Slack quarterly sales beat expectations as new users grow
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(Reuters) - Slack Technologies Inc beat first-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday on strong demand for its workplace messaging app, as companies rapidly adapt to remote work amid social distancing protocols to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Revenue rose 50% to $201.7 million from a year earlier, above analysts' average estimate of $188.1 million, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. However, the company's withdrew its forecast for calculated billings in fiscal 2021 .