Salesforce.com to Sell Google Apps
April 14, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer
The Google booth is shown at the RSA conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Online software service Salesforce.com Inc. is becoming a sales channel for Google Inc.'s e-mail and other widely used office applications, deepening a relationship likely to revive speculation that Google eventually will buy its smaller partner. Besides selling Google's programs to its 41,000 business customers, Salesforce.com also will integrate the suite of applications into its own software service, which helps companies track and identify customers' needs. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
(AP) -- Salesforce.com Inc.'s online software service is becoming a showcase for Google Inc.'s e-mail and other widely used applications, deepening a relationship that has spurred speculation Google eventually will buy its smaller partner.
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