Listing of Top 10 industry leaders honored for industry vision, talent and leadership
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Salesforce.com
(NYSE: CRM), the market and technology leader in Software as a Service (SaaS)
and Platform as a Service (PaaS), today announced that InternetNews.com (a
Jupitermedia property), has listed chairman and CEO Marc Benioff among the
technology industry's most visionary CEOs. As one of the top 10 industry
leaders to be honored with its 2008 CEO Vision Awards, InternetNews.com
recognized Benioff for his talent, drive, energy and leadership, and for his
conviction to his vision for Software as a Service. Joining Benioff on the
list are industry luminaries Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com; John Chambers, Cisco;
Steve Jobs, Apple; and Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook.
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'Our vision for the 'End of Software' has never wavered,' said Benioff.
'Our customers worldwide are building applications and running their
businesses in the cloud. It's an honor to be recognized by InternetNews.com
for that vision and our customers' success.'
Editors and judges at InternetNews.com commended Benioff for having the
vision and making the leap in 1999 to start a company that championed the
benefits of Software as a Service. He was given accolades for deepening the
company's partnership with Google, and accelerating the company's Platform as
a Service approach with Force.com. According to InternetNews.com, 'with the
company on track for a $1 billion year, Benioff is showing how a vision
launched at the height of the dot-com boom is bearing fruit.'
The InternetNews.com CEO Vision Awards are designed to honor CEOs who
impact the industry on 'the strength of clear vision' and are 'executing on
that vision.' Criteria such as innovation, accomplishments, and
year-over-year performance were evaluated in the ranking.
