Enterprise social networking service
Not to be confused with
Yanmar .
Viva Engage Type of site
Enterprise collaboration Founded 10 March 2008; 16 years ago (2008-03-10 ) Area served Worldwide Owner Microsoft Founder(s) General manager Murali Sitaram Industry Internet URL yammer .com Registration Company Email Launched 8 September 2008; 15 years ago (2008-09-08 )
Viva Engage (formerly Yammer ) is an enterprise social networking service that is part of the Microsoft 365 family of products.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] It is used mainly for private communication within organizations but is also used for networks spanning various organizations. Access to a Yammer network is determined by a user's Internet domain , so only individuals with approved email addresses may join their respective networks.[ 4] [ 5] [ 2]
The service began as an internal communication system for the genealogy website Geni.com [ 6] and was launched as an independent product in 2008.[ 7] Microsoft later acquired Yammer in 2012 for US$1.2 billion (~$1.57 billion in 2023).[ 8] Currently,[when? ] Yammer is included in all enterprise plans of Microsoft 365, and evolved into Viva Engage as of February 2023.[ 5] [ 9] [ 10] Viva was re-launched as an "employee experience platform" and to make it more community- friendly.[ 10]
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