Will Slack’s New Tools Shore Up Its Defenses Against Microsoft?

Slack Technologies' (NYSE: WORK) collaborative platform is mainly known for connecting employees within a single company. However, it recently introduced Slack Connect, a new set of tools that will allow companies to collaborate with external partners in real time.

Slack has been developing Connect for four years, and over a million users at more than 41,000 customers -- including Airbnb, Box, Autodesk, and Wayfair -- have tested it in recent months. If officially launched the paid plans on June 24.

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