Iconoclast Benioff gets top props

Silicon.com has named its “Agenda Setter” for the software industry, and none other than rave fave CRM iconoclast Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com has taken the prize.

Benioff also scored a mention as a top 10 executive in the “Business Leaders category to join folks such as Ray Ozzie from Microsoft, Eric Schmidt of Google, Steve Jobs of Apple, Meg Whitman of eBay, and John Chambers of Cisco.

Of Benioff, Silicon.com gushed, “More than any individual since Bill Gates or Linus Torvalds, he has become inextricably linked with the movement he champions. Although he has made a major success of Salesforce.com and has shaken up the CRM old-guard, it is Benioff’s role as service evangelist and engine of change which will have the greatest impact on the industry.”

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Salesforce.com is currently the market and technology leader in on-demand business services. Salesforce.com’s on-demand platform AppExchange allows the building of new applications, customization, and integration of the Salesforce suite. Salesforce.com today manages customer information for approximately 23,000 customers and approximately 501,000 paying subscribers including Advanced Micro Devices, America Online, Cendant Rental Car Group, Dow Jones Newswires, Nokia, Polycom and SunTrust.