Salesforce.com Overview
Here’s the elevator pitch:
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud-computing company.
Need more detail? Well, we're known primarily for two things:
* The Sales Cloud™ and the Service Cloud™, our applications for sales and customer service (also known as customer relationship management or CRM)
* Force.com, our cloud platform for building and running business apps
And did we...More»
Here’s the elevator pitch:
Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud-computing company.
Need more detail? Well, we're known primarily for two things:
* The Sales Cloud™ and the Service Cloud™, our applications for sales and customer service (also known as customer relationship management or CRM)
* Force.com, our cloud platform for building and running business apps
And did we mention that all of it runs in the cloud?
Low cost. Low risk. Fast results. Our 63,200 successful customers tell the story best.«Less
Key People
Management
- Geoffrey Dodge, SVP Media Sales
- Dave Moellenhoff, CTO/co-Founder
- Lindsey Armstrong, co-President
- Steve Cakebread, CFO
- Bernard Pech, CTO
- George Hu, CMO
- Polly Sumner, President, Platform, Alliances, & Services
- Parker Harris, EVP Technology
- Graham Smith, CFO designate
- Jim Cavalieri, CIO
- Kenneth Juster, EVP Legal Affairs & Corporate Development
- Jim Steele, Chief Customer Officer
- JP Rangaswami, Chief Scientist
Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1999 | Series A | 17M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | Sales Force Automation |
| Product URL: | http://www.salesforce.com/products/sales-force-automation/ |
| Description: | Experience CRM Success Salesforce.com's flagship sales force automation (SFA) application gives businesses the upper hand with their sales data. Comprehensive and easy to customize, Salesforce empowers companies to manage people and processes more effectively, so reps can close more deals. With Salesforce, reps spend more time selling and less time on administration. Comprehensive On-Demand SFA * Point-and-click customization for SFA that fits the way you sell * Real-time analytics empower your business to make better decisions * Instant global deployment for offline and online use * Award-winning ease of use results in widespread adoption |
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| Name: | Salesforce Chatter |
| Product URL: | http://www.salesforce.com/chatter/ |
| Date Launched: | 11/2009 |
| Description: | Salesforce Chatter will completely transform the way you collaborate with people in your company.* As both a collaboration application and a platform for building social cloud-computing apps, Chatter helps you connect and share information securely like never before—all in real time. Welcome to the new world of collaboration for the enterprise. |
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| Name: | Chatter Mobile |
| Product URL: | https://www.salesforce.com/crm/sales-force-automation/mobile-crm/ |
| Date Launched: | 09/2010 |
| Description: | From free Mobile Lite access to the full version, the Sales Cloud's mobile capabilities keep you connected. With instant access on your handheld device, you can log calls, respond to hot leads, and access vital information like opportunities and dashboards wherever you are. And with Chatter for your mobile device, boost productivity with all business information coming to you, making team collaboration easy to seal the deal quickly. View our mobile overview or watch demos for Blackberry or iPhone. |
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| Name: | Database.com |
| Product URL: | http://www.database.com/ |
| Description: | Designed for the next generation of apps * Cloud: auto elasticity, auto security & auto backups * Open APIs & Authentication: REST, SOAP & OAuth * Social Data Model: profiles, feeds & status updates * Secure: Trusted by 87,000+ businesses & governments |
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Bulls vs. Bears (2)
| Bullish Opinions (1) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Well positioned for the emerging Enterprise 2.0-market |
joanders 08/06/2008 |
100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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| Bearish Opinions (1) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Price pressure from MSFT. Loyal customers are asking for discounts. |
slimeddy 01/26/2009 |
0 votes 0 0 |
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