Salesforce.com is ramping up the New Year with a focus on its platform play, Force.com. The company announced Jan. 3 it hired a new executive, Polly Sumner, to lead the Force.com team (the last one left after 4 months on the job) and a big customer win with Carlson. Salesforce is also hosting a Tour de Force event later this month in San Francisco to showcase the platforms capabilities to developers.

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