2009年8月
企业云计算公司 Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM)被Gartner最新的“Sales Force Automation魔力象限”列入“领导者象限” 。Gartner表示:“‘领导者’能够以市场为本的愿景运用科技,协助高级销售者实现商业目标。换言之,他们能够通过产品和服务实践这个愿景,并以营业额及盈利作为实际业绩。另外,‘领导者’应在北美、欧洲、中东、非洲及亚太区拥有杰出的客户部署,客户基础覆盖行业广泛,并在每个行业拥有超过500名用户。”
Salesforce.com dirctor兼总裁Marc Benioff表示:“对于Salesforce.com能够位列Gartner‘领导者象限’,我们感到非常荣幸。我们相信Salesforce.com除了在CRM之外,更在云计算领域奠定了新标准。我们在此感谢公司近60,000名客户,他们杰出的业绩,就是我们每天动力的来源。”
Salesforce.com十年前研发及推出由Sales Cloud和 Service Cloud组合而成的世界顶尖应用程序 ─ Salesforce CRM,开创了企业云计算的先河。Sales Cloud为全球销售应用程序的翘楚,短短十年间已推出近29种主要版本,并与Google,Facebook,和Amazon.com 等主要云计算公司建立伙伴关系。Sales Cloud已打破地域距离和设置局限,为公司提供全面而实时的客户分析。
Sales Cloud不但为各销售机构带来更佳的生产力,而且促成更多的交易, 早已深为营业代表及管理者所青睐。目前为止,Sales Cloud已拥有近60,000名客户,包括Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Cisco和Dell。
关于Gartner魔力象限
魔力象限(Magic Quadrant)由Gartner公司于2009年注册版权,并可以在获得许可的情况下重复使用。魔力象限是在某一特定时间内对市场状况进行的图形化描述。根据Gartner的定义,它描述 Gartner依据标准对该市场内的厂商所进行的分析。Gartner 并不对在魔力象限中描述的任何厂商、产品或服务出具官方认可,也不建议技术用户只选择位于“领导者象限”的厂商。魔力象限仅作为一种研究工具,并不意味着是行动的具体指标。Gartner 对该项研究不承担任何明示或默认的担保,包括适销性或适用于某一特定用途的任何担保。
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