04-10-2020 , 12:49 AM
Quote:In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, many organizations are asking their employees to work remotely. This, though, brings new challenges to the workplace as users adapt to video meetings, screen sharing, and the use of remote collaboration tools.
To assist a new wave of remote works and get some publicity at the same time, many software developers and service providers have started to offer free licenses or enhanced versions of their software and services.
Below is a roundup of all the free upgrades to services and software licenses being offered during the Coronavirus outbreak.
If you are a software developer or technology service provider and would like to add any free offers to this list, please contact us with a short description of your offer.
Table of Contents
- Business software
- Business Services
- Communication
- Education
- Entertainment
- Remote access
- Security software
- Security services
- Video conferencing and collaboration
Business software
1Password
1Password is removing the trial limits for their 1Password Business product.
"We’re removing the 30-day trial period on 1Password Business so companies can start keeping their teams secure without getting finance involved," 1Password states in their offer.
Adobe
For higher education and K-12 customers who currently provide Adobe Creative Cloud apps to their students and employees, Adobe is now offering free access at-home access to the apps if the organization requests it. This access will be available for free through May 31st, 2020.
"Starting today, we’re giving our higher education and K-12 institutional customers globally — who currently make Creative Cloud apps available to students who login through on-campus labs — the ability to request temporary “at-home” access for their students and educators. This will be granted through May 31, 2020 at no additional cost. To learn more and request access, please follow this link."
For schools, businesses, and government agencies, Adobe is also offering free access to their Adobe Connect conferencing solution for free through July 1st, 2020.
Affinity
Affinity is offering a free 90-day trial to the complete Affinity design and publishing software suite.
A new 90-day free trial of the Mac and Windows versions of the whole Affinity suite
+A 50% discount for those who would rather buy and keep the apps on Mac, Windows PC and iPad
+A pledge to engage more than 100 freelance creatives for work, spending the equivalent of our annual commissioning budget in the next three months (more details of this will be announced soon).
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