Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff to Keynote Two Industry Events in Germany

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14, 2011  /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today announced that chairman and CEO Marc Benioff will deliver the keynote address at two industry events in Munich, Germany: the DLD Conference on Jan. 24, 2011 at 11:20 CET (5:20 a.m. ET), and the 17th Annual Handelsblatt Conference, Strategic IT-Management, on Jan. 25 at 11:00 CET (5:00 a.m. ET).

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Salesforce.com recognizes that a massive shift is under way in the industry to Cloud 2, the next generation of cloud computing that is social, mobile and real- time. The first generation of cloud computing was about leveraging technologies that were low cost, fast and easy to use. Benioff's keynotes will focus on how Cloud 2 is improving the workplace and demonstrate examples of this trend.

Widely recognized as the pioneer of cloud computing, salesforce.com founder Benioff has transformed salesforce.com from a groundbreaking idea into a publicly traded company that is the leader in enterprise cloud computing. Today, salesforce.com is one of the fastest growing companies in the world and was ranked fourth on FORTUNE's "100 Fastest-Growing Companies" in 2010.

About the conferences

DLD (Digital - Life - Design) is a creative event, bringing together more than 800 entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists and scientists from all over the world. With international participants from media, design, art, science and society, DLD Conference is well known as the European forum of the "Creative Class."

Seventeenth Annual Handelsblatt Conference Strategic IT-Management will take place in Munich from January 24 to 26. The motto of this year's conference is "IT Organisation for Next Generation Business," and will cover topics ranging from the economies of scale of cloud computing to mobile strategies for CIOs.

Additional resources:

• A live audiocast of Benioff's DLD Conference presentation will be available at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=141811&eventID=3649118
• A live audiocast of Benioff's 17th International Handelsblatt Conference Strategic IT-Management presentation will be available
• http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=141811&eventID=3649134
• Information about DLD Conference
• Information about 17th Annual Handelsblatt Conference Strategic IT-Management        

About salesforce.com

Salesforce.com is the trusted enterprise cloud computing company. Based on salesforce.com's real-time, multitenant architecture, the company's Force.com platform and apps (http://www.salesforce.com/crm) have revolutionized the way companies collaborate and communicate. Salesforce.com's cloud offerings include:

• The Sales Cloud, for sales force automation and contact management
• The Service Cloud, for customer service and support
• The Jigsaw Data Cloud, for ensuring data integrity and quality
• Salesforce Chatter, for social collaboration
• The Force.com platform, for custom application development
• Database.com, the world's first enterprise cloud database
• The AppExchange, the world's leading marketplace for enterprise cloud computing apps

Salesforce.com offers the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing. As of October 31, 2010, salesforce.com manages customer information for approximately 87,200 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 may not be 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.

Copyright (c) 2011 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce and the "no software" logo are registered trademarks of salesforce.com, inc., and salesforce.com owns other registered and unregistered trademarks. Other names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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