After $27.7 bln deal, Salesforce aims to connect companies via Slack

July 21 (Reuters) - Business software maker Salesforce.com (CRM.N) on Wednesday closed its $27.7 billion purchase of Slack Technologies Inc (WORK.N), a massive bet that Slack's workplace app will become popular for collaborations within and between companies. U.S. antitrust regulators cleared the deal this week, allowing the creation of a...