Salesforce.com has announced the release of Chatterbox, a application which allows for file storage within the companies social platform.

The announcement shows a move by the SaaS giant towards the public cloud market. The release of Chatterbox had come as a surprise move after Salesforce.com invested heavily in Box, which provides a similar service.

The file storage market preliminary sees storage system applications with embedded social media.

Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Terri McClure, said: "Salesforce has a huge install base and there is no clear leader in the category of online file sharing and collaboration for business - so this will be interesting."