Salesforce.com CTO Honored by InfoWorld for Innovative Efforts

Business Wire, April 2, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2003

Dave Moellenhoff Named Runner up for CTO of the Year for His

Innovation and Leadership in on-Demand Customer Relationship

Management Applications

Salesforce.com, the technology and market leader in on-demand customer relationship management (CRM), announced today that InfoWorld Media Group, the provider of in-depth analysis of enterprise technology and strategies through its integrated online, print, research and events channels, has named salesforce.com CTO Dave Moellenhoff one of two runners up for InfoWorld's CTO of the Year award. InfoWorld's editorial board chose Moellenhoff from among its "25 Most Influential CTOs for 2002" on the basis of his leadership within salesforce.com and the broader community, technical innovation, scope of influence and impressive results. Fellow honorees include Mike Sayers, CTO at Reuters (NASDAQ:RTRSY), as runner up and former Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER) CTO John McKinley as CTO of the year. Profiles of these technology leaders can be found in the March 31, 2003, issue of InfoWorld magazine, available online at http://www.infoworld.com.

"Salesforce.com's radical vision of software as an on-demand utility, supported by a Web Services architecture, is now reality for 6000-plus salesforce.com customers," Moellenhoff said. "Our success is grounded in a company-wide commitment to providing the best application utility on the market, and I am very flattered to be honored by InfoWorld for my effort and contribution."

A recent Gartner survey found that 42 percent of all enterprise CRM software licenses purchased are never deployed (Gartner Group, March 2003). In contrast to unused software, salesforce.com offers a subscription-based service that provides on-demand CRM functionality for immediate success. Its users receive all the advantages of a utility delivery system in terms of cost, risk and ease of use. Salesforce.com currently has over 6,000 customers and 80,000 users in 110 countries, making it the world's most successful application utility.

Moellenhoff co-founded salesforce.com in the spring of 1999. Moellenhoff previously has been recognized as a Premier 100 IT Leader by Computerworld magazine, and a Top 25 Most Influential CTO and Top 10 Technology Innovator by InfoWorld magazine. In addition to his salesforce.com duties, Moellenhoff also sits on the board of the salesforce.com/foundation, a multi-million dollar philanthropic initiative focused on bridging the digital divide.

About salesforce.com

Salesforce.com builds and delivers customer relationship management (CRM) applications on demand via its web services platform. Salesforce.com's product suite -- Team Edition, Professional Edition, Enterprise Edition, Wireless Edition and Offline Edition -- gives companies of all sizes a complete 360-degree view of the customer. The company's award-winning CRM solutions provide integrated online sales force automation, customer service and support management, and marketing automation applications to help companies meet the complex challenges of global customer communication. Salesforce.com has received considerable recognition in the industry, including Editors' Choice and two Five-Star ratings from PC Magazine, two Deploy Awards from InfoWorld, Red Herring 100, Upside Hot 100, Investor's Choice Award from Enterprise Outlook, Editors' Choice from TMCLabs, Top 10 CRM Implementation from Aberdeen Group, and InfoWorld's 2001 CRM Technology of the Year. Founded in 1999, salesforce.com is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia.

About InfoWorld Media Group

For twenty-five years, InfoWorld Media Group has provided cutting-edge coverage and evaluation of IT products and services for technology experts in senior management. Through integrated channels including print, online and events, InfoWorld reaches the most influential senior technology experts -- those who drive their enterprises' technology purchases. Powered by a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products.

Note to Editors: Salesforce.com is a registered trademark of salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, California. Other names used may be trademarks of their respective owners.