Salesforce.com EMEA Chairman Named One of the Most Influential Britons in Technology
October 30 2009 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com
(NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing
(http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today
announced that Steve Garnett, Ph.D., salesforce.com EMEA chairman,
has been named by UK national newspaper The Daily Telegraph as one
of the 50 most influential Britons in technology. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/SFW105LOGO) The list
features entrepreneurs, developers and politicians, as well as
notable figures such as Sir Tim Berners-Lee who headed the list for
his contributions to the development of the Internet. Dr. Garnett
was selected by the Telegraph's technology team for his pivotal
position as Europe, Middle East and Africa chairman of
salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company. Taking into
account recent developments as well as past achievements, the
prestigious directory highlights just who holds the most influence
in the technology industry. This coveted accolade was awarded to
Dr. Garnett for his role as the leading proponent of cloud
computing. Joining salesforce.com in July 2003, Dr. Garnett brought
with him a wealth of expertise, gained from 18 years of experience
in senior positions at Siebel Systems and Oracle Corporation. The
Telegraph attributed much of salesforce.com's success in Europe and
the rise of cloud computing to the work of Dr. Garnett. "Cloud
computing is a technology model that is changing the way businesses
operate all over the globe," said Steve Garnett, Ph.D., EMEA
chairman, salesforce.com. "The end of software is here and with
cloud computing companies now have a low-cost, low-risk computing
model that is highly scalable and adapts to the needs of their
business." About Salesforce.com Salesforce.com is the enterprise
cloud computing company. The company's portfolio of Salesforce CRM
applications, available at http://www.salesforce.com/crm/, has
revolutionized the ways that companies collaborate and communicate
with their customers across sales, marketing and service. The
company's Force.com platform (http://www.salesforce.com/platform/)
helps customers, partners and developers to quickly build powerful
business applications to run every part of the enterprise in the
cloud. Based on salesforce.com's (http://salesforce.com/)
real-time, multitenant architecture, Salesforce CRM and Force.com
offer the fastest path to customer success with cloud computing. As
of July 31, 2009, salesforce.com manages customer information for
approximately 63,200 customers including Allianz Commercial, Dell,
Dow Jones Newswires, 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.
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