Instead of killing email, Slack is embracing it

Get the Full StoryThe IPO-bound unicorn s messaging app will soon be able to ping people who prefer to work in email, as well as schedule appointments automatically.

Collaboration phenom Slack is continuing its effort to move from a messaging app running alongside other office software to the hub where business teams coordinate anything and everything. Its latest steps, which the company is unveiling today, will further integrate Microsoft and Google s email and calendaring platforms into the Slack interface, providing more incentive to stay within the app. To further its case for centrality, Slack is introducing other upgrades including further revisions to its search, which got an overhaul last year at its Frontiers conference in San Francisco this week.Read Full Story

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