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Smart scanning
Adobe Scan is a free app that turns mobile
devices into intelligent scanning and
text-recognition tools. Adobe Scan lets
you capture a receipt, paper document,
business card or whiteboard and turn it
into a PDF. Powered by Adobe Sensei’s
intelligent services, Adobe Scan automates
boundary detection, auto-crop and
capture, perspective correction and auto-
clean, removing shadows and making
text crisp and clear. Scanned text can be
converted into digital text with automatic
text recognition. Adobe Scan is available
on iOS and Android.
Lawyer to client messaging
The LawBite app is the first UK real-
time lawyer to client messaging app,
providing SMEs with same-business-day
free legal consultations with an expert
lawyer. Through the app, businesses can:
instant message a lawyer; receive
fixed price no-obligation quotations
for more in-depth work; pay for
any legal advice or work required;
review and download attachments,
documents and contracts; and view
lawyer expertise and experience.
The app is protected with a PIN
and conversations, documents
and passwords are encrypted, with
additional security features (firewall
and monitoring) provided by UKFast.
The LawBite app is available on iOS
and Android.
Focused communication
Twist is a team communication app
that promotes calmer, more organised
and more productive teamwork. Other
team communication apps focus on
group chat, which can be difficult to
keep up with with, distracting and off
task.With Twist, conversations are more
focused and there’s no pressure
for users to respond in real-
time. ‘Threads’, organised into
‘channels’, allow users to create
a conversation about a specific
topic, so it stays in context
and in one place. Users can
snooze notifications for specific
times and days (e.g. evenings
and weekends). A Time Off
feature mutes all notifications
completely while you’re away.
Twist is available on the web,
Android, macOS andWindows.
Call controller
Another Number is an iPhone app that
provides users with a secondary mobile
number on their existing device without
the need for a second SIM, additional
phone or contract. Helping professionals
achieve a better work/life balance,
all business texts and calls are clearly
identified as ‘via Another Number’. A ‘do
not disturb’ mode lets users divert all work
calls and texts outside of work hours.
Instant authentication
HID Approve, an app from HID
Global, turns a mobile device
into a handheld validation device
or ‘authenticator’ that verifies
online access and transaction
requests, such as digital banking
transactions or corporate VPN
access. Every time a transaction
or access is attempted online, the
ActivID Authentication system
leverages push technology to
send a notification to the user’s
mobile device to ask them to approve
the transaction or login attempt. The
user then swipes right to accept or left
to decline, for simple and instantaneous
verification.
Digital travel assistant
Transport for London (TfL) has launched
TravelBot, a new digital travel assistant
that can be accessed through Facebook’s
Messenger app. The AI tool can chat with
customers and tell them when their bus
is due to arrive, provide service updates
and Tube maps. The TravelBot can also
refer customers to a customer service
agent. To access the TfL TravelBot, search
for ‘TfL TravelBot’ on Facebook or visit
/
on a
desktop computer.
Employee engagement
Conerstone Engage, a new people
analytics application from Cornerstone
OnDemand, enables organisations to
measure key employee engagement
factors, such as sentiment towards office
culture and satisfaction with direct
managers. Through quick pulse surveys
and traditional annual surveys, employees
can provide their honest, confidential
feedback online or on their mobile phones.
Organisations can analyse the results via
a dashboard, helping to pinpoint areas of
opportunity and track changes in real-time
to ensure they’re addressing employee
concerns. Cornerstone Engage is part of
the Cornerstone Performance suite.
Anonymous headhunting
Pockethunt takes a new approach to
recruitment, mixing it with gamification
and fun.With Pockethunt, any professional
can create a career profile anonymously.
Employers and recruiters can search
for different skillsets, interests and
other criteria, which gives them a list of
anonymous profiles to browse.When a
recruiter finds an interesting skillset, they
can send a profile viewing request to see
the whole profile. The profile holder is the
one who decides which employers get
to view their details. An employee can
automatically reveal their profile by ‘liking’
employers that interest them.
Platform migration
Team collaboration and chat platform
Flock has introduced a migration tool
to help Slack users seamlessly transition
to the Flock platform. Previously, Slack
customers were apprehensive about
transitioning from one platform to another
for fear of data loss during the process.
Now, the migration tool enables Slack
users to migrate to Flock while retaining
all data, messages, contacts and chat
history, with cost savings of approximately
60% (from $8.00 USD for Slack to $3.00
USD for Flock per user per month for
premium accounts).
Manage your account
The new BT Business app allows SMEs
to manage their BT accounts on the
move. Users can view and pay bills; check
broadband and phone usage; reschedule
engineer visits; track orders and check
service status. Business customers are also
able to access help and support or report
faults more quickly via live chat.
APP UPDATE
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New apps for business and leisure
Adobe Scan
LawBite
Twist
Cornerstone
Engage
Pockethunt
