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Aaron Levie and Box: Thinking Outside Of It

Bill_Robinson | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Marc Andreessen, Box, Marc Benioff, Josh Stein, salesforce.com, Aaron Levie, Peoplesoft, Dfj, Technology News

Aaron Levie was a student at USC in 2005, when he started his company Box.net from his dorm room with Dylan Smith. It almost sounds commonplace, after all Michael Dell and countless others did the same thing, right? Wrong. It's not as commonplace as you might think.

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PHOTOS: Tech Giant Plans Massive SF Expansion

Robin Wilkey | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Salesforce Sf, San Francisco Business, San Francisco Businesses, salesforce.com, San Francisco Real Estate, Salesforce, Salesforce Lease, Salesforce Campus, Salesforce Headquarters, Salesforce Offices, Slidepollajax, Salesforce San Francisco, Salesforce Office, Salesforce San Francisco Lease, San Francisco News

On Friday, Mayor Ed Lee announced that Salesforce -- a global enterprise software company -- signed a lease with the city worth nearly $340,000 for 40...

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Business Is Social

Narinder Singh | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: salesforce.com, Dreamforce, Social Media, Twitter, Cloud Computing, Technology News

Social media creates the world's biggest global gala and leaves many of the world's most established companies trying to find their way and voice... just like each of us in our first jobs.

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Toyota Announces Social Network For Drivers

AP | By YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: salesforce.com, Toyota, Social Networking, Toyota Social Network, Toyota Friend, Salesforce, Toyota Salesforce, Technology News

TOKYO -- Toyota is setting up a social networking service with the help of a U.S. Internet company and Microsoft so drivers can interact with their ca...

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Cloud Computing: A Shift From IT Luxury to Business Necessity

Ben Kerschberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Cloud computing may have started out as an emerging trend that only IT professionals could get excited about (or fear), but it has quickly become one of the most important paradigm shifts in business today.

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How Cloudy Is Your Business?

Andy Lark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cloud Computing, Technology, Dell, Dell Computers, salesforce.com, Andy Lark, Cloud Technology, Internet-Based Computing, Virtualization, Microsoft Azure, Information Technology, Amazon ec3, Servers, Service-Based Computing, Technology News

It's a simple idea. Rather than building and running proprietary information technology, it is available on demand -- through the economical and always-on networks often drawn as "clouds."

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Celebs, Silicon Valley Giants Reinvent New Media Fundraising

The Huffington Post | Nicole Hardesty | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gigaom, Ucsf, Marc Beioff, salesforce.com, Ron Conway, causes.com, Cindy Lima, Ashton Kutcher, Om Malik, Video, Impact News

ED NOTE: The contest is fundraising for the construction of the entire children's hospital, not just the wing that will be named after the contest win...

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The Bill Clinton Twitter Ban That Wasn't

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: salesforce.com, Dreamforce, Bill Clinton, Dreamforce 2010, Bill Clinton Dreamforce, Technology News

UPDATE: Yahoo clarifies that Clinton did not intend to stop attendees from posting updates during his speech. Yahoo writes of the mix-up, A Clinto...

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Web 3.0 Companies

Michael Tasner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tech Industry, Cisco, salesforce.com, zappos.com, Web 3.0, Zappos, Amazon, Technology News

When it comes to utilizing Web 3.0, there are a few companies that I consider to be game changers and in a whole different league from the rest. Here is what they have in common.

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Know Your Audience: Social Networks and Business Tools

Karen Appleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Linkedin, Social Networking, Millennials, salesforce.com, Box.net, Ning, Facebook, Myspace, Technology News

Like it or not, the line between consumer-focused social networks and business-driven software continues to blur. The networks we joined to share party photos and witty remarks with friends now connect to our business tools, and web-based workplace platforms.

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Workplace Rebellion: Savvy Workers Drive Technology Transformation

Karen Appleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: salesforce.com, Web 2.0, Consumer Technology, Software, Box.net, Cloud Content Management, Google Apps, Business News

We're on the verge of a massive shift where user experience will become the determining factor for technology adoption at work. Let the workplace rebellion begin.

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Salesforce Chatter: A Real-Time Social Network For Enterprise Collaboration

techcrunch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: salesforce.com, Dreamforce, What Is Salesforce Chatter, Salesforce Chatter, Social Network Business, Sales Force Chatter, Salesforce Features, Technology News

Today, Salesforce is making its own venture into the stream with Salesforce Chatter which allows any company to collaborate in real time with a secure...

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Why Washington Needs to Keep Its Eye On the Cloud

Sean Donahue | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress, Twitter, Economy, Cyber Security, President Obama, Mobile Phones, Cloud Computing, Jobs, Information Technology, Facebook, Yahoo, Iphone, Internet, Federal Government, Youtube, Marketing, Communications, Technology, Hotmail, Gmail, salesforce.com, Innovation, Small Businesses, Google, White House, National Broadband, Politics News

Recognizing the power of cloud computing would create jobs, promote innovation and help organizations of all sizes become more competitive.

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Microsoft May Sell Bonds: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 21, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blackberry, Debt, Verizon, Bankruptcy, Sirius, Bonds, Microsoft, salesforce.com, Storm, Mediabytes, Xm, Research in Motion, Yahoo, Shelly Palmer, Media News, Rim, Sony, Media News

Microsoft is may issue bonds for the first time. Considering Microsoft has a top credit ranking from both the S&P and Moody's, if Redmond were to is...

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