Free Versions of Tools in Response of Coronavirus Spread
Saturday, March 21, 2020
ComputerWorld shares a list of companies who offer free versions of their softwares during the Coronavirus epidemic.
- Google – Google said it would start offering advanced Hangouts Meet videoconferencing capabilities to all G Suite and G Suite Education customers at no extra cost.
- Microsoft Teams – Microsoft is making the premium version of its Teams collaboration application available for free as part of a six-month trial offer for Office365 E1 payment plan.
- Slack – Slack pledged to make the paid version of its chat app freely available to anyone directly supporting COVID-19 response.
- Zoom – Zoom announced that its videoconferencing app is available for free to K-12 schools in the U.S.
- Cisco – Cisco has expanded the list of features available as part of its free Webex offer in all countries where it is available.
- Facebook – Paid versions of Workplace will be offered free of charge to government agencies and emergency services for 12 months.
- Atlassian – Teams of up to ten can access cloud-based versions of Jira Software, Confluence, Jira Service Desk and Jira Core at no cost.
Find more companies offering part of their services for free in ComputerWorld’s article.
