Salesforce.com's Service Cloud 2 Ranked a Leader by Independent Research Firm

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today announced that Service Cloud 2 has been cited as a Leader in "The Forrester Wave™: CRM Suites Customer Service Solutions, Q3 2010" (Forrester Research, Inc., July, 2010).  Service Cloud 2 scored highest among all vendors in the report for its strategy, and ranked high for its usability, time-to-value and product strategy.

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According to the Report:

• Salesforce.com was recognized for "growing quickly by making CRM solutions available through the SaaS deployment model." Specifically, the company was noted for providing very strong support for: "Phone agents, social web; customization; security; Web 2.0-enabling technologies; usability and mobile devices."
• These strengths align with key trends currently taking place in the customer service solutions landscape that were noted in the report, including the importance of: "customer service embraces real-time methods" via social networking sources; "self-service knowledge management tools," "mobile capabilities serve as a linchpin for responsive customer service;" and "interest in social computing for multichannel customer service."
• The company also received high scores for its current offering, particularly in customer service, architecture and platform, and usability, as well as for its strategy, particularly its time-to-value and product strategy.

Comments on the News:

• "There's no 'Press 1' on Twitter. Today's customers aren't waiting on hold. They're on Cloud 2 – they're mobile, using social networks, and demanding real-time answers," said Alex Dayon, EVP of CRM, salesforce.com. "Service Cloud 2 helps customer service teams provide modern customer service in the cloud."

Additional Resources:

• More information on Service Cloud 2 is available here: http://www.salesforce.com/crm/customer-service-support/
• Watch a brief demo of Service Cloud 2 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpVRaDdtO8U
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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

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