Workplace messaging app Slack has been acquired by Salesforce for $27.7 billion (Rs. Slack’s stock had rallied even further when rumours of its deal with Salesforce were made public. As of today, public markets were valuing Slack at $25 billion, making Salesforce’s $27.7 a fair outcome for the company. “Together, Salesforce and Slack will shape the future of enterprise software and transform the way everyone works in the all-digital, work-from-anywhere world,” he said in a statement. Slack can integrate with Salesforce’s enterprise software, and enable employees to manage both internal and external communication through a single platform.