New data center to host the world's most popular Software-as-a-Service applications and Force.com, the world's first multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service Global leader in SaaS and PaaS anticipates new data center to further accelerate international expansion
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM),
the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-
as-a-Service (PaaS), today announced that it is building its first
international data center in Singapore. The data center, which is expected to
go live before the end of year, will service the company's rapidly growing
international customer base.
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In addition to the data center infrastructure, salesforce.com also
announced plans to establish a Network Operations Center (NOC) in Singapore to
implement 24x7, follow-the-sun monitoring of the company's data centers in
North America and Singapore. To support this, it is investing in additional
facilities and headcount at its Asia Pacific headquarters.
"The decision to build our first data center outside of the U.S. is clear
evidence that companies globally are abandoning the failed client-server
software model and are looking for a new model that allows them to focus on
innovation as opposed to infrastructure," said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO,
salesforce.com.
Salesforce.com's Asia Pacific customer base doubled over the last 12
months. Strategic customers include AAPT, Acer, Amcor, CGU Insurance,
Challenger Financial Services, Datacraft, Flight Centre, Hang Seng Bank,
Mizuho Private Wealth Management, Ottagi, Ramco, SPH Search, VSNL and Telecom
New Zealand.
"The explosive growth that we are experiencing in Asia Pacific, combined
with a highly technically literate and multi-lingual talent pool, make
Singapore the perfect location for our first data center outside of the U.S.,"
added Benioff.
"IDA welcomes the setting up of the new international data center by
salesforce.com in Singapore. The choice of Singapore as the location is a
testimony to our capabilities to support data center activities. As an
established trusted hub, with excellent global connectivity and skilled
infocomm manpower, Singapore is in an excellent position to support
salesforce.com in delivering its innovative services globally," said RADM(NS)
Ronnie Tay, CEO, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.
About Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-
Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). The company's portfolio of
SaaS applications, including its award-winning CRM application, available at
http://www.salesforce.com/products/, has revolutionized the ways that
customers manage and share business information over the Internet. The
company's Force.com PaaS enables customers, developers and partners to build
powerful on-demand applications that deliver the benefits of multi-tenancy
across the enterprise. Applications built on the Force.com platform, available
at http://www.force.com, can be easily shared, exchanged and installed with a
few simple clicks via salesforce.com's AppExchange marketplace available at
http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange.
As of April 30, 2008, salesforce.com manages customer information for
approximately 43,600 customers including ABN AMRO, Dow Jones Newswires, Japan
Post, Kaiser Permanente, KONE, Sprint Nextel, 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".
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SOFTWARE.
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