Facebook is taking on workplace software rivals Slack, WebEx and Skype with the quiet launch of a chat app that also includes screen sharing. Only available through Facebook's Workplace, the desktop system is currently beta testing for Mac and PC, and offers a range of sharing options – enabling users to choose how many or how few of their desktop apps they want invited third parties to see. More than 14,000 businesses are signed up to Facebook's Workplace, and the company may roll out the feature to Messenger, which has 1.3 billion one day users.
Facebook is taking on workplace software rivals Slack, WebEx and Skype with the quiet launch of a chat app that also includes screen sharing. Only available through Facebook's Workplace, the desktop system is currently beta testing for Mac and PC, and offers a range of sharing options – enabling users to choose how many or how few of their desktop apps they want invited third parties to see. More than 14,000 businesses are signed up to Facebook's Workplace, and the company may roll out the feature to Messenger, which has 1.3 billion monthly users.