Salesforce.com EMEA Chairman Named One of the Most Influential Britons in Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced that Steve Garnett, Ph.D., salesforce.com EMEA chairman, has been named by UK national newspaper The Daily Telegraph as one of the 50 most influential Britons in technology.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO) The list features entrepreneurs, developers and politicians, as well as notable figures such as Sir Tim Berners-Lee who headed the list for his contributions to the development of the Internet. Dr. Garnett was selected by the Telegraph's technology team for his pivotal position as Europe, Middle East and Africa chairman of salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company.

Taking into account recent developments as well as past achievements, the prestigious directory highlights just who holds the most influence in the technology industry. This coveted accolade was awarded to Dr. Garnett for his role as the leading proponent of cloud computing.

Joining salesforce.com in July 2003, Dr. Garnett brought with him a wealth of expertise, gained from 18 years of experience in senior positions at Siebel Systems and Oracle Corporation. The Telegraph attributed much of salesforce.com's success in Europe and the rise of cloud computing to the work of Dr. Garnett.

"Cloud computing is a technology model that is changing the way businesses operate all over the globe," said Steve Garnett, Ph.D., EMEA chairman, salesforce.com. "The end of software is here and with cloud computing companies now have a low-cost, low-risk computing model that is highly scalable and adapts to the needs of their business." About Salesforce.com Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. The company's portfolio of Salesforce CRM applications, available at http://www.salesforce.com/crm/, has revolutionized the ways that companies collaborate and communicate with their customers across sales, marketing and service. The company's Force.com platform (http://www.salesforce.com/platform/) helps customers, partners and developers to quickly build powerful business applications to run every part of the enterprise in the cloud. Based on salesforce.com's (http://salesforce.com) real-time, multitenant architecture, Salesforce CRM and Force.com offer the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing.

As of July 31, 2009, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 63,200 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell, Dow Jones Newswires, Japan Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, and SunTrust Banks. Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase salesforce.com applications should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available.

Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM".

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