7-Eleven Selects Yammer for Companywide Enterprise Social Network

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - May 17, 2011) - Yammer, Inc., the leading enterprise social network, today announced that 7-Eleven, Inc. is rolling out Yammer to 3,000 non-store employees to enhance communication and knowledge sharing across the organization.

The company wanted an online tool to connect its field operations dispersed throughout numerous geographic areas and centralized operations. 7-Eleven intends to use Yammer to maintain consistency throughout its U.S. and Canadian field operations and facilitate faster, collegial conversations between employees.

In addition to the benefits Yammer affords employees, 7-Eleven's leadership team plans to use the tool to check the pulse of the organization. Because of Yammer's centralized feed, executives can join online conversations, gain insight and respond more quickly to the concerns and feedback of their organization.

"7-Eleven chose Yammer to unify its distributed workforce, drive consistency across franchise locations and foster better communication among employees and leadership," said David Sacks, founder and CEO, Yammer. "We look forward to working closely with 7-Eleven to ensure a successful rollout to their employees."

About Yammer, Inc.

Yammer (www.yammer.com) is the leader in enterprise social networking, providing a secure way for employees to communicate, collaborate, and share information. The basic version of Yammer is free, and customers can pay to upgrade their network to receive additional administrative and security controls, priority customer service and a dedicated customer success manager. Companies and organizations across the globe, including more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 -- are using our award-winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to improve employee productivity and engagement. Visit our blog to see how our customers are benefiting from Yammer.

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