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Heroku is a cloud platform as a service supporting several programming languages that is used as a web application deployment model. Heroku, one of the first cloud platforms, has been in development since June 2007, when it supported only the Ruby programming language, but now supports Java, Node.js, Scala, Clojure, Python, PHP, and Go. For this reason, Heroku is said to be a polyglot platform as it lets the developer build, run and scale applications in a similar manner across all the languages.

Heroku

Quip is a collaborative productivity software suite for mobile and the Web. It allows groups of people to create and edit documents and spreadsheets as a group, typically for business purposes.

Quip

Demandware is a software technology company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, providing a cloud-based e-commerce platform and related services for retailers and brand manufacturers around the world. In 2016, Demandware was acquired by Salesforce for $2.8B.

Demandware

Work.com (Formerly Rypple) is a social performance management platform that helps managers and employees improve work performance through continuous coaching, real-time feedback, and recognition. It is marketed as a solution for sales performance, customer service, marketing, and as a service that can be employed by human resource departments.

Work.com

Slack Technologies, Inc.—acquired by Salesforce ($CRM) for $27.7B in July 2021—is a messaging platform businesses. Per the terms of the deal, Slack shareholders received $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce for each share owned. See the $CRM stock page for updates on Slack as a subsidiary of Salesforce.
Slack was founded by Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Bradley J. Horowitz, Eric Costello, Callum James Henderson-Begg, and Serguei Mourachov in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Slack Technologies

Salesforce, Inc. engages in the design and development of cloud-based enterprise software for customer relationship management. Its solutions include sales force automation, customer service and support, marketing automation, digital commerce, community management, collaboration, industry-specific solutions, and salesforce platform. The firm also provides guidance, support, training, and advisory services. The company was founded by Marc Russell Benioff and Parker Harris in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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CRM exceeds Q1 targets, focuses on AI innovation and profitability

CRM's Q1 earnings call highlighted its strong performance and focus on AI innovation, productivity, and profitability. While facing challenges in certain segments, the company is leveraging opportunities in AI strategy and generative AI to drive value for customers. The focus on profitability and long-term efficiency gains reflects the company's commitment to sustainable growth.

Salesforce reports strong Q2 results, raises fiscal '24 revenue guidance

Salesforce's Q2 performance reflects strong revenue growth, margin acceleration, and a focus on AI and data. The company is navigating challenges related to professional services headwinds and anticipated cash tax increases. Opportunities lie in multi-cloud expansion, international acceleration, and leveraging AI for growth.

Salesforce exceeds Q3 revenue expectations, focuses on AI and Data Cloud

Salesforce's Q3 earnings call showcased robust financial performance, driven by strong revenue growth and margin expansion. The company's strategic focus on AI, Data Cloud, and trust revolution positions it well for future growth, despite challenges from transactional business and potential optimizations in SaaS licenses. Overall, Salesforce is optimistic about the opportunities presented by new technologies and pricing changes.

Salesforce surpasses revenue targets, aims for 27% margin growth

Salesforce's Q4 performance exceeded expectations, driven by MuleSoft and Tableau success, aiming for a 27% non-GAAP operating margin in fiscal '24.
The company is committed to profitability, customer success, and transforming for growth, with a focus on efficiency and margin enhancement.
Challenges include economic headwinds, balancing profitability with growth, and operational execution of margin optimization initiatives.
Opportunities include achieving margin targets, share repurchase plans, and leveraging mentorship for further growth and efficiency.

Salesforce exceeds margin targets, focuses on generative AI growth

Salesforce delivered strong Q1 results, exceeding margin targets and showcasing revenue growth, with a focus on generative AI and customer-centric strategies.
Challenges in professional services and certain sectors were noted, while opportunities lie in AI investments, customer productivity enhancements, and data protection.
The company's long-term strategies align with generative AI advancements, aiming to drive profitability improvements and efficiency gains through innovative approaches.
Despite regional revenue variations, Salesforce remains focused on driving sales productivity, upmarket sales, and transformative AI solutions for future growth and success.

Salesforce reports robust Q2 earnings, focuses on AI transformation

Salesforce's Q2 performance reflects strong financial results, margin growth, and strategic focus on AI and customer success. While facing challenges from restructuring and cash taxes, the company's disciplined approach and market leadership position it well for future growth and innovation.

Salesforce excels in Q3 with strong growth and margin expansion

Salesforce's Q3 performance showcased strong growth, margin expansion, and operational excellence, driven by successful initiatives and strategic investments. While facing challenges in transactional business and pricing changes, the company is well-positioned to capitalize on opportunities in AI, Data Cloud, and customer value.

Salesforce reports stellar Q4 performance, eyes AI transformation opportunities

Salesforce's Q4 2024 earnings call showcased robust financial performance, strong international growth, and a focus on AI innovation and customer value.
Challenges include optimizing professional services revenue, navigating pricing changes, and ensuring smooth AI adoption for sustained growth.
Opportunities lie in leveraging Data Cloud and AI demand, guiding industry AI transformation, and expanding revenue streams through product integration and market reach.
Overall, Salesforce's strategic focus on profitable growth, customer-centric innovation, and financial stability positions the company for continued success in FY '25.

Salesforce reports solid Q1 growth, focuses on AI and data

Salesforce's Q1 performance showed revenue growth and margin improvement, with strong international expansion.
Data Cloud business and strategic partnerships are driving growth, while challenges include deal cycles and economic impacts.
Opportunities lie in AI transformation, customer automation, and diverse pricing models to enhance competitiveness.
Overall, Salesforce's focus on innovation and customer-centric solutions positions it well for future growth and success.

Salesforce reports strong Q2 results, eyes growth with Agentforce

Salesforce's Q2 performance reflects solid revenue growth and product innovation with Agentforce. Financial outlook for fiscal year '25 is positive, with raised margin and cash flow guidance. Challenges include achieving double-digit growth and managing the CFO transition, while opportunities lie in AI, innovation, and customer success.

Salesforce excels in Q3 2025 with Agentforce driving growth

Salesforce's Q3 2025 showcased robust financial performance and strategic initiatives driving growth.
Agentforce and the More Core initiative are key drivers of innovation and customer value.
Challenges lie in ensuring seamless adoption and competitive positioning in the market.

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Salesforce: Buy The Dip

Despite mixed Q3 results, CRM's stock surged due to the launch of Agentforce, which signed 200 deals in its first week. Agentforce 2.0, with advanced features and integrations, positions CRM to capitalize on the booming Enterprise AI market, projected to grow significantly. Valuation suggests a 22.5% upside, with a price target of $421, driven by Agentforce's traction and CRM's strategic acquisitions enhancing data quality and security.

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Investors seemed to shrug off the meltdown on Thursday. Some Dow Jones laggards of this period tried to rebound as well.

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Salesforce has unveiled Agentforce 2.0, introducing AI agents with human-like reasoning abilities that can autonomously handle complex business tasks, marking a major push into the emerging 'digital labor' market.

Salesforce drops Agentforce 2.0, brings reasoning AI to enterprise

Salesforce Inc (NYSE:CRM, ETR:FOO)'s latest move in the AI space, Agentforce 2.0, highlights the company's commitment to advancing "agentic AI" capabilities, aiming to redefine workflows across its core clouds and integrate third-party applications. Analysts at Bank of America remain bullish on Salesforce's AI strategy, reiterating their "Buy" rating and maintaining a price objective of $440 per share.

Salesforce expands AI reach with Agentforce 2.0 launch

Wall Street analysts rerated Salesforce, Inc CRM after it announced that a second generation of its Agentforce technology, capable of tackling questions in Salesforce's Slack communications app, will be available in February 2025. The company also announced plans to hire 2,000 artificial intelligence-focused salespeople.

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Salesforce will hire 2,000 people to sell the the company's AI software.

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NVIDIA NASDAQ: NVDA isn't the most upgraded stock at the end of the Q3 earnings reporting season, ending a trend that has been in place for nearly two years. While potentially bad news for the market, the reason why should give investors hope that the rally in equities is broadening and the S&P 500 will sustain its uptrend.

Q4's Most Upgraded Stocks: Promising Buys for 2025

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pipeliner CRM, the leading sales enablement tool and CRM software, announces its top achievements of 2024, led by unprecedented growth, industry-leading AI integrations and continued advancements in supporting sales professionals' success. “We're excited to share that 2024 marked another successful year for Pipeliner and our expanding customer base,” says Nikolaus Kimla, Pipeliner's CEO. “Through our industry-leading innovation and AI tools and our relentless focus.

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Salesforce has closed more than 1,000 paid deals for "Agentforce," its platform for creating virtual representatives powered by artificial intelligence, its CEO Marc Benioff said on Tuesday.

Salesforce closes 1,000 paid 'Agentforce' deals, looks to robot future

Cloud software giant Salesforce looks to hire thousands of new sales people to sell its AI tools to customers.

Salesforce plans to hire 2,000 people to sell its AI products

Salesforce will bring on 2,000 more salespeople specializing in artificial intelligence, CEO Marc Benioff said at an event in San Francisco on Tuesday. The second generation of Salesforce's AI agent software will become available to customers in February 2025.

Salesforce will hire 2,000 people to sell AI products, CEO Marc Benioff says

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 AI CRM, today announced Agentforce 2.0: the newest version of Agentforce, the first digital labor platform for enterprises — a complete AI system for augmenting teams with trusted, autonomous AI agents in the flow of work. This release introduces a new library of pre-built skills and workflow integrations for rapid customization, the ability to deploy Agentforce in Slack, and advancements in agentic reasoning and retrieval a.

Introducing Agentforce 2.0: The Digital Labor Platform for Building a Limitless Workforce

Shares of Salesforce Inc NYSE: CRM have been a standout performer this year, as they continue to add gains to the 180% rally that kicked off in late 2022. Two years in, this tech giant is looking stronger than ever.

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SAN FRANCISCO & PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the #1 AI CRM, today announced that Vivint, an NRG company and leading provider of smart home and security solutions, is leveraging Agentforce to augment its customer service teams and provide 24/7 autonomous agent support for customers. An industry leader for 25 years, Vivint specializes in award-winning smart home and security systems featuring cutting-edge automation and smart energy integrations. The company has received.

Agentforce Brings Vivint Customer Service Teams 24/7 Support

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the #1 AI CRM, today announced an expanded collaboration with the Adecco Group (SIX: ADEN), the world's leading talent company, to reimagine recruiting and support for job applicants. Using Salesforce, including Agentforce and Data Cloud, the Adecco Group is scaling its global talent supply chain, filling more open roles faster while providing superior experiences for job seekers. The Adecco Group relies on its talented recruiters to fill.

The Adecco Group Scales Recruitment, Accelerating AI Integration with Salesforce

One colloquial phrase from the business world that has uniquely developed in the 21st century is “Customer Relationship Management” or CRM, which was coined by the Gartner Group in the late 1990s.

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CRM, or customer relationship management, is a hot industry. It is supported by the persistent shift to digitization and the rapid advancement of technology, including AI.

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Salesforce was upgraded by analysts who pointed to the buzz around the tech giant's Agentforce AI tool. The post Salesforce Upgraded On 'Palpable' Buzz Around Agentforce appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.

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