SAN FRANCISCO (May 20, 2011) – Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced that Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff will keynote at a customer event in Tokyo on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 5 p.m. JST (4 a.m. EDT). A live videocast of Benioff’s presentation at the executive seminar will be available at www.salesforce.com/live or www.salesforce.com/jp/live.
The first generation of 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 Cloud 2, the next generation of cloud computing that is social, mobile and open. Benioff’s presentation will focus on how salesforce.com’s Cloud 2 technologies can help businesses realize success using this new computing model.
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 ensuring 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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