During his 13 years at Oracle, Benioff became one of Ellison’s closest friends and most trusted lieutenant. Carlye Adler writes in Fortune, “They sailed to the Mediterranean on Ellison's yacht ...

Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs were next-door neighbors ... But Salesforce.com, and its CEO Marc Benioff, have become his rivals in recent years. "I swore I would never get involved in another ...

"Larry and I both share a sadness with all the folks we've lost to cancer," says Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO and longtime Ellison protégé. "He wants to extend human life and help people ...

Marc Benioff, CEO of San Francisco-based Salesforce ... Oracle co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison. Benioff worked at Oracle for about 13 years before co-founding Salesforce ...

Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce ... He was with software giant Oracle for 13 years as a protégé of Larry Ellison prior to starting Salesforce, a pioneer in hosting software ...

But Salesforce.com wasn't the hottest startup when its founder and CEO Marc Benioff ... instead of VCs, Benioff turned to his long-time mentor and friend, Oracle founder Larry Ellison.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's on and off relationship makes for one of the most interesting storylines in Silicon Valley. Ellison took Benioff under his wing and ...