Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff to Speak at CTO Forum

Benioff to address audience of CTOs from Fortune 500 companies on IT’s role in the age of cloud computing

SAN FRANCISCO (November 16, 2010) – Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced chairman and CEO Marc Benioff will deliver the keynote address at CTO Forum, an invitation-only event, on November 17, 2010 at 10:40 am PST at the St. Regis hotel, San Francisco. Benioff will address a prestigious group of chief technology officers from Fortune 500 companies on the role of IT in today’s age of cloud computing.

The CTO Forum is an independent, non-profit and non-commercial organization dedicated to promoting a lively discussion of the issues confronting business, technology and society. The mission of the CTO Forum is to identify, examine, and overcome the challenges that senior technologists face as they work to foster – cultures of smart innovation. Its programs explore how emerging technologies can address business challenges.

Additional resources:

  • A live audiocast of Benioff’s presentation will be available at www.salesforce.com/investor.
  • Follow @salesforce on Twitter. 

About salesforce.com

Salesforce.com is the enterprise cloud computing company. Based on salesforce.com’s real-time, multitenant architecture, the company’s platform and CRM applications (http://www.salesforce.com/crm) have revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate with their customers, including:

  • The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and contact management
  • The Service Cloud, for customer service and support solutions
  • Chatter, for social collaboration
  • The Force.com platform, for custom application development
  • 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 July 31, 2010, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 82,400 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell, 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.” For more information please visit http://www.salesforce.com, or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE.

Source: salesforce.com

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