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Companies all over the world have ordered employees to work from home in a bid to delay the spread of the novel coronavirus, now classified a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Top of the list of concerns for many businesses is whether employees are properly equipped to go virtual-only. The lack of appropriate software could prove a significant stumbling block for workers asked to suddenly abandon their office workstations.

Thankfully, technology vendors of all shapes and sizes have come to the rescue, with many offering free access to premium offerings for a limited time. Heres a rundown of the best free products and services to help your business navigate the coronavirus crisis:

*We're constantly updating this guide with all the latest offers, so be sure to check back regularly.

Cisco WebexCisco has added additional features to its free Webex service and is also offering free 90-day business licenses to firms affected by coronavirus. Free accounts will now allow users to host meetings with up to 100 participants for an unlimited amount of time.

Available to: all businessesView Deal

PowWowNowPowWowNow has extended the free trial of its services from 14 to 60 days to help employees work from home and stay productive during the pandemic. The companys suite of technology products includes web meetings, video and conference calling.

Available to: all businessesView Deal

Zoho RemotelyZoho Remotely is a new suite of apps designed to help remote workers stay productive, free until July 1. The suite contains 11 apps in total, including solutions for online meetings, training sessions, storage, project management and word processing.

Available to: all businessesView Deal

VonageVoIP provider Vonage is offering businesses free 90-day access to a number of its communications solutions, including mobile-only licenses and video conferencing. Governments and healthcare providers will have access to additional products, including VBC and instant SMS alert services.

Available to: all businesses (with additional features for healthcare providers and government agencies)View Deal

FreeConferenceCallOn top of its standard offering, free online video conferencing platform FreeConferenceCall.com is providing online classroom capabilities to teachers across the world. Educators can host and record lectures, schedule study sessions with screen sharing, and use drawing tools while teaching.

Available to: all businesses (with additional facilities for schools)

LogMeInLogMeIn is offering critical front-line service providers with free, organisation-wide use of many of its products for three months. The offer includes solutions for meetings, video conferencing, webinars and virtual events and management of remote devices.

Available to: front line service providers, existing customersView Deal

Google Hangouts MeetAdvanced Google Hangouts Meet features, usually reserved for G Suite Enterprise customers, will be free for all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers until July 1. Users will be able to organise meetings with up to 250 attendees and live stream content to as many as 100,000 people.

Available to: G Suite and G Suite for Education customersView Deal

Workplace Advanced by FacebookIn an effort to help emergency services and governments deal with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Facebook has announced it will offer the premium version of its workplace chat service, Workplace Advanced, for free for 12 months.

Available to: governments, emergency servicesView Deal

RingCentral OfficeRingCentral is offering free access to its business communication software-as-a-service solution for three months. The package includes unlimited internet fax, up to 100 person video conferencing, unlimited phone calls within the US and Canada and up to 2500 toll-free minutes per month.

Available to: US-based healthcare providers, schools and new non-profit customersView Deal

Flock ProFlock is giving away its Flock Pro collaboration offering through the end of August to any organisation assisting in the fight against coronavirus. Flock Pro includes unlimited searchable messages, unlimited private and public channels and group video calls.

Available to: healthcare, education, governments, NGOsView Deal

Hide Me VPNHide Me VPN has increased the data transfer limit attached to its free accounts from 2GB to 10GB. The free plan includes 5 worldwide locations and support for all major operating systems

Available to: all businessesView Deal

Ring VPNRing VPN has offered up its service to all UK users for 90 days, to help those either quarantined or working from home to preserve their online privacy.

Available to: all UK businessesView Deal

Surfshark VPNDemand for VPNs has skyrocketed with the spread of the coronavirus, as businesses and individuals look to preserve their online privacy and bypass internet restrictions. Surfshark is giving away six-month VPN plans to small businesses (up to ten employees), in a bid to help them weather the storm.

Available to: small businesses (up to 10 employees)View Deal

Orchid VPNOrchid VPN is offering free access to its blockchain-based VPN to journalists across the globe, in a bid to fight press censorship. To be granted access, journalists must provide proof of status via email.

Available to: all journalistsView Deal

BlackberryBlackberrys range of secure communication solutions for enterprises is available for free for a 60-day period - that includes BlackBerry Desktop, Blackberry AtHoc, Blackberry Protect and SecuSUITE Secure Messaging and Phone Calls. Interested parties should email: covid19help@blackberry.com

Available to: all businessesView Deal

DomainTools Covid-19 Threat ListDomainTools is providing a free list of high-risk coronavirus-related domains, which logs domains the company believes pose either an existent or forthcoming threat. The list is updated daily and is available for CSV download.

Available to: all businessesView Deal

DashlanePassword manager Dashlane has made its Premium and Business subscriptions free for the next three months. The company hopes to smooth navigation between online accounts at a time when the internet is needed most.

Available to: all new usersView Deal

Kaspersky Endpoint SecurityKaspersky is offering free access to its core endpoint security products, including EndPoint Security Cloud Plus, Security for Microsoft Office 365 (extended to include Teams and Sharepoint Online), Endpoint Security for Business Advanced and Hybrid Cloud Security. Interested parties should contact Kaspersky directly.

Available to: healthcare organisationsView Deal

BitdefenderHealthcare organisations have been granted free access to Bitdefenders enterprise grade security offering for a period of 12 months. The company hopes the measure will allow healthcare providers to operate at full capacity, without worrying about opportunistic attacks at this trying time.

Available to: healthcare organisationsView Deal

Qualys Endpoint ProtectionQualys is giving away its remote endpoint protection service for 60 days to help IT teams secure remote workforces. The solution allows security teams to gain instant visibility of remote computers, identify missing patches and deploy them from the cloud.

Available to: all businesses (although Qualys customers will be prioritised)View Deal

HasteeEarnings on demand platform Hastee is giving workers deemed crucial to the UKs coronavirus response access to their wages ahead of pay day for free until June.

Available to: UK NHS, police, fire services, teachers, food supply chainView Deal

WagestreamIncome streaming provider Wagestream will allow NHS trusts to release earnings to their staff immediately at not extra cost, to help UK healthcare workers through the ongoing pandemic. The service can be launched for any employers in 24 hours.

Available to: UK NHSView Deal

NICE CXone@homeRemote contact center solution CXone@home from NICE is available to all businesses for a period of 45 days. The offering is designed to help contact centers transition to a remote working model in 48 hours or less. Key functionality includes 99.99% availability, e-learning for agent onboarding and no seat limits.

Available to: all businessesView Deal

EmailgisticsEmailgistics is providing its SaaS email management solution for free until the end of June, to help improve team inbox collaboration in Microsoft Office 365 for those forced to work from home.

Available to: all businesses

Coursera for CampusThe worlds largest online learning platform has made its full course catalogue free to all universities. Students will gain access to 3,800 courses spanning 400 specialisations from Courseras university partners.

Available to: all universitiesView Deal

Moz AcademyTo support business training initiatives during the outbreak, Moz is offering all SEO training courses at Moz Academy for free until the end of May. Just use the promo code wegotthis at checkout.

Available to: all businessesView Deal

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