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How did Slack expand Salesforce’s communication capabilities?

Salesforce acquired Slack Technologies, a workplace messaging and collaboration company, for about $28 billion in July 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic led more people to work from home. Salesforce already had a communication tool called Chatter, but it operated primarily within the company’s own software. Slack allowed employees to exchange messages, share files, and collaborate using different applications.