Teleconference apps and new tech surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak

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Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five fold since the ...

Global downloads of business apps including Tencent Conference, WeChat Work, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack have risen nearly five fold since the start of the year, data showed, as the coronavirus outbreak changes how corporations work.

These services range from video conferencing apps such as Zoom and Google Hangouts Meet to cutting edge tools inspired by"Star Wars" to make remote work more manageable. Zoom last week said it had seen a jump in usage, but added it was early to say whether such users will convert into paying customers.

 

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