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Salesforce scoops up team chat pioneer Slack for $27.7B
Slack’s popular business chat app will be integrated with Salesforce’s cloud tools, serving as the front end for its Customer 360 portfolio.
Why a Slack acquisition would make sense for Salesforce
A rumored deal between the two tech companies could come as soon as next week. Analysts say it could help Slack fight back against rival Microsoft.
Slack will soon let users DM people in other organizations
Users of Slack’s Connect service will be able to contact individuals at separate organizations, another step in the team chat company's efforts to replace email in the workplace.
How to use Slack’s best new business features
Slack has rolled out a host of improvements to help business users be more productive and collaborate more easily.
Slack talks up security with new encryption options, FedRAMP certification
Looking to show it can keep communication data secure and meet compliance demands, Slack unveiled several updates for its popular team chat app.
Slack files EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft, cites anti-competitive Teams bundling
The team chat software maker argues that Microsoft is forcing millions of customers to install Teams – and hopes to kill Slack in the process.
How Slack, Airtable and open-source software connected New Yorkers during the pandemic
Astoria Mutual Aid Network uses Slack, Airtable, and geocoding to match those needing help with neighbors who can assist. It's now available to other groups.
Slack gets new analytics and metrics to track use at large organizations
A host of updates is designed to make it easier for Slack admins to manage the collaboration app as deployments scale up for Slack Plus and Enterprise Grid customers.
How to get the most out of Slack
Since its arrival six years ago, Slack has evolved to become a leading cloud-based workplace collaboration app. Here's what it does, how to use it and why it could replace email in the future.
Slack moves video and voice calls to AWS
The two companies are striking a closer "multi-year" partnership amid their competition with Microsoft.
Atlassian acquires help desk firm Halp
The software company best known for its Jira, Trello and Confluence platforms hopes the acquisition will make it easier for users to handle help desk requests.
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Become a Slack master with slash commands
Let Slack’s built-in slash commands be your secret weapon as you speed your way through common tasks. Here’s how.
Slack to integrate more features with Microsoft Teams
The popular team collaboration software maker has seen a spike in use as remote working becomes more common in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Slack targets non-tech users with UI design tweaks
Amid competition from Microsoft for enterprise users, Slack aims to make its team collaboration app more accessible to a wider range of business users.
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