Marc Benioff

Salesforce Goes Social With $27.7B Slack Deal
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Salesforce Goes Social With $27.7B Slack Deal

"Slack looks like the natural fit for Salesforce to beef up its collaboration and messaging footprint and keep pace with [Microsoft]."
By Matthew Heller | December 2, 2020
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Salesforce Tops Estimates as Q1 Sales Rise 30%
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Salesforce Tops Estimates as Q1 Sales Rise 30%

"Our results, amidst this global crisis, demonstrated our ability to execute at speed, innovate at scale and the strength of our business model."
By Matthew Heller | May 29, 2020
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Salesforce to Buy Tableau in $15B Analytics Move
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Salesforce to Buy Tableau in $15B Analytics Move

The acquisition combines Tableau's tools for understanding data with Salesforce's solutions for understanding customers.
By Matthew Heller | June 10, 2019
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Salesforce CEO to Buy Time Magazine
Mergers & Acquisitions

Salesforce CEO to Buy Time Magazine

With the purchase, the Benioffs join fellow tech billionaires Jeff Bezos and Laurene Powell Jobs in acquiring iconic media properties.
By William Sprouse | September 17, 2018
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Salesforce Buys Enterprise Software Startup
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Salesforce Buys Enterprise Software Startup

The $6.5 billion acquisition of MuleSoft gives Salesforce a platform for integrating business apps, databases, and corporate IT infrastructure.
By Matthew Heller | March 20, 2018
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Salesforce to Acquire Demandware for $2.8B
Technology

Salesforce to Acquire Demandware for $2.8B

The deal puts Salesforce in the same fast-growing space as Oracle and SAP, which already offer cloud-based e-commerce services.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 1, 2016
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