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The First Generation of the Talent Software Wars

Tomasz Tunguz

Taleo 85 1000 85 2005 6. Both companies demonstrated very volatile sales efficiencies, which are probably more influenced by the macro economic environment than the performance of the sales teams. SAP purchased SuccessFactors for $3.4B in December 2011, and Oracle bought Taleo for $1.9B in February 2012.