Microsoft, according to an email reviewed by Business Insider, has stopped short of pausing business travel but asked employees to discuss any travel concerns with management.Įach of the seven deaths in the US from COVID-19 - the illness caused by the coronavirus - were in Washington state, six of them in King County, home to Microsoft's headquarters. On Monday, Business Insider reported that some employees were concerned Microsoft's internal response to the outbreak is insufficient.
Similarly, Google on Tuesday said it would offer the premium version of its Google Hangouts Meet videoconferencing service to all G Suite customers. By making Teams available to all for free for six months, we hope that we can support public health and safety by making remote work even easier." "For many individuals and organizations, Microsoft Teams video-conferencing, chat and collaboration are playing an important role in helping people continue to work and collaborate. "At Microsoft, our top concern is the wellbeing of our employees and supporting our customers in dealing with business impact during this challenging time," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. That said, Microsoft has said it plans to update the free app, beginning on March 10, to lift its restrictions on user limits and allow users to schedule meetings for video calling and conferencing. What Microsoft is quietly offering is a trial that includes all of those features. Teams already has a free version, but it places limits on certain features - free Teams users can't record meetings, for instance, and they only get 2 GB of file storage, as opposed to the full terabyte enjoyed by paying customers. Microsoft has informed customers and partners it will offer free six-month trials of the premium version of its Teams chat app as coronavirus fears lead to an increase in remote work, the company told Business Insider on Monday. Click here to read more BI Prime stories.Collaboration tools like Teams stand to benefit from the coronavirus outbreak - analysts expect Zoom, Slack, and Dropbox to see increased usage.
Microsoft already offers a free version of Teams but is now allowing users to try out its more advanced features for free.Microsoft itself has instead asked employees to discuss any travel concerns with management, which some employees worry is insufficient as the outbreak spreads near Microsoft's hometown.Microsoft offered customers and partners free six-month trials of the premium version of its Teams chat app as more companies ask employees to work from home and pause most travel, the company said on Tuesday.
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