Upon the close of the transaction, Slack will become an operating unit of Salesforce and will continue to be led by CEO Stewart Butterfield. Slack serves leading organizations in every industry around the world, from the fastest growing startups to Fortune 500 companies, such as Starbucks, Target and TD Ameritrade, along with leading academic institutions, non-profits, and governments in more than 150 countries.Īs part of the world’s #1 CRM, Slack will be able to expand its presence in the enterprise, not just among Salesforce customers, but for any company undergoing digital transformation. Slack To Expand Enterprise Footprint as Part of the World’s #1 CRM
Slack Connect extends the benefits of Slack to enable communication and collaboration between a company’s employees and all its external partners, from vendors to customers. Slack brings people, data and tools together so teams can collaborate and get work done, from anywhere. Salesforce is the #1 CRM that enables companies to sell, service, market and conduct commerce, from anywhere. Personally, I believe this is the most strategic combination in the history of software, and I can’t wait to get going.” Slack to Become the New Interface for Salesforce Customer 360
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“As software plays a more and more critical role in the performance of every organization, we share a vision of reduced complexity, increased power and flexibility, and ultimately a greater degree of alignment and organizational agility. The opportunity we see together is massive,” said Stewart Butterfield, Slack CEO and Co-Founder. “Together we’ll define the future of enterprise software, creating the digital HQ that enables every organisation to deliver customer and employee success from anywhere.“Salesforce started the cloud revolution, and two decades later, we are still tapping into all the possibilities it offers to transform the way we work. Salesforce chair and CEO Marc Benioff said: “We couldn’t be more excited to have Slack as part of the Salesforce family, combining the #1 CRM and the trailblazing digital platform for the work anywhere world. The company added that its combination with Slack will help create an open and extensive ecosystem for providing business with the next generation of digital-first apps and workflows. Salesforce said that the platform will be integrated deeply into every Salesforce Cloud and make it the new interface for Salesforce Customer 360. Slack’s platform is said to have more than 2,000 apps and a strong API to enable partners and developers to build apps and carry out integrations for optimising their work and automate mundane tasks.
Some of the company’s clients include Starbucks, TD Ameritrade, Uber, Netflix and Target. Slack is said to have more than 169,000 paid customers, which include 65 of the Fortune 100 companies. Slack’s platform is said to bring together people, data and tools to enable teams to work together, irrespective of their location.Ĭompanies use its Slack Connect solution so that their employees can communicate and collaborate among themselves as well as with external partners, including vendors and customers. I could not be more excited for what’s to come.”īutterfield will continue to lead Slack, which will continue to operate under its own brand. “Salesforce and Slack are uniquely positioned to lead this historic shift to a digital-first world. Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield said: “We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and reshape how and where we work. Under its terms, Slack’s shareholders will be paid $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce for each of their shares. Salesforce has wrapped up its previously announced $27.7bn acquisition of California-based enterprise communications platform Slack Technologies.
Salesforce acquires Slack Technologies in $27.7bn deal.
Slack will become the new interface for Salesforce Customer 360
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