Microsoft to buy Yammer for $1.2 billion -- report

Microsoft has reached a deal to purchase the Yammer business software company for $1 billion in an apparent bid to shore up its widely-used Office software, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The Journal said it was unclear when the acquisition would be completed, and neither Microsoft nor Yammer could immediately be reached for comment.Yammer, known as the Facebook of the workplace, creates private social networks inside companies that allow for file-sharing and other applications, and is thus a potential threat to Microsoft's business software dominance.

The business software company has agreed to sell itself, the Wall Street Journal reports

Business software company Yammer has agreed to sell itself to Microsoft for more than US$1-billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a source

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