Microsoft: Say goodbye to Yammer brand, hello to Viva Engage
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Image: Eva-Katalin/Getty ImagesMicrosoft is retiring the Yammer brand and moving its apps and features to Microsoft Viva Engage, which is part of its employee-experience platform for a hybrid work world. It's also rolling out new premium Viva features. Over the past few years, Microsoft has been building out the Viva brand with Yammer-based apps. Last summer, it launched Engage for Viva, an app based on the Yammer Communities app for Teams. Also: More powerful than ChatGPT': Microsoft unveils new AI-improved Bing and Edge browserThe Viva employee experience suite, which runs on top of Teams, includes Viva Engage, Viva Learn, Viva Topics, Viva Connections, and Viva Goals. Viva Connections was also based on Yammer, which continued to run as Yammer apps alongside the Viva apps. Now, Microsoft will retire the Yammer brand and fold all of it into Viva Engage in a move designed to reduce confusion about overlapping functionalities. ZDNET Recommends The best video chat apps These apps make it easy to chat with loved ones and coworkers.