Slack launches Community Forum site and companion app
Slack’s user community has more than 14,000 members globally; the vendor wants to make it easier for users to connect and share info.
Slack’s user community has more than 14,000 members globally; the vendor wants to make it easier for users to connect and share info.
The launch is part of Slack’s effort to make it easier for users to connect and to counter video meeting fatigue with asynchronous communications.
Salesforce wants to make it easier for sales, marketing and service teams to chat and share information when using its Customer 360 platform.
Slack hopes to replicate ad-hoc workplace chats for remote workers with a “lightweight, audio-first” communication tool, Huddles.
The ACCC has decided not to oppose Salesforce’s proposed US$27.7 billion acquisition of Slack, citing minimal direct competitive overlap.
Analytics tools provided by Microsoft, Slack and others offer insights into communication patterns and other employee work habits.
Concerns over the potential harassment of individuals prompted Slack to swiftly change how its new direct messages feature works.
Collaboration tools will remain an enterprise priority in the coming year as many offices expect to remain largely closed until at least mid-2021.
Slack’s popular business chat app will be integrated with Salesforce’s cloud tools, serving as the front end for its Customer 360 portfolio.
After days of rumours, Salesforce has confirmed it has struck a deal to acquire enterprise communication platform provider Slack in a mega deal worth US$27.7 billion.
A rumoured deal between the two tech companies could come as soon as next week. Analysts say it could help Slack fight back against rival Microsoft.
Asana has unveiled integrations with Atlassian Jira, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Zoom to help improve productivity and reduce the duplication of work.
Adopt & Embrace has transitioned insurance firm Youi from Slack to Teams as part of a wider Microsoft adoption in Australia.
Customer investment in relation to unified communications collaboration tools increased seven per cent year-on-year during the second quarter of 2020.
Users of Slack’s Connect service will be able to contact individuals at separate organisations, another step in the team chat company's efforts to replace email in the workplace.