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Salesforce.Com/Foundation Honored By Aol Time Warner For Philanthropic Achievement

Awards will be presented at the 15th Annual National Philanthropy Day Awards Ceremony in San Francisco

November 15, 2001

November 15, 2001 - San Francisco, Calif. -Salesforce.com/foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping under-served youth succeed in the digital age, will be honored tomorrow by AOL Time Warner (NYSE:AOL) for its recent achievements in philanthropy and community service. Salesforce.com/foundation promotes the use of technology in youth development at its 14 San Francisco-based technology learning centers and the Youthspace Web site (www.youthspace.net). In the past 18 months, salesforce.com employees have donated over 1400 volunteer hours in community service to the centers.

In the past year, the Foundation has installed 500 computers and printers donated by Gateway, Hewlett-Packard and America Online via PowerUP to the technology centers, which serve 5,000 Bay Area youths each year. In addition, salesforce.com/foundation has provided technology and training for international youth at 18 different locations in India, Israel, and Nepal.

Since September 11, 2001, salesforce.com/foundation has raised over $38,000 to aid victims of the national tragedies. Each dollar raised through the Foundation, up to $100,000 will be matched and sent on to the American Red Cross Family Gift Program and the Camp for Comfort Children's Bereavement Camps. To learn more about the salesforce.com/foundation donation-matching program or to make a donation, go to www.salesforcefoundation.org.

"The AOL Time Warner Foundation is proud to honor the salesforce.com/foundation for its support of PowerUp which is one of the key initiatives in the AOL Time Warner Foundation Digital Opportunities Portfolio, said Jan D'Aleffandro Wadsworth, vice president of AOL Time Warner
Foundation. "We applaud salesforce.com for developing philanthropy as a part of its corporate culture and hope the organization will serve as a role model for other start up companies."
"It is a privilege to be recognized by AOL Time Warner," said Marc Benioff, chairman and founder of salesforce.com/foundation. "We take pride in the accomplishments of the Foundation and will continue our efforts to support the younger generation in any way we can."

About salesforce.com/foundation

Founded in May 2000, the salesforce.com/foundation is the philanthropic arm of salesforce.com (http://www.salesforce.com), the global market leader in online CRM. The founders of the salesforce.com/foundation created this non-profit venture because they believe that philanthropy and community service are important cultural values that should be established in a company from its very inception. The foundation is dedicated to developing partnerships with organizations that address its concerns for providing open, relevant access to technology for underserved youth. For more information about the company, visit http://www.salesforce.com or call 1-800-No-Software.

About the AOL Time Warner Foundation

The AOL Time Warner Foundation, based in New York City and Dulles, Va., seeks to use the power of media, communications and information technology to serve the public interest and strengthen society. The Foundation engages the full range of AOL Time Warner's unique resources to build innovative and sustainable programs in four priority areas: Equipping Children for a Better Future; Extending Internet Benefits to All; Engaging Communities in the Arts; and Empowering Citizens and Civic Participation.