Salesforce.com
What
do they do?
Provide Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) services in the form of on-demand web
applications that are customizable
4% market share – Leading CRM Vendor
Replacing software with on-demand web
applications
Are
they a global company?
They
have over 20 locations in Australasia, Europe, and North America
Major
Competitors:
SAP
(18% market share)
Oracle Corp. (11% market share)
Profits
& Losses:
|
Salesforce.com |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Revenue |
$176.4 M |
$309.9 M |
$497.1 M |
|
Net Income |
$.5 M |
$28.5 M |
$7.3 M |
|
Profit Margin |
0.3% |
9.2% |
1.5% |
|
Oracle
Corp. |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Revenue |
$11.8 B |
$14.4 B |
$18.0 B |
|
Net Income |
$2.9 B |
$3.4 B |
$4.3 B |
|
Profit Margin |
24.6% |
23.6% |
23.9% |
Market
Cap:
$5.05 B vs. $103.1 B
(Oracle Corp.)
Company
History:
Founded in 1999 in
a small San Francisco apartment
ÒThe
End of SoftwareÓ revolution begins
Went
from 1,500 customers and 1 language in 2000 to 35,300 customers and 14
languages in 2007
Major
Products:
Web Applications
with varying versatility and capacity
Pro Services
Technology:
Software
What
gives the company its capability?
On-demand web applications
Customization (Simple & Complex)
Real-time information
Appexchange
Threats:
Security Breaches
Software leaping forward
Worth
Consulting: