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The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Tom Taulli	On-Demand Is in Demand Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff is the cheerleader of the software industry's latest thing. And customers seem to love it. On the news of the company's latest earnings report, investors pushed up the stock 13% to $15.95.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2005 Tom Taulli	Salesforce.com Going Strong Software slowdown? No one told Salesforce.com. The company expects full-year 2006 earnings per share of $0.11 to $0.14, as well as revenues of $297 million to $302 million.
PC Magazine June 14, 2004 John Clyman	salesforce.com Enterprise Edition If you're looking for a comprehensive on-demand customer-relationship management tool that can streamline your sales and support processes, salesforce.com is an excellent choice.
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The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Tom Taulli	Internet Capital Group Still a Money Loser This complex enterprise software and holding company makes it hard for investors to get excited.
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IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 Brad Kenney	A Sampling Of SaaS Hosted software offerings are taking root across the manufacturing business model.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Tom Taulli	Salesforce.com's Platform to Profits Salesforce.com is expanding its platform for on-demand applications. While building this platform is certainly an ambitious move for Salesforce.com, the company has demonstrated that it knows how to follow through, and that it has a ripe market waiting.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 Tom Taulli	Salesforce.com Goes for the Close As expected, the company's IPO was red-hot. But it could be too hot for long-term investors.
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InternetNews April 23, 2004 Miller & Joyce	Wall Street Shifting to On-Demand Model Merrill Lynch's On-Demand Index signals investors are getting ready for pay-as-you-go (i.e. application service provider) software companies -- or at least learning how to value them as stocks.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Tom Taulli	Dueling Fools: Salesforce.com Bull Rebuttal Salesforce.com has a strong brand, a killer application, a robust platform, and a customer breadth that sets it apart from its rivals. Investors, take note.
InternetNews February 2, 2006 David Needle	SAP Plays On-Demand Field SAP's on-demand solution is for customer relationship management and builds on the company's mySAP CRM software, a more traditional on-premises software solution.
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The Motley Fool November 17, 2005 Tom Taulli	The End (of Software) Is Nigh Bill Gates proclaims the Internet will unleash a "services wave" of applications for millions of users. But unfortunately for him, it seems that Salesforce.com is leading the wave.
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The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Tom Taulli	RightNow All Wrong RightNow's apparent internal tumult could harm its growth. The software company's stock plummeted 17% following last week's earnings report.
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The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Tom Taulli	Concur's Necessary Expense Concur completes its acquisition of Gelco Information Network, a rival expense management provider. The company brings along 1,200 clients, 625,000 on-demand users, and is expected to add $9 million in quarterly revenues.
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