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Microsoft rolls out Skype for Business updates, but no mention of Slack competitor

ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft rolled out several new Skype for Business updates on Monday here at its Ignite conference, but… Read More

Slack leads list of top 100 private cloud companies in new Forbes ranking

Team messaging and collaboration company Slack topped the first-ever “Cloud 100” listing published by Forbes today. The listing ranks private companies… Read More

Report: Microsoft to challenge Slack with new Skype Teams service

Microsoft is building a workplace collaboration tool, called Skype Teams, according to a report from mspoweruser.com. The chat app would… Read More

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Our Favorite Apps: GeekWire Radio with Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: As summer wraps up — and the clouds return to Seattle… Read More

Microsoft testing potential Slack rival app to help shift workers organize schedules and chat with colleagues

Microsoft is testing a new app called Project Sonoma that is designed for shift workers at restaurants and retailers to view and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Polly.ai uses chatbot technology to assess employee happiness

Polly.ai is utilizing chatbots to help managers assess employee happiness. The Seattle-based startup on Tuesday officially rolled out its chatbot product, which… Read More

Report: Microsoft considered $8B Slack purchase, but Bill Gates talked them out of it

Skype may still be the best way talk to you parents across the country or message your friends from your desktop, but… Read More

Slack looking to raise $150M to $300M for expansion and investment in integrated startups

Slack, the business messaging and workplace collaboration startup, is in talks to raise at least another $150 million in an up… Read More

Slack CEO on going public: The window for easy money in private markets will close slowly

When will Slack, the fast-growing enterprise chat app, go public? Will the environment of easy VC money in the private… Read More

Skype now lets you start calls in Slack, even if you don’t have a Skype account

Sending a message on the popular communications tool Slack sometimes isn’t really enough to convey the full meaning of the… Read More

Facebook enters the office with new Facebook at Work collaboration tools

Facebook has offered a glimpse at its new workplace collaboration product today with the soft launch of its Facebook at… Read More

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