GitHub released beta integration for Microsoft Teams
GitHub, which is owned by Microsoft, has announced a public beta of a GitHub integration for Microsoft Teams. The beta means that developers on GitHub now can add the GitHub app to Microsoft Teams, the same way that they have been able to do with Slack.
GitHub and Slack came together back in 201...
Slack and Atlassian integrations make their partnership stronger
It is common to see tech companies partnering up to work on something. Most of the time, they do not go too far beyond releasing a statement to the press and some noncommittal co-selling announcements. Slack and Atlassian keep working on new integrations within their products.
When Atlassian sol...
Slack rolls out new analytics and management features for enterprises
Slack has recently updated more analytics and admin features. This is an effort to increase the utility of its team chat service for its organizations. First off, they added a tool that allows Slack to monitor the interaction between the employees and the messages by collecting data.
The tool sh...
Gmail will get enhanced integration with Chat, Rooms and Meet
Google adds Chat, Rooms and Meet to Gmail for business G-Suite users. The company's goal is to provide an "integrated work environment" for remote workers.
Google announced the new interface in a blog. The Gmail app now features four tabs at the bottom of the screen, including Mail, Chat, Rooms ...
Slack completes acquisition of enterprise directory startup Rimeto
Slack has completed the acquisition of Rimeto to add the directory capabilities of the startup to the collaboration platform.
Rimeto was founded in 2016 and focuses primarily on providing an overview of employee data. For example, the directory shows the employee's skills, experience and current...
Slack’s new Slack Connect service will offer an alternative to e-mail
With virtual events being the new norm when it comes to product rollouts in 2020, most companies don’t want to be left behind. That is why Slack took to the internet to announce a new part of its service, called Slack Connect, an alternative to e-mail.
The announcement of the Slack Connect too...
Free version of Microsoft Teams allows users to setup video calls
Microsoft Teams users without a paid subscription can now setup a video call themselves. Previously, it was only possible to participate in a video call if a paid user initiated the call.
Microsoft Teams is one of the services that saw a significant increase in the number of users after the coro...
Slack and AWS announce partnership to take on Microsoft Teams
Slack and AWS established a multi-year partnership to take on Microsoft Teams. The agreement includes cloud services and product integrations.
A significant part of the partnership is that AWS will be the standard cloud provider for Slack from now on. The company will use cloud services for stor...
Trello integrates automation tool Butler in Slack and Jira
Trello is planning to integrate its no-code automation tool Butler into Slack and Jira. The company's plan is to eventually have external developers build their own integrations with Butler, with the goal of making Trello the command center for all work-related matters.
With Butler, users can au...
Slack unveils app for cross-compatibility with Microsoft Teams users
Due to the outbreak of the corona virus, and the subsequent measures taken by companies to massively employ personnel from home, the number of users on Slack and Teams has risen sharply in recent months. To prevent users from having to switch between diesnts for certain calls, Slack is now introduc...
Use of cloud services increased by over 700 percent
The coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent measure of working from home on a massive scale has led to the necessary increase in the use of cloud services. Microsoft observed a 775 percent increase in the use of its services in regions where working from home is now the rule.
The increase is mai...
Calling between Slack and Teams should become an option in the future
Compatibility between two communications services provided by Microsoft itself, namely Skype and Teams, was already announced at the beginning of March this year. Users should become able to chat with users of the other service. In the future, there should also be the possibility of a competing ser...