Additionally, Salesforce.com has recently forayed into the database software market with the introduction of cloud-based database software named database.com.

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Moreover, in recent years it has forayed into the coal business and is today a significant producer of metallurgical coal.

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She even forayed into jazz, an idea she previously resisted: It was too disciplined and too confining, said James.

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But they are similar when it comes to their non-core businesses, businesses they have forayed into in order to drive their core businesses.

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