The Mercury News
Yammer, founded in 2008, lets business customers set up private, Facebook -style networks among employees and clients. It boasts 5 million users from such companies as Deloitte, 7-Eleven and Ford, Chief Executive David Sacks said Monday. "We had a...
Contra Costa Times
06/25/2012 03:16:04 PM PDT Updated: 06/25/2012 03:16:04 PM PDT Today: Microsoft's $1.2 billion acquisition agreement for S.F.-based Yammer earns praise from analysts. Also: Wall Street declines as Facebook winning streak ends, and Dell reportedly...
The Beacon Herald
Microsoft Corp agreed to buy online social network firm Yammer Inc for $1.2 billion US in cash, which will allow the software company to offer a service like Facebook Inc's to corporate customers. Talk of a deal had circulated earlier this month, but...
The Guardian
Yammer CEO David Sacks (left) and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shake hands after announcing Microsoft will acquire Yammer for $1.2bn. Photograph: Lou Dematteis/Reuters Microsoft has bought the four-year-old business social network Yammer for $1.2bn (£...
Xtra News
Microsoft on Monday announced a billion-dollar deal to buy startup Yammer which specializes in social networks for businesses. Microsoft said that it will pay $1.2 billion in cash for Yammer, which will become part of the US technology titan's Office...
The Globe & Mail
A photographer takes pictures of new Microsoft Surface tablet computers on display at its unveiling in Los Angeles, California, June 18, 2012. Reuters video Technology Talk of a deal had circulated earlier this month , but the two companies only...