Salesforce, the specialist in customer relationship technologies, announced on Tuesday the acquisition of corporate messaging Slack, an operation that should allow it to compete more head-on with Microsoft.
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The transaction, in cash and shares, values Slack at $ 27.7 billion, according to a statement.
The company's stock, very popular since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, was stable during electronic trading following the close of the stock market.