Apr 7, 2020
TeamViewer Supports Schools and Universities during COVID-19 Pandemic with Free Online Collaboration Solution
Goppingen, April 7, 2020– TeamViewer®, a leading global provider of secure remote connectivity solutions, now offers its online collaboration solution Blizz to all schools and universities free of charge. The free Blizz licenses can enable teachers and professors to hold interactive lessons in a virtual classroom environment with up to 50 participants via video and telephone connections to help schools manage the transition to remote learning.
Blizz is based on TeamViewer’s global connectivity platform and runs on all major computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones, as well as a variety of operating systems. The cloud software enables video and audio conferencing even with low Internet connectivity and on older computing and mobile devices. For teaching purposes, teachers, pupils, professors and students can share their screen content with the class, exchange information via chats, share files and collaborate with onscreen annotations. Appointments for online lessons can be scheduled directly in the software and sent to participants by email.
“We hope that with this offer we can help simplify teaching during the coronavirus crisis,” said Oliver Steil, CEO, Teamviewer. “Although video conferences and screen sharing cannot replace the full classroom or lecture hall experience, Blizz can provide a platform for our educators and students to continue to learn and collaborate while maintaining a safe social distance.”
Interested educational institutions can obtain more information about the free licenses here: https://www.blizz.com/en-us/blizz-for-school/
About TeamViewer
TeamViewer is a leading global technology company that provides a connectivity platform to remotely access, control, manage, monitor, and repair devices of any kind – from laptops and mobile phones to industrial machines and robots. Although TeamViewer is free of charge for private use, it has more than 500,000 subscribers and enables companies of all sizes and from all industries to digitalize their business-critical processes through seamless connectivity. Against the backdrop of global megatrends like device proliferation, automation and new work, TeamViewer proactively shapes digital transformation and continuously innovates in the fields of Augmented Reality, Internet of Things or Artificial Intelligence. Since the company’s foundation in 2005, TeamViewer’s software has been installed on more than 2.2 billion devices around the world. The company is headquartered in Goppingen, Germany, and employs more than 1,000 people globally. In 2019, TeamViewer achieved billings of around EUR 325 million. TeamViewer AG (TMV) is listed at Frankfurt Stock Exchange and belongs to the MDAX. Further information can be found at www.teamviewer.com.
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