In December, Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire the popular messaging software platform Slack Technologies in a cash and stock deal worth $27.7 billion, making it Salesforce's largest-ever acquisition. I could not be more excited for what's to come,' Butterfield added. 'Salesforce and Slack are uniquely positioned to lead this historic shift to a digital-first world. Slack's co-founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield, who will continue to lead the company, called the deal 'a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink and reshape how and where we work.'

'Together we'll define the future of enterprise software, creating the digital HQ that enables every organization to deliver customer and employee success from anywhere,' Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in a statement. Software giant Salesforce ( CRM) officially closed on its $27.7 billion record acquisition of messaging app Slack Technologies ( WORK) on Wednesday, as the company bets big on a digital work-from-anywhere future.

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