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Today, the New York Times covered Salesforce Chair and CEO Marc Benioff\u2019s effort, with partners including Alibaba, FedEx, Flexport, Walmart and Uber, to procure more than $25 million of protective equipment for hospitals, medical workers and states during the COVID-19 crisis. Fifty million units have already been sourced and are being delivered to hospitals across the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story includes details on how the partners were able to beat obstacles as they raced to obtain much needed personal protective equipment. The full article is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, the New York Times covered Salesforce Chair and CEO Marc Benioff\u2019s effort, with partners including Alibaba, FedEx, Flexport, Walmart and Uber, to procure more than $25 million of protective equipment for hospitals, medical workers and states during the COVID-19 crisis. 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