Facebook’s work app Workplace to combine with Microsoft Teams

Facebook stated on Wednesday it’s integrating Workplace, the work-focused model of its social app, with Microsoft’s collaboration app Teams, so customers can higher share info between the 2 platforms.

The modifications will enable customers to share content material from Workplace’s newsfeed and from its teams into Microsoft’s Teams platform. Soon, it stated, customers will be capable of livestream video from Teams into Workplace teams.

Remote-working instruments have turn out to be key fixtures for corporations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

“You have to meet employees where they directly are, wherever they’re doing their work, whatever platforms they’re most using,” stated Ujjwal Singh, head of Workplace, in an interview. He stated the combination was largely geared toward clients of each merchandise.

Workplace, which the Silicon Valley firm makes use of as its inside messaging board, was launched outdoors of the corporate 5 years in the past. Former Facebook worker and whistleblower Frances Haugen not too long ago leaked inside shows and discussions shared on the service.

The software program can be utilized by corporations together with Walmart and Deliveroo. Facebook says it has 7 million paid subscribers on Workplace.

Microsoft and Facebook, which not too long ago modified its identify to Meta to sign its refocus on the metaverse, are additionally each constructing out digital actuality options for distant working.

Microsoft final week introduced it might deliver its digital platform Mesh into Microsoft Teams subsequent yr. Facebook not too long ago launched a beta take a look at of Horizon Workrooms, a distant work app for customers of its VR headsets.

This story has been printed from a wire company feed with out modifications to the textual content. Only the headline has been modified.

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