Word of the Day: telecommuting

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Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms | March 25, 2020 telecommuting Telecommuting is the ability for an employee to complete work assignments from outside the traditional workplace by using telecommunications tools such as email, phone, chat and video apps.   The pervasive growth of the Internet, along with advancements in unified communications (UC), artificial intelligence and robotics has made it easier than ever for many work-related tasks to be performed remotely, outside the normal workplace.   According to a "Telecommuting Trend Data" report updated in August 2019, fifty percent of the U.S. workforce holds a job that is compatible with telework, and approximately 40% of the workforce has worked remotely at some point in time. Knowledge workers are especially well-suited for working from home. Continue reading...   Telecommuting during the pandemic   Companies across the country are shifting gears from accommodating short-term remote work strategies for expected occurences like snowstorms and hurricanes to helping workers remain productive long-term during an extended period of telecommuting.   While establishing best practices and policy for telework can't eliminate the disruptive risks of a pandemic or natural disaster, it can certainly mitigate them. Perhaps one of the most important best practices is to provide employees with the collaboration tools they'll need to get their work done.   In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, quite a few IT vendors are offering telecommuting-related products either for free -- or for an extended trial period.   This list was compiled by Don Fluckinger, Senior News Writer and Jacqueline Biscobing, Senior Managing Editor, News.   Free Tool Notes 8x8 8x8 Video Meetings The free version of 8x8 now includes unlimited usage and closed captioning Acronis Cyber Files Cloud File sync and share solution; free through July 31 Addigy Addigy Apple device management platform; free for 60 days Air Labs Air Collaboration tool for remote teams; free for 30 days Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Desk, Jira Core Free for teams of up to 10 people BlackBerry Blackberry Desktop, SecuSuite for Government, BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry Protect The remote working tools for businesses and government organizations are being made available free for 60 days Box Box Business Edition Unlimited storage, 5GB file upload and more, free for 90 days Calendly Free Zoom and GoToMeeting integrations The previously Premium-Tier offerings are free through June Charter Spectrum WiFi Hotspots Spectrum WiFi Hotspots will be free for public use for 60 days Cisco Cisco Webex Now with unlimited usage, supporting up to 100 participants. Free 90-day licenses for non-users Cloudflare Cloudflare for Teams Free seats for small businesses through Sept. 1, with a free onboarding session Commvault Metallic Endpoint Backup and Recovery Offers unlimited Microsoft Azure backup storage for up to 1,000 endpoint devices through Sept. 1 Google Google Hangouts Meet Free for all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers globally until July 1 Igloo Business Continuity Bundle Communications platform to dispense information to employees; free until July 6 Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro Videoconferencing software free to all new users through Dec. 31, 2020 Librestream Librestrem Onsight Free business continuity package for qualified aviation, defense, manufacturing, energy and inspection companies Lifesize Lifesize video conferencing Unlimited free licenses for cloud-based video collaboration tool for six months LogMeIn Emergency Remote Work Kits Free organization-wide use for three months of certain LogMeIn tools including GoToMeetings ManageEngine Secure Remote Access Tool Kit for IT Teams Bundles Access Manager Plus and Remote Access Plus to provide remote access to critical systems; free until July 1. Microsoft Microsoft Office 365 E1 Trial Free six-month trial includes Teams Okta Okta for Emergency Remote Work Free access to Okta Single Sign-On and Okta Multi-Factor Authentication PandaDoc Free eSign Includes document uploads, payment processing PC Matic PC Matic Pro Free cybersecurity and remote management tool to businesses with 10 or more remote workstations, until June 30 Ping SSO and MFA Free cloud sign-on and multi-factor authentication for six months Pronto Pronto Free access to chat and video messaging tool for businesses and schools Qualtrics Remote Work Pulse Tool to help organizations assess remote work readiness RemoteDesk RemoteDesk Offering 10,000 free licenses for its AI-based remote workforce management tool RingCentral RingCentral Office Free for educators, healthcare providers or nonprofits Salesforce Quip Starter Documents, chat; free to Salesforce customers SAP Ariba SAP Ariba Discovery Enables any buyer to post immediate sourcing needs and suppliers to reply; free until June 30 Support.com TechSolutions Remote tech support service; temporarily free Tempered Airwall The VPN is free for 90 days; Tempered will also help deploy Airwall TigerGraph TigerGraph Cloud and Enterprise Editions Free for applications with large data or high computation needs to analyze COVID-19 data Vonage Vonage Business Communications Voice, SMS and team messaging, video collaboration and more is available free for 90 days Vonage Free Conferencing Standalong video conferencing service; free for 90 days Wanido Wanido The workplace well-being software will offer free access April 1-Aug. 1 Wrike Wrike Professional Project management for marketing, operations; free for six months Wundamail Wundamail Remote team management software; free for a month Today's Takeaway "Advise your employees to avoid using their Wi-Fi connection at home and rather connect their laptop or workstation to the router with a network cable. Not only does this provide a more secure connection, but also enhances speed as it will be quicker than wireless." - Alex Scroxton Related Terms You Should Know knowledge worker remote access enterprise collaboration Microsoft Teams work-life balance off-hours communication employee productivity goldbricking Buzzword Alert Zoom Zoom has not said how many new users it has gained in recent weeks, but its mobile client is now the most popular free download on Apple's App Store.   Teams Microsoft Teams' impressive growth has investors worried about the long-term prospects of rival collaboration vendor Slack.   scareware Users should be extra careful of bogus security software, especially if it tries to use the coronavirus as a selling point. Writing for Business                           Which is correct? Neither of the netbooks _____ enough computing power for my purposes. a. has b. have Answer Stay in Touch Thank you for reading! 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