloud computing was about leveraging technologies that were low cost, fast and easy to use. Salesforce.com recognizes a massive shift is under way in the industry to the next generation of cloud computing that is social, mobile and open. Benioff’s keynote will focus on this shift for business and government alike.
Accelerating Cloud Computing Education and Adoption
Attendees will be able to take part in sessions to learn how they can take advantage of the shift to social, mobile and open technologies to help run their organizations. From the Sales Cloud and Service Cloud, to Chatter, the Force.com platform and more, attendees will be able to cover the full salesforce.com ecosystem of apps, platform and collaboration.
To see the schedule and details of all the available sessions, please visit https://www.salesforce.com/events/details/a1x300000004DVbAAM.jsp
Additional resources:
- A live audio cast of Benioff’s keynote will be available starting at 10:30 a.m. ET at www.salesforce.com/investor
- A live audio cast of Benioff’s media Q&A will be available immediately following the keynote at 12:30 p.m. EDT at www.salesforce.com/investor
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/salesforce
- Twitter: follow @salesforce and join the conversation with #Cloudforce
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Salesforce
- Registration for Cloudforce Washington, D.C. is now open at https://www.salesforce.com/events/details/a1x300000004DVbAAM.jsp
About Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company that has transformed the way companies collaborate and communicate. Salesforce.com is leading the effort to bring Cloud 2, the next paradigm for computing, to the enterprise by offering its customers the social collaboration, mobility and openness that are the hallmark of this new world. The company’s platform and application services include:
- Salesforce Chatter, a private social network for your enterprise
- The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and contact management
- The Service Cloud, for customer service and support solutions
- Radian6, for social media monitoring and engagement
- The Jigsaw Data Cloud, for data integrity and quality
- The Force.com platform, for custom application development
- Heroku, for building social and mobile apps in Ruby
- The AppExchange, the world’s leading marketplace for enterprise cloud computing applications
Salesforce.com offers the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing. As of April 30, 2011, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 97,700 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks.
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