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Tom Siebel, VP of Direct Marketing at Oracle and his pre-sales techs launch project OASIS, "the genesis of the CRM industry" (Mei Lin Fung)
In his role as Vice President for Oracle’s direct marketing division, Tom Siebel introduces OASIS (Oracle Automated Sales Information System), which can be seen as the predecessor of Siebel Sales Force Automation.
Tom Siebel leaves Oracle and becomes CEO of Gain Technology.
As CEO of Gain Technology, Tom Siebel sells the company to Sybase and lays the financial foundation for Siebel Systems.
Siebel Systems Inc. founded by Thomas M. Siebel and Patricia House.
Charles Schwab joins the Siebel Board of Directors. Charles Schwab & Co. is one of the first key customers using Siebel CRM.
Siebel Systems ships the initial release of Siebel Sales Enterprise (SSE).
Siebel Systems Inc. releases Sales Force Automation (SFA) Version 2 with 'Opportunites' and Sales Forecasting as well as reporting capabilities.
Listed as SEBL, Siebel Systems Inc goes public on NASDAQ with an initial offering of 1.9 million shares at USD 17 each.
On siebel.com, Siebel Systems Inc. presents itself as the leader in sales and marketing information systems.
