Salesforce to Buy Defence Tech Firm Rune for Military Push
Salesforce, a major business software maker, said it will buy Rune Technologies, a defence technology company. The deal will expand Salesforce's Missionforce unit, which sells to the US military and government agencies. The announcement came on Thursday, and the story frames it as part of Salesforce's push into military business.
Quick glossarySalesforce, Missionforce, Defence technology
- Salesforce
- A US business software maker best known for CRM software that helps companies manage their customers.
- Missionforce
- Salesforce's business unit that sells its software to the US military and government agencies, meaning public-sector clients.
- Defence technology
- Technology made for armed forces, such as tools and systems used by military and security agencies.
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