As the coronavirus pandemic progresses and has already
claimed more than 5,400 victims worldwide, companies organize to limit the
spread of the virus. In France, Emmanuel Macron has already asked that
remote work is “intensified to the maximum”. To stay in
contact your colleagues, share documents or make video calls,
overview of preferred applications.
Certain web services or applications allow you to exchange
easily. Slack, for example, allows you to “create for free an area
virtual work with colleagues “, explains BFM TV. This platform
offers several possibilities: communicate in a group or in conversation
private, exchange documents, photos and videos or even spend
audio and video calls. One of its competitors, Teams, a Microsoft tool, offers
the same services and allows users to switch a call between 50 people without paying. In addition, “paid subscriptions
allow you to pass the limit of 300 registered users “on the same communication.
The giant WhatsApp also offers video conferencing options:
used from a computer at web.whatsapp.com, the application
offers audio or video calls and exchange documents easily and for free.
To install the service on a computer, go to the
mobile app settings and click on the “WhatsApp Web” tab. He is then asked to scan the QR code displayed on his computer so that the session can open.
Organize virtual meetings
Everyone knows Skype, the ultimate video calling service. Since
last year, the platform boosted its options: it now allows “welcome up to 50 people for a video chat“.
Of
the business side Zoom, has adapted to the coronavirus crisis:
Chinese users could use its service indefinitely, including
included in free version. This already allows, for any user, to bring together
until 100 people in a video meeting for 40 minutes.
Zoom offers
also a practical option: add an image in
background to hide its housing. Sure Skype, it is possible to
blur the background for maintain privacy.
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