Salesforce 326 million dollars to acquire software developer RADIAN6

Sina Science and technology News http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/17197.html "> Beijing time March 30 evening message, Salesforce.com announced in Wednesday that it would buy social media software developer Radian6 with $326 million worth of cash and shares.

Founded in 2006, RADIAN6 is headquartered in the southeastern Canadian city of Fredericton (Fredericton), with 120 employees as of last June.

Radian6 's products are mainly used to monitor social media website sessions, allowing businesses to get customer-related trends in real time, with Dell, Kodak, Pepsi and United Parcel (UPS) as their customers.

Salesforce.com said the acquisition of Radian6 would help strengthen the company's cloud computing services and integrate social media web conversations with corporate social networks.

Salesforce.com estimates that the acquisition of RADIAN6 will increase the company's full-year revenue by $45 million to $50 million trillion, and the adjusted earnings per share will fall.

Salesforce.com is now expected to achieve the 2011 fiscal year revenue will reach 20.9203.html ">8 billion to 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, diluted earnings per share will reach 1.24 US dollars to 1.27 dollars." (Li Ming)