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Salesforce.com names Colin Powell as board member
AP - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salesforce.com has named former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell as a director, boosting the size of its board to 11 members.
Salesforce.com Announces Appointment of General Colin Powell to its Board of Directors
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 14, 7:00AM CDT
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 CRM platform, announced today the appointment of General Colin Powell to its Board of Directors. The appointment was effective as of March 13, 2014 and increases the size of the Board of Directors to 11 members.
salesforce.com Falls 4.00% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 13, 4:04PM CDT
salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $58.42 to a high of $62.17. Yesterday, the shares fell 4.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $59.52 on volume of 9.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
After Yesterday's Decline of 4.00%, salesforce.com Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 13, 4:04PM CDT
salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $58.42 to a high of $62.17. Yesterday, the shares fell 4.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $59.52 on volume of 9.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Investment in SteelBrick from Former BigMachines Founder Provides Fuel to Salesforce CPQ App Leader
PR Newswire - Thu Mar 13, 8:00AM CDT
SteelBrick, provider of easy-to-use Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) apps for high-growth Salesforce.com customers, today announced it has received $5 million in capital investment from Godard Abel, the company's new CEO and former co-founder/CEO of BigMachines, and from Matt Gorniak, former global SVP sales/alliances from BigMachines, who will serve as a senior advisor to SteelBrick. Purchased by Oracle last year, BigMachines has been the market leader in CPQ software for the Salesforce and Oracle ecosystems.
'Fast Money' Recap: From Stocks to Bonds?
at The Street - Thu Mar 13, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the S&P 500, copper and emerging markets.
Alteva Brings Innovations in Workforce Mobility and BYOD Trends to ITEX
Marketwire - Wed Mar 12, 11:34AM CDT
Alteva (NYSE MKT: ALTV), a premier provider of hosted Unified-Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS), announced today it will participate in the ITEX National Conference and Expo from March 11-13 at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. In Booth #624, Alteva will focus on innovations in workforce mobility and solutions to support the growing demand for BYOD in the workforce.
Why Salesforce.com May Be a House of Cards
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 7:00PM CDT
Salesforce.com , a cloud computing company known for its customer relationship management software, or CRM, has very rapidly become one of the largest software companies in the world. Over the past decade, Salesforce has increased its revenue by a...
Rebels With a Cause Gala to Honor Tech Titan Larry Ellison
PR Newswire - Tue Mar 11, 1:07PM CDT
Stars of movies, music, medicine and technology will join at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood on March 20 for the second annual Rebels With a Cause gala honoring titan of technology and powerhouse philanthropist, Larry J. Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation. Last year's event raised $3.6 million for the revolutionary and life-saving research of David B. Agus, M.D., director of the USC Westside Cancer Center and the USC Center for Applied Molecular Medicine (CAMM).
This Big IBM Bet Doesn't Deserve a Pass
at The Street - Tue Mar 11, 9:36AM CDT
How much growth will $2.2 billion buy? Management hasn't said. It seems Watson didn't do the math.
Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce Execs to Keynote Connections LATAM March 12
Business Wire - Tue Mar 11, 8:01AM CDT
The ExactTarget Marketing Cloud, from salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), announced today that LinkedIn's LATAM Managing Director Osvaldo Barbosa and Twitter's Head of Brand Strategy Pedro Porto will keynote Latin America's inaugural Connections LATAM March 12 in Sao Paulo.
Market Research: Customer Relationship Management Market Report 2013
M2 - Tue Mar 11, 3:41AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tr2kqf/customer) has announced the addition of the "Customer Relationship Management Market Report 2013" report to their offering. Despite the economic challenges that many companies have faced over the past few years primarily the global economic downfall of 2008, which served to severely affect developed economies in the US and Europe; as well as the ongoing problems affecting European firms following the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis expenditure on customer relationship management (CRM) products has continued to observe substantial growth during the past 5 years, with the authors estimating sales of CRM software to have increased by 38.8% between 2008 and 2012. Indeed, the industry has out-performed sales of other business software in recent years, with many companies realising the significant benefits provided by CRM solutions, which help to streamline operations while also providing expansive cost efficiencies a factor that has become increasingly important to businesses in recent years following the economic downturn. The customer-centric business model has also become a crucial cornerstone of corporate strategies, thus fuelling demand for CRM systems, which supply businesses with comprehensive customer engagement tools while also providing real-time measurements of customer interactions across all operations. The battle between on-premise and hosted CRM solutions has continued to be wagered over the past few years. According to Gartner's recent assessment of the industry, entitled Market Share Analysis: Customer Relationship Management Software, Worldwide, 2012, Web-based CRM vendor Salesforce.com is now the world's leading CRM software vendor with a 14% market share in 2012, reflecting the increasing migration of businesses to Web-based models, which are often highly scalable and more affordable than installed systems. Indeed, according to the report, 40% of all CRM software sold in 2012 worldwide was software-as-a-service (SaaS) based', and the authors expect this figure to continue to increase over the coming years. Key Topics Covered: Executive Summary Introduction Strategic Overview The On-Premise Market The Hosted Market An International Perspective PEST Analysis Industry Dynamics Competitor Analysis The Future Further Sources Companies Mentioned - Ardexus Inc - BPMonline - Clear C2 Inc - FirstWave Technologies Inc - Microsoft Corp - NetSuite Inc - Sage Group PLC - Salesforcecom - SalesPage Technologies LLC - SugarCRM Inc For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tr2kqf/customer About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.
How Salesforce Plans to Expand to Europe
Adrian Campos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 10, 9:00PM CDT
Leading cloud computing company Salesforce.com , famous for its cloud-based customer relationship management platform, has seen amazing revenue growth in the past five years, as corporations all over the world shift their IT budgets to the...
Can This Tech Company Expand Further Into the Cloud?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 10, 11:00AM CDT
IBM is in the middle of transitioning from a traditional hardware business to a multifaceted cloud computing company. The cloud computing market is experiencing tremendous growth, but IBM still has lots of work ahead. Same IBM, new focus ...
New Facilities, Investment Commitments, Financial Results, and Joint Technology Agreements - Analyst Notes on FireEye, salesforce.com, Workday, Splunk, and Bazaarvoice
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 10, 10:47AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM), Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), and Bazaarvoice, Inc. (NASDAQ: BV). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register
TechCrunch Disrupt Selects London as Host City for 2014 Event
Business Wire - Mon Mar 10, 8:34AM CDT
TechCrunch announced today that the second TechCrunch Disrupt Europe will take place from 18-21st October 2014 at Old Billingsgate in East London. One of the leading global tech media franchises, TechCrunch Disrupt hosts events from San Francisco and New York to Berlin and Beijing.
Critical Alerts For Staples, SAP, Salesforce.com, Sony, and Pandora Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 10, 8:31AM CDT
CHICAGO, March 10, 2014 InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SPLS, SAP, CRM, SNE, and P.
ChinaSoft Invests in Leading SaaS Provider; Signs MOU to Expand Cloud Services into China
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 10, 1:51AM CDT
Three months after the acquisition of Catapult Systems, ChinaSoft International Limited ("ChinaSoft" or "the Company") (SEHK: 354) announced today that it has made a minority investment in Deem Inc., a leading SaaS provider in the Commerce as a Service (CaaS) space in the United States. The parties also signed an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and build Deem's local China-based CaaS platform. This effort will further enhance ChinaSoft's social, mobile, analytical, and specially cloud (SMAC) capabilities.
Today’s 3 Worst Stocks in the S&P 500
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 07, 6:23PM CST
The S&P 500 Index set a new all-time closing record for the third time this week on Friday. Behind the advance was the Labor Department's monthly nonfarm payrolls report, which showed a stronger jobs market than Wall Street expected. The...
Salesforce.com names Colin Powell as board member
AP - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salesforce.com has named former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell as a director, boosting the size of its board to 11 members.
Salesforce.com Announces Appointment of General Colin Powell to its Board of Directors
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 14, 7:00AM CDT
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 CRM platform, announced today the appointment of General Colin Powell to its Board of Directors. The appointment was effective as of March 13, 2014 and increases the size of the Board of Directors to 11 members.
salesforce.com Falls 4.00% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 13, 4:04PM CDT
salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $58.42 to a high of $62.17. Yesterday, the shares fell 4.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $59.52 on volume of 9.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
After Yesterday's Decline of 4.00%, salesforce.com Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 13, 4:04PM CDT
salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $58.42 to a high of $62.17. Yesterday, the shares fell 4.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $59.52 on volume of 9.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Investment in SteelBrick from Former BigMachines Founder Provides Fuel to Salesforce CPQ App Leader
PR Newswire - Thu Mar 13, 8:00AM CDT
SteelBrick, provider of easy-to-use Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) apps for high-growth Salesforce.com customers, today announced it has received $5 million in capital investment from Godard Abel, the company's new CEO and former co-founder/CEO of BigMachines, and from Matt Gorniak, former global SVP sales/alliances from BigMachines, who will serve as a senior advisor to SteelBrick. Purchased by Oracle last year, BigMachines has been the market leader in CPQ software for the Salesforce and Oracle ecosystems.
'Fast Money' Recap: From Stocks to Bonds?
at The Street - Thu Mar 13, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the S&P 500, copper and emerging markets.
Alteva Brings Innovations in Workforce Mobility and BYOD Trends to ITEX
Marketwire - Wed Mar 12, 11:34AM CDT
Alteva (NYSE MKT: ALTV), a premier provider of hosted Unified-Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS), announced today it will participate in the ITEX National Conference and Expo from March 11-13 at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. In Booth #624, Alteva will focus on innovations in workforce mobility and solutions to support the growing demand for BYOD in the workforce.
Why Salesforce.com May Be a House of Cards
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 7:00PM CDT
Salesforce.com , a cloud computing company known for its customer relationship management software, or CRM, has very rapidly become one of the largest software companies in the world. Over the past decade, Salesforce has increased its revenue by a...
Rebels With a Cause Gala to Honor Tech Titan Larry Ellison
PR Newswire - Tue Mar 11, 1:07PM CDT
Stars of movies, music, medicine and technology will join at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood on March 20 for the second annual Rebels With a Cause gala honoring titan of technology and powerhouse philanthropist, Larry J. Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation. Last year's event raised $3.6 million for the revolutionary and life-saving research of David B. Agus, M.D., director of the USC Westside Cancer Center and the USC Center for Applied Molecular Medicine (CAMM).
This Big IBM Bet Doesn't Deserve a Pass
at The Street - Tue Mar 11, 9:36AM CDT
How much growth will $2.2 billion buy? Management hasn't said. It seems Watson didn't do the math.
Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce Execs to Keynote Connections LATAM March 12
Business Wire - Tue Mar 11, 8:01AM CDT
The ExactTarget Marketing Cloud, from salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), announced today that LinkedIn's LATAM Managing Director Osvaldo Barbosa and Twitter's Head of Brand Strategy Pedro Porto will keynote Latin America's inaugural Connections LATAM March 12 in Sao Paulo.
Market Research: Customer Relationship Management Market Report 2013
M2 - Tue Mar 11, 3:41AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tr2kqf/customer) has announced the addition of the "Customer Relationship Management Market Report 2013" report to their offering. Despite the economic challenges that many companies have faced over the past few years primarily the global economic downfall of 2008, which served to severely affect developed economies in the US and Europe; as well as the ongoing problems affecting European firms following the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis expenditure on customer relationship management (CRM) products has continued to observe substantial growth during the past 5 years, with the authors estimating sales of CRM software to have increased by 38.8% between 2008 and 2012. Indeed, the industry has out-performed sales of other business software in recent years, with many companies realising the significant benefits provided by CRM solutions, which help to streamline operations while also providing expansive cost efficiencies a factor that has become increasingly important to businesses in recent years following the economic downturn. The customer-centric business model has also become a crucial cornerstone of corporate strategies, thus fuelling demand for CRM systems, which supply businesses with comprehensive customer engagement tools while also providing real-time measurements of customer interactions across all operations. The battle between on-premise and hosted CRM solutions has continued to be wagered over the past few years. According to Gartner's recent assessment of the industry, entitled Market Share Analysis: Customer Relationship Management Software, Worldwide, 2012, Web-based CRM vendor Salesforce.com is now the world's leading CRM software vendor with a 14% market share in 2012, reflecting the increasing migration of businesses to Web-based models, which are often highly scalable and more affordable than installed systems. Indeed, according to the report, 40% of all CRM software sold in 2012 worldwide was software-as-a-service (SaaS) based', and the authors expect this figure to continue to increase over the coming years. Key Topics Covered: Executive Summary Introduction Strategic Overview The On-Premise Market The Hosted Market An International Perspective PEST Analysis Industry Dynamics Competitor Analysis The Future Further Sources Companies Mentioned - Ardexus Inc - BPMonline - Clear C2 Inc - FirstWave Technologies Inc - Microsoft Corp - NetSuite Inc - Sage Group PLC - Salesforcecom - SalesPage Technologies LLC - SugarCRM Inc For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tr2kqf/customer About Research and Markets Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.
How Salesforce Plans to Expand to Europe
Adrian Campos, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 10, 9:00PM CDT
Leading cloud computing company Salesforce.com , famous for its cloud-based customer relationship management platform, has seen amazing revenue growth in the past five years, as corporations all over the world shift their IT budgets to the...
Can This Tech Company Expand Further Into the Cloud?
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Mar 10, 11:00AM CDT
IBM is in the middle of transitioning from a traditional hardware business to a multifaceted cloud computing company. The cloud computing market is experiencing tremendous growth, but IBM still has lots of work ahead. Same IBM, new focus ...
New Facilities, Investment Commitments, Financial Results, and Joint Technology Agreements - Analyst Notes on FireEye, salesforce.com, Workday, Splunk, and Bazaarvoice
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 10, 10:47AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM), Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), and Bazaarvoice, Inc. (NASDAQ: BV). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register
TechCrunch Disrupt Selects London as Host City for 2014 Event
Business Wire - Mon Mar 10, 8:34AM CDT
TechCrunch announced today that the second TechCrunch Disrupt Europe will take place from 18-21st October 2014 at Old Billingsgate in East London. One of the leading global tech media franchises, TechCrunch Disrupt hosts events from San Francisco and New York to Berlin and Beijing.
Critical Alerts For Staples, SAP, Salesforce.com, Sony, and Pandora Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 10, 8:31AM CDT
CHICAGO, March 10, 2014 InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for SPLS, SAP, CRM, SNE, and P.
ChinaSoft Invests in Leading SaaS Provider; Signs MOU to Expand Cloud Services into China
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 10, 1:51AM CDT
Three months after the acquisition of Catapult Systems, ChinaSoft International Limited ("ChinaSoft" or "the Company") (SEHK: 354) announced today that it has made a minority investment in Deem Inc., a leading SaaS provider in the Commerce as a Service (CaaS) space in the United States. The parties also signed an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and build Deem's local China-based CaaS platform. This effort will further enhance ChinaSoft's social, mobile, analytical, and specially cloud (SMAC) capabilities.
Today’s 3 Worst Stocks in the S&P 500
John Divine, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 07, 6:23PM CST
The S&P 500 Index set a new all-time closing record for the third time this week on Friday. Behind the advance was the Labor Department's monthly nonfarm payrolls report, which showed a stronger jobs market than Wall Street expected. The...
