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These organizations are forward-looking instead of just being reactive to what's going on in the world.

The Slack deal would give Salesforce, the leader in programs for managing customer relationships, another angle of attack against Microsoft, which has itself become a major force in internet-based computing.

Biden’s comments during the election campaign suggest he will push for more pay transparency and a tougher line on diversity among federal contractors.

The software maker said it increased the proportion of both groups by 0.3 percentage points in the past year, with Black workers rising to 4.9% of its U.S. workforce and Latino employees increasing to 6.6%.

Online meetings can make employees tired and make it difficult to transition from a work mindset to private life.

The company’s Teams collaboration software is adding the ability to schedule a “virtual commute” to remind users about the end of the work day and suggest tasks to help workers wind down.

The program uses LinkedIn data to find the jobs that employers most want to fill, and offers free access to content that helps workers develop the required skills.

Microsoft so far has thrived during the Covid-19 pandemic because of its focus on cloud offerings, like Office productivity tools, Azure services and subscription programs that are less vulnerable to spending slumps.

Cloud-computing companies have been a clear beneficiary of the stay-at-home and social distancing measures to help combat the spread of the virus.

To keep competitive, the tech titan looked to overhaul its package to design a more optimized program for healthy pregnancies and support fertility decisions across a broader range of life stages.