Hosted online CRM and business applications provider Salesforce.com Inc. is looking to fill out its current offerings with new developer resources, including a new programming language and platform.

Salesforce.com released its Winter 07 upgrade to its CRM software as a service on Tuesday, with immediate availability. But customers waiting for the release of one of its key components, the Apex ...

In hopes of creating a third major revenue-generating business, Salesforce.com plans to make its Apex programming language and development platform available to users of its on-demand applications.