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The Company with an Agile Core

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I keep tripping over a fascinating company with an intriguing set of values, processes and services. They are committed to community, to making the world a better place, to taking innovation to a new level, and at the same time are commercially very successful. And no, I don't work for them... yet. Salesforce.com . What's the big deal? CRM as a service, so what? Sourceforge has taken the "R" in CRM seriously, and have nurtured a core competence that's sure to keep them in the lead. We're already seeing these dynamics in play in their ongoing dance with Google . It's refreshing when companies actually do what they believe in. It provides a fundamental driving force that accelerates their success... inspiration . They Care The Salesforce Foundation was set up within a year of the start of the company. The " Power of Us " philosophy is a core value of the company: giving back to the community. 1% of employee time is allocated towards commu