Salesforce, Inc. ( NYSE: CRM ) Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference December 12, 2024 3:10 PM ET Company Participants Brian Millham - President and Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Raimo Lenschow - Barclays Raimo Lenschow Thank you. Maybe take your seats. I'm really happy to have Brian here today from Salesforce. Brian, do you remember the last time we were sitting here was two years ago, and all my questions were about getting your people back into the office? Brian Millham That's right. Raimo Lenschow And efficiency gains. How the world has changed? Brian Millham Yes, we've actually done a pretty good job getting people back in the office. In fact, getting over here was a little difficult because the elevators are so slow because so many people are in the office. So, it's a good sign. Raimo Lenschow That's a really good sign. You made it through all the music, so that was good? Brian Millham Yes, the bands you have outside. Question-and-Answer Session Q - Raimo Lenschow Yes. Just to get everyone grounded again, like, last week you had like Q3 results. They were kind of well received by the market. Share price kind of reacted well. From your perspective looking into the Company and into the operations like how did the quarter play out for you? Brian Millham Yes. It was a great quarter for us. We were thrilled to be able to announce a beat on revenue, CRPO, margin, free cash flow, a lot of the key metrics, almost all the key metrics we beat on, so thrilled with that. Also thrilled with the momentum we have around our AI story on Agentforce. The demand that we're seeing from our customers right now is remarkable, something we haven't seen in quite some time. And so, love the execution. Iqphil 。

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WITH the solemn rite of opening the Porta Sancta (the "Holy Door") — much simplified from earlier, more elaborate but richly symbolic ceremonies — Pope Francis opened the Jubilee Year in Rome. It has for its theme "Pilgrims of Hope." It is categorized as an "ordinary" Jubilee Year — although there is nothing ordinary about a Jubilee Year. In fact, it is a very special year, one marked by pilgrimages and, Catholics believe, a particular outpouring of Divine favor! As an "ordinary Jubilee Year," the next one will be 25 years hence — I shall no longer be around for it. The last ordinary Jubilee Year was at the turn of the Millennium, 2000. The 2015 Jubilee Year of Mercy was an extraordinary one, which means that we should not expect one such celebration at regular intervals. Register to read this story and more for free . Signing up for an account helps us improve your browsing experience. OR See our subscription options.

Students were recognised for their achievements in the 2024 South Otago High School junior prizegiving. Year 9 Prizes & Awards 9A Deklan Arthur diligence in health & physical education Kelsie Hamilton diligence in science cup hockey contribution on field of play Te Anu Brown diligence in language and performance Jared Wallis diligence in health & physical education and hard material technology rugby trophy contribution to U14 rugby Brier Marsden merit in social studies Kaya Leevey distinction in mathematics merit in English and science Francine Reyes distinction in health & physical education merit in mathematics diligence in English science and social studies Sophie Irwin distinction in science merit in health & physical education hard material technology and language diligence in English mathematics and social studies cup (1998)colts girl cross country champion cup service to hockey Tayla Smith distinction in English and social studies diligence in mathematics and food technology 9H Jayden Arthur cup colts boy cross country champion Flynn Caldwell diligence in social studies Anashae Logie diligence in social studies Isaac Moore diligence in health & physical education Waniya Khan diligence in mathematics and science Jack O’Connor diligence in mathematics and science Eve Bradfield merit in English Roisin O’Riordan-Lawlor merit in mathematics Randall Galog merit in science diligence in English Fiona Reyes merit in health & physical education diligence in English Shylah Anderson distinction in food technology Ruby McHaffie distinction in health & physical education cup (1997)U14 girl athletics champion Santiago Rattin distinction in mathematics merit in social studies diligence in health & physical education Isabella Bennett distinction in English science and social studies 9N Andrew McLay cup athletics champion colts boy Alize Hancox diligence in social studies Peter McCone diligence in science Erika Bocock diligence in English and health & physical education Nyah Cabangon diligence in mathematics and social studies Awhina Wanahi merit in health & physical education diligence in English mathematics and art trophy U14 girl swimming champion Hunter Ryan merit in English mathematics science and social studies diligence in health & physical education cup physical education best all-round year 9 boy Harlem Taylor distinction in language diligence in science Toby Deverson distinction in English mathematics science social studies health & physical education and art diligence in performance 9U Shiloh WilsonWeir diligence in English Sophie Jack diligence in science and food technology Jasmine Anderson diligence in English social studies and health & physical education Hudson Allan merit in mathematics and social studies prize Y9 speech Joshua Maze merit in health & physical education and food technology diligence in language trophy U14 boy swimming champion Jeffrey Sonio distinction in mathematics merit in English diligence in science and hard material technology trophy best contribution to music (junior) Annabelle Foley distinction in health & physical education and hard material technology merit in science diligence in mathematics social studies and art cup physical education best all-round year 9 girl Elise Barrie distinction in English science social studies and art merit in performance diligence in mathematics and health & physical education 9W Samuel Clark diligence in science trophy sportsmanship boys hockey Eve Macnee diligence in social studies Liam Huddleston diligence in mathematics social studies and health & physical education Molly Hyslop merit in health & physical education cup (2015) netball most promising junior Alex Marsh merit in science diligence in English and health & physical education Isla Keighley distinction in health & physical education Ethan Warren distinction in performance merit in mathematics Charlotte Jamieson distinction in English merit in social studies diligence in mathematics and science Slade Dunn distinction in mathematics science and social studies merit in English Special Awards Slade Dunn cup overall excellence academic cultural and sporting effortyear 9 Toby Deverson cuptop academic Y9 student Year 10 Prizes & Awards 10A Stuart Swallow cup unior boy swimming champion Keira Frisby diligence in English Scarlett Newport diligence in social studies Ruben Pelser diligence in health & physical education cup cross country champion junior boy cup cricket most wickets taken Emma White diligence in mathematics Miley Milne diligence in English and science cup community contribution Benji May merit in health & physical education diligence in mathematics trophy contribution to U15 rugby Meghan Parlane merit in English mathematics science and social studies diligence in health & physical education Jacob Neethling distinction in hospitality Josh Tiffany distinction in hard material technology diligence in visual design technology Conrado Tomeldan distinction in health & physical education diligence in science and social studies Hannah Murray distinction in mathematics merit in English and social studies diligence in health & physical education Jess Daumann distinction in English science and social studies merit in mathematics and health & physical education diligence in digital technology cup best junior writing prizeY10 Speech 10H Scarlett Gentle diligence in art Keera MacAulay diligence in science Lilly Taylor diligence in mathematics Jerico Gerida diligence in mathematics and social studies Maddison Win merit in hard material technology diligence in art Emelia Arthur merit in hospitality diligence in English and health & physical education cup junior girl cross country champion Ellie OlsenVetland distinction in health & physical education merit in English mathematics science and social studies cup junior girl swimming champion Joss Winslade distinction in art and soft material technology merit in science and social studies diligence in English and health & physical education Hannah Madayag distinction in mathematics social studies and art merit in English and health & physical education diligence in science Erin Turner distinction in English science drama and Mandarin merit in mathematics and health & physical education diligence in social studies cup year 10 music 10N Matt Simmonds trophy contribution to junior football Dylan Carr diligence in social studies Poppy Dobson diligence in science Tilly Gregory diligence in hard material technology Blake Jenkinson diligence in mathematics Zoe Senior diligence in health & physical education Azaria Vining diligence in social studies Savanah Walsh diligence in soft material technology Daniel Dunlop diligence in English and health & physical education Addy Macdonald cup U15 girls sport Puna Aila Numia diligence in English science and Mandarin Libby Campbell merit in health & physical education Florima Mautoatasi Pati merit in English Olivia Pennell merit in health & physical education rophy excellence junior netball Mabel Ferguson distinction in English and business studies merit in science diligence in mathematics trophy junior drama Kyla Te Moananui-Currie distinction in social studies and Te Reo Māori merit in English mathematics and science Oliver Scarth distinction in mathematics science health & physical education and design & visual communication merit in social studies and digital technology cup junior boy athletics champion cup junior boys football most improved player cup U15 boys sport 10W Leah Cambridge diligence in science Rose Ootia diligence in mathematics Rosemariah Tailone Vasa Pene diligence in mathematics Jared Gerida diligence in hospitality and hard material technology Lilly Tiffany diligence in English and hospitality Wendy Agajona diligence in English science and business studies Zoe Brown merit in art cup junior girl athletics champion Ivi Laban merit in art trophy rugby most promising junior girl Jean-fre van der Merwe merit in mathematics Mysha van Schalkwyk merit in social studies diligence in health & physical education Kaiah Dellow-Stevens merit in English diligence in social studies Cooper Geary merit in health & physical education diligence in social studies junior rugby cup all-round sportsmanship Finn Leeds merit in health & physical education and hospitality Amber Kasosera distinction in digital technology and hard material technology merit in science diligence in health & physical education Sarah Knowles distinction in science and business studies merit in English mathematics and social studies Jayden Gelacio distinction in English mathematics social studies health & physical education and hospitality merit in science diligence in Te Reo Māori Special Awards Kyla Te Moananui-Currie Teina He whakaritenga ki te rohe Iwi Katea Jayden Gelacio trophy best all-round academic cultural and sporting effort year 10 Jess Daumann cup top academic Y10 student

Rockwell Automation, the world's largest firm specializing in industrial automation, has announced a strategic collaboration with Sri Lanka's Ceylon Can Manufacturing. This partnership aims to implement Rockwell's cloud-based Plex Manufacturing Execution System (MES), facilitating Ceylon Can's evolution towards digital manufacturing. This deployment marks Rockwell's inaugural installation of the Plex MES in Sri Lanka and within the Consumer Packaged Goods sector of the Indian subcontinent. Ceylon Can plans to expand by establishing new facilities in India, and this initial site will play a vital role in their digital transformation strategy. Leaders from both companies emphasized this collaboration's significance in enhancing production efficiency and setting a benchmark for digital transformation in can manufacturing. With real-time tracking of production metrics, this system is expected to optimize operations and empower Ceylon Can in meeting global standards. (With inputs from agencies.)

Pak Navy inducts offshore patrol vessel Yamama into fleet Vice Admiral highlights additional set of capabilities that PNS YAMAMA brings to Pakistan Navy’s operations Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi (5th right in 1st row) in a group photo along with commissioning crew onboard newly commissioned Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), PNS YAMAMA, at Constanta Port, Romania on December 18, 2024. — Facebook@PakistanNavy ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Navy has commissioned its Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), PNS YAMAMA, at Constanta Port, Romania. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700472799616-0'); }); Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi who was chief guest on the occasion, handed over the traditional Scroll to the Commanding Officer of PNS YAMAMA. Deputy Fleet Commander of the Romanian Navy, Rear Admiral Marian Ciobotaru, and the Ambassador of Pakistan to Romania, Arshad Jaan Pathan, were also present on the occasion. Addressing the ceremony, the Chief Guest emphasized the significance of this project and highlighted the additional set of capabilities that PNS YAMAMA brings to the Pakistan Navy’s sphere of operations. He further stated that these platforms are designed to enhance the full spectrum of the Navy’s maritime operations. Earlier this year, the Pakistan Navy inducted the first ship of OPV Batch II into its fleet on September 6. Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi commended the exceptional professionalism and dedication of DAMEN Shipyards and expressed confidence in the prospects of future cooperation in delivering cutting-edge technologies to the Pakistan Navy.

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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info After her successful stint on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , Coleen Rooney could be set for more TV appearances. The mum-of-four, who is married to former footballer Wayne Rooney , is reportedly at the centre of a bidding war for a new reality TV show. It's believed that the Rooney's could front a Kardashian -style show in the near future and companies are "desperate" to secure any deal. Coleen, 38, and Wayne, 39, share four children - Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, eight, and Cass, six. While the family has long been in the public eye, it's thought any new series could show a brand new side to the clan. Speaking to The Sun , a source said: "All the top channels and streaming services are desperate to sign the family for a Kardashian-style reality show. Streamers like Netflix and Amazon Prime are all moving into non-scripted content, with celebrity-led shows like Holly Willoughby 's Bear Hunt and the Molly-Mae : Behind It All documentary in the works." The insider claimed any Rooney show would have "the potential to become a global hit," adding the couple are being sure to evaluate their options before making any decision. The source added Coleen is set on making an authentic show that will truly show her family's values. OK! has contacted representatives of Coleen for comment. Despite coming second to McFly's Danny Jones in this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Coleen's popularity has soared. An expert suggests she could soon out-earn her footballer husband, thanks to a savvy investment before heading to the Australian jungle. Coleen purchased a significant number of shares in Liverpool-based sports health company Applied Nutrition, where she is an ambassador. She's also set to launch her own line of proteins, collagen, and vitamin supplements with the firm in January. Before jetting off to Oz, she expressed her excitement that her range would be stocked by Holland and Barrett, with more supermarkets to follow. A source close to Coleen revealed last month: "With the company now valued at a staggering £350million, Coleen stands to do incredibly well from this investment." After her stint on I'm A Celebrity, Coleen appeared on Good Morning Britain on December 9, where she chatted with hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley about her time in camp. She confessed: "The first week was a real struggle but then it picked up after that and it wasn't so bad because we started eating. We got used to the rice and beans and we started frying them and doing different things to them but I don't think I'll ever cook rice and beans again."While serving as the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter—who died on December 29 at age 100—brokered a peace deal between Israel and Egypt, pioneered a federal energy program and reassured a nation that was still shaken by the Watergate scandal. Carter’s greatest legacy, however, might just be the way he approached life following his presidency. Carter, inaugurated at age 52, was relatively young when he took the highest office in the nation. He had decades of possibility ahead of him when he left the White House in 1981, and he chose to devote the latter half of his life to continued public service. In 1982, in partnership with Emory University, he established the Carter Center , an organization dedicated to promoting peace and well-being around the globe. Carter and his wife, Rosalynn , who died in November 2023 at age 96, famously volunteered with Habitat for Humanity for decades, and he brought to action what most presidents only speak about, says Claire Jerry, curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History . “He doesn’t just talk about housing issues; he’s building houses. He doesn’t just talk about fair elections; he’s traveling the world to ensure that they happen,” Jerry says. “He’s actually doing the things that other people only give words to.” Mindy Farmer, a historian with the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, agrees. “One of the interesting things about being a post-president or former president is that there’s no job description for what you do. You can do any number of things, and some presidents have chosen a life that’s quiet. Some have chosen to be activists. But Carter is really remarkable for choosing to be a nonpartisan humanitarian.” The National Portrait Gallery is home to a significant archive of Carter images , including those displayed here. “Our portraits of Jimmy Carter include images by noted photographers Ansel Adams and Diana Walker. We have prints by Andy Warhol,” says Farmer. “We have several paintings of distinction, and we have many pieces that at one time adorned the cover of Time magazine. Those span a number of mediums, including collages, sculptures and more paintings. And, of course, we have political cartoons.” Carter will be remembered for governing with a sense of morality and honesty, in his approach to both foreign affairs and domestic matters. The late president said in 1978, “Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy.” He maintained his commitment to human rights in his projects with the Carter Center, and he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” “He was absolutely steadfast in promoting human rights across the globe,” says Farmer. “It actually cost him at times in his overall foreign policy, but to that he was committed, and that commitment extended not just to the presidency, but the post-presidency.” Domestically, Carter implemented policies that were progressive for his time. He was devoted to protecting the environment in ways big and small, from the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to the solar panels he installed on the roof of the White House. In his infamous “Crisis of Confidence” speech , Carter stressed the gravity of the energy crisis and warned of “a loss of a unity of purpose for our nation”—ideas that the public perhaps was not ready to hear in the 1970s, Jerry says. Carter enjoyed the longest life of any U.S. president, and he made his many years count. Although his commitment to human rights and ethics may have been underappreciated during his term in office, Jerry says his reputation was resurrected in his out-of-office life. “This idea that the post-presidential platform has a lot of power will be an enduring legacy of Jimmy Carter,” she says. “I think future post-presidencies will be measured against his mark.” James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. His family owned a peanut farm, which would become the subject of good-natured jokes throughout Carter’s political campaigns. At age 10, young Jimmy had already started helping with the family business by selling produce from the farm at the town market. Inspired by postcards from his uncle Tom Gordy , Carter decided to join the Navy at a young age. After completing two years at Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, Carter enrolled in the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated in the top ten percent of his class in 1946. In the Navy, Carter completed two years of surface ship duty before applying to join the submarine service. Admiral Hyman G. Rickover selected the then-lieutenant to join a new nuclear submarine program, where he would become an engineering officer for the nuclear power plant of the U.S.S. Seawolf . However, when the senior Carter fell ill and died in 1953, Jimmy returned to Plains to take over the family business. Carter married Rosalynn Smith, a friend of his sister Ruth, shortly after graduating from the Naval Academy in 1946. Together, they operated Carter’s Warehouse, a seed and farm supply company, in the years following his father’s death. Upon his return to Plains, Carter quickly became a community leader in the areas of education, the hospital authority and the local library. He pursued leadership roles in local elections, winning a seat in the State Senate in 1962 and becoming Georgia’s governor in 1971 after losing his first gubernatorial race in 1966. On December 12, 1974, Carter announced his candidacy for president of the United States. Although he was the Democratic National Committee chairman for the congressional and gubernatorial elections earlier that year, he was entirely unknown in the public sphere—in fact, after his announcement, the Atlanta Constitution ran a headline that read, “Jimmy Who is Running for What!?” Carter’s outsider status turned out to be an advantage given the state of post- Watergate politics. The public was still distrustful of what has come to be known as the imperial presidency, says Jerry, so a newcomer was more than welcome in Washington. “Carter ran very much as a more personal candidate,” Jerry said. “‘We’re going to restore honesty to the White House; we’re going to really work on this together.’ And that resonated very, very positively with the American people.” The 1976 election saw a record number of primaries as the presidential nomination process we know today coalesced, giving Carter the opportunity for nationwide exposure. His campaign established the modern role of the Iowa caucuses as a litmus test for the nation. “He really anticipated that if he was to make a showing in Iowa, it would vault him to the list of front-runner candidates,” Jerry says. Carter came out of Iowa as the top candidate—second only to “uncommitted” in the polls—proving his personal campaigning strategy to be a success. Carter was nominated on the first ballot at the 1976 Democratic National Convention, and he went on to defeat incumbent President Gerald Ford in the presidential election on November 2, 1976. Following his inauguration, Carter opted to walk from the Capitol to the White House with his wife and daughter in the Inaugural Parade, symbolizing a humble shift away from the imperial presidency. On his first full day in office, Carter pardoned hundreds of thousands of Vietnam War draft evaders in an attempt to heal the psychic effects of the war and the social unrest that came with it. Throughout his inaugural year, Carter prioritized energy policy and urged the public to seriously consider the energy crisis. In a televised April 1977 speech , the president called the impending crisis the “moral equivalent of war” and emphasized energy conservation measures. He established the Department of Energy with the Department of Energy Organization Act later that year, but he expressed frustration with the slow pace of energy reform for the remainder of his presidency. “He creates new protected land, especially in Alaska,” notes Farmer. “He encouraged the creation of new forms of renewable energy. In fact, he created [the] Department of Energy just to do that. Under his administration, we see the development of nuclear, wind, solar and other sustainable sources of energy.” Carter inherited the economic quagmire of stagflation, a combination of high inflation and unemployment and slow economic growth. He managed to decrease the budget deficit and create some eight million jobs during his time in office, but inflation and interest rates continued to rise. Toward the end of his presidency, Carter created another new cabinet-level department, the Department of Education , to expand social services for children and families. When it came to foreign policy, Carter took a values-based approach of protecting democracy and advocating for human rights abroad. His most celebrated achievement in the global sphere is the Camp David Accords, the result of a two-week meeting that put to rest 30 years of conflict between Egypt and Israel, and that set a framework for the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty of 1979. Carter also relieved tension between the U.S. and Latin America with the ratification of the Panama Canal treaties that returned the canal zone to the Panamanians. Additionally, he set a precedent for future foreign affairs in Asia by officially establishing diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Carter further strained U.S. relations with the Soviet Union, especially when he criticized Soviet rights abuses openly. While this may have exacerbated Cold War tensions, some historians credit Carter’s bold criticism as a catalyst for later social reforms in the Soviet Union. Nonetheless, there were casualties in Carter’s dicey diplomacy with the Soviets, such as the failure to ratify the SALT II nuclear limitation treaty. With a series of unfortunate events—namely the Iran hostage crisis—causing discord during Carter’s final year in office, he failed to win reelection in 1980. However, he bounced back with a uniquely strong post-presidency. The Carter Center , a nongovernmental organization committed to promoting human rights around the globe, has engaged in conflict resolution, overseen democratic elections and pioneered public health initiatives in more than 80 countries. His 2002 Nobel Peace Prize made him the third of four presidents to receive the honor. The former chief executive also wrote more than 30 books , including several memoirs, a poetry collection and a children’s book, and he won three Grammy Awards for his audiobooks. Many of Carter’s books deal with the topic of religious faith, which was central to the way he approached his life and death. At a Sunday school lesson at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, in November 2019, Carter shared his reflections on death. “I obviously prayed about it,” Carter said of his diagnosis of metastatic melanoma, which he beat in 2015. “I didn’t ask God to let me live, but I asked God to give me a proper attitude toward death. And I found that I was absolutely and completely at ease with death.”Addison O'Grady scores 12 points and No. 24 Iowa women topple Purdue 84-63

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