Google, Salesforce.com Discuss Alliance

May 21, 2007 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer Google, Salesforce.com Discuss Alliance (AP)

Front desk of Google headquarters is shown in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Salesforce.com Inc.'s shares surged by more than 5 pecent in response to a published report that the online software provider is nearing an alliance with Internet search leader Google Inc. to gang up on Microsoft Corp. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- Salesforce.com Inc.'s stock price climbed by more than 4 percent Monday in response to a report that the online software pioneer is poised to team up with Internet search leader Google Inc. in a double-barreled attack on Microsoft Corp.

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