Microsoft said to be planning billion-dollar acquisition of enterprise social networ

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In seeking to bolster its social credentials, Microsoft is reportedly on the brink of acquiring online networking company Yammer — in a deal potentially worth over $1 billion. Yammer is used primarily as a tool for group communication and collaboration within companies and started off life looking very much like an early version of Facebook.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/14/3084605/microsoft-yammer-acquisition-rumor

 

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Microsoft's $1bn Yammer gobble gabble blabbed by insiders

Microsoft is reportedly in talks to snap up enterprise social network Yammer for over $1bn.
Redmond is currently discussing the acquisition and it could make up its mind as early as tomorrow, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/14/microsoft_to_acquire_yammer_report/

 

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Microsoft turning to Yammer to beef up social tools, reports say

Microsoft in serious discussions to buy Yammer, an enterprise social collaboration company, according to reports.
Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg Thursday reported that Microsoft may be willing to pay more than $1 billion for Yammer. An agreement could be reached as soon as tomorrow, the report said.


Acquiring Yammer would significantly boost Microsoft's place in the enterprise social software business, analysts said..


To date, Microsoft has positioned its SharePoint Web application platform as a social collaboration tool, they added.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...ols_reports_say_?source=rss_keyword_microsoft

Different source...

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/three-more-reasons-microsoft-might-buy-yammer/12929