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This is the third consecutive year that salesforce.com has received this recognition. <br \/> <br \/> Comments on the News<br \/> \u2022 \u201cIt is an honor for salesforce.com to be ranked by Forbes as the World\u2019s Most Innovative Company for three straight years,\u201d said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. \u201cWe are focused on helping companies connect more deeply with their customers and unlock greater levels of growth, innovation and success.\u201d <br \/> <br \/> The Customer Company Revolution at Dreamforce 2013<br \/> Today, we are in the midst of a customer revolution powered by technology. With the rapid adoption of mobile devices, social networks and cloud computing, customer expectations have changed dramatically. Companies have an enormous opportunity to reinvent how they engage with customers by engaging in a one-to-one conversation with customers, selling as a team, and delivering great customer service on every channel. Salesforce.com is the only company delivering a next generation customer platform that allows companies to revolutionize the way they sell, service, market and innovate\u2014and become customer companies. <br \/> <br \/> Salesforce.com plans to unveil the next generation of innovation the company\u2019s latest product innovations at Dreamforce, the world\u2019s largest enterprise technology and cloud computing event. More than 100,000 registered attendees are expected to attend Dreamforce 2013 and experience the customer company revolution. Dreamforce attendees will have the opportunity to select from more than 1,000 breakout sessions led by experts from salesforce.com, customers, partners and developers that will educate and inspire attendees to connect in entirely new ways with their customers. <br \/> <br \/> Dreamforce 2013 will take place from November 18\u201321, 2013, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. <br \/> <br \/> Register for Dreamforce at dreamforce.com.<br \/> <br \/> Additional Information<br \/> \u2022 View Forbes\u2019 list of Most Innovative Companies: http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/innovative-companies\/list\/<br \/> \u2022 Read an interview with Marc Benioff and Forbes: http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/innovatorsdna\/2013\/08\/14\/the-secret-to-unleashing-genius\/<br \/> \u2022 Register for Dreamforce: http:\/\/dreamforce.com<br \/> \u2022 Like salesforce.com on Facebook: http:\/\/facebook.com\/salesforce<br \/> \u2022 Follow @Salesforce and @Dreamforce on Twitter<br \/> <br \/> ###<br \/> <br \/> \u00a9 2013 salesforce.com, inc. All rights reserved. Salesforce, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, AppExchange, Salesforce Platform, and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc. 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