
<p>One of the big questions around Yammer after it was snapped up last June was what would, or could, Microsoft do with the social software? And what would it do with Yammer and SharePoint? Previously, it has said it would integrate them in three phases: basic integration, deeper connections and connected experiences. At Convergence yesterday, it gave more details about the integration roadmap. SharePoint-Yammer Integration</p><p>Today's update comes from Jared Spataro, who heads the SharePoint business in the Office division of Microsoft. During the Office keynote yesterday, the team demonstrated the integration of Yammer in Dynamics CRM, which started shipping last month.</p><p>That done, he said, the next step is Office 365, which already received a major upgrade last month. With Yammer that upgrade will continue as part of Microsoft's wider plan to make Yammer its social layer across all of its products. In blog post this morning, Spataro explained where all this is going.1. Basic Integration</p><p>Office 365 will be updated again this summer, but this time the upgrades will specifically target SharePoint and enable users to replace the SharePoint newsfeed with Yammer. According to Spataro, to avoid confusion, the update will be designed so that users will be able to replace one with the other with a simple click on a link in the navigation bar which will take the user to Yammer.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/social-business/microsoft-outlines-sharepointyammer-roadmap-yammer-to-become-ms-social-layer-020146.php">Keep reading...</a></p>