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The CIA has invested US$1.6 million (A$2.2 million) in the company behind the secure messaging app Wickr, through its investment arm In-Q-Tel, the American website Motherboard reports, citing public disclosure records as a source.

COMPANY NEWS: Data analytics and integration solutions company Qlik launches Qlik Application Automation, a no-code solution that drives action from context-aware insights through streamlined and optimised workflows between SaaS applications and Qlik Cloud.

GovHack is collaborating with information technology company Infosys and software app Slack during its two-day hackathon competition, which will be held today from 20 to 22 August 2021.

It's not just you. Open-plan offices are measurably bad for you.

Slack today unleashed four new features, available to paid customers without any price increase, that reflect its vision of the world of work of the future. It's a vision that's no longer office-bound but seeks to replicate the office positives of conversations and huddles while eschewing the modern trend to constant video conferences.

SailPoint has announced additional extensibility functionality to its platform in a move it says enables customers to infuse its identity platform’s core functionalities within their workflows, reducing integration development from months to days or even hours. 

Identity provider Okta's research shows a data breach could dislodge nearly half of a company's customer base.

Open-source file syncing and sharing software company Nextcloud has released migration apps to enable users to move from popular proprietary cloud services to a private cloud platform.

A survey of 1000 Australians — all so-called knowledge workers — during the year to October, has found that the use of workplace apps has increased significantly, with 69% using between 3 and 10 apps, while 17% had to juggle with more than 10.

Customer relationship management software provider Salesforce has acquired communications platform Slack for a sum of approximately US$27.7 billion (A$37.5 billion), according to a statement from Salesforce.

ASX-listed financial software firm Iress is moving away from email to Slack for communications and its chief technology officer, Andrew Todd, says this is because the app offers improved security and control.

Open-source file syncing and sharing software company Nextcloud has announced the launch of Nextcloud Hub 20, which adds new features and also integrates third-party social media, productivity and collaboration platforms like Twitter, GitHub and Discourse.

Full-stack vendor Oracle has announced updates to several of its SaaS products.

Business communications platform Slack has launched a product known as Slack Connect that it claims will let organisations collaborate both internally, as they have been doing, and also with those from other companies.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the demand for digital technologies to ensure resilient enterprise business operations, with a surge in demand across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region resulting in cloud-based offerings outshining traditional products, according to a new analyst report.

Business communications platform provider Slack Technologies has launched data residency in Sydney, giving users the option of storing their data locally in order to satisfy corporate and compliance requirements.

Cloud storage provider Box has announced new features, along with integrations with several products including Slack and Microsoft Teams.

According to Adrian McDermott, President of Product at Zendesk, the trouble-ticket is no longer enough to manage customer interactions.

Australian Government data stored by American companies which have been certified as Protected cloud providers is not subject to the US CLOUD Act, which allows Washington to obtain data stored overseas by American companies in the event that it is deemed to be needed by law enforcement authorities.

Melbourne-based Soapbox.ai is applying AI to improve ITSM and other service desks.