Communication software is a program that has the quality of serving as a means of communication when sending messages or information through the use of a PC, a mobile phone or other electronic device, being communication easy, fast and effective. This software offers communication solutions that are comfortable for the user, in addition these programs can include more than one medium or channel to communicate.
Some of the elements or applications that are used with communication software are:
• Voicemail
• Text messages
• Telephone calls
• People finders
The communication modalities are very varied, in these several elements can be used, such as Skype that allows communication between friends and family through video calls , voice messages and an interactive chat where several users can connect at the same time in any modality . Skype is a very secure channel and offers the service of calls all over the world totally free and is compatible with almost all telephone companies.
There are very popular applications that are compatible with communication software, these applications are mostly free, and are used by companies and organizations to provide excellent communication between their associates and employees, the most used are listed below:
• Hipchat: it is a multiplatform where work groups can communicate, share files and documents in just seconds.
• Hall: it is an effective communication application widely used by large and well-known companies.
• Bitrix24: it is a platform that allows you to organize tasks and has great functions that are very advantageous when communicating.
• Yammer: it has the support of Microsoft and therefore all the communication tools of this operating system can be used.
• Pie: it can be used comfortably due to its simple design, it is suitable for small groups, it is compatible with Android, iOS and Mac in its web version.
Instant messaging apps
In digital communication, the use of instant messaging applications is common and frequent. Since this type of application facilitates communication by sending text messages by simply connecting the devices to the internet or through a mobile data network such as: 3G, 4G, and 4G LTE among others. This communication is established between two or more devices regardless of the distance between them.
At the beginning of the use of these applications it was done only on PC, then they were included in smart phones when adapting and updating platforms and operating systems. These types of applications are known as messaging applications, in past times they were used as instant messaging, the best known were: Google Talk now Hangouts, Messenger, Yahoo !, AIM now AOL Instant Messeger and Windows Live Messenger which is now part of Skype
With all the great technological advancement that has happened in recent years, and which has had a favorable impact on the benefit of man, instant messaging turned to mobile applications, multiplatform and web services that do not require applications to be used. Of these: Whatsapp pc, Telegram pc, Facebook Messenger and Instagram for PC , they were the ones that were renewed and are currently used both on mobile phones and on PCs and tablets.
These new services preserve some of the aspects that their old versions had, such as: emoticons, expressions and the way of interaction between users. The connection is only established between users of the same application since this has not been able or wanted to modify, in terms of the basic characteristics and functions, each application has certain in common and others that are specific to each one.
Making a bit of history the first instant messaging that was known was PLATO which was launched in 1970, then Talk appeared which was used only with Linux UNIX in the late 80s and until 1990, it was used by engineers and academics with very good comments. In November 1996 ICQ is launched as the first instant messaging for PC with an operating system other than Linux UNIX.
With this new product this field was revolutionized and it quickly took over the preference of users, since it provided many more services than the previous one. The innovation and modernity of ICQ gave it a lot of popularity and today it continues as a great platform, since it has adapted its operating system to the requirements of the users of this demanding and demanding technological era.
PC remote control programs
The remote control program became popular due to its usefulness in being able to use the data saved in a pc on other devices, through a remote control pc it is possible to have access to the information stored in the pc from another distant place by using another device that works. as a virtual desktop by mirroring the desktop remotely.
This type of software has the functionality of having a client-server type structure, the system works when installed on the PC and the remote control serves as a link between the two. This software is safe since it can only be used if the other device has it installed, and thus the information is protected since it cannot be captured while it is in transit.
The advantages offered by remote control programs are many, since not only information and data can be retransmitted, you can also turn off the pc from a distant place, view photos and even save files that have been left open by mistake. This program works at any distance, from one room to another or from one city in the same state to another in another country on a distant continent.
As has happened with many programs, some have disappeared, have changed their modality or have been replaced by others with much more to offer their users, an example is LogMein that began offering its services for free and is currently paid, so many users They abandoned your services and switched to free programs that offer you excellent service.
Some of the free remote control programs that are great are:
• Teamviewer: with free services for pc such as: controlling another pc, being able to access files, chat and listen to audio in real time are some of the services of this all-rounder, as it is known on the web.
• Weezo: works with the Windows operating system, from this program the mouse can be operated remotely from a web page.
• Real VNC: it is the most experienced remote control program, but at the same time its free version only offers remote control for PC without access to files or other functions, which is offered by payment method.
• Chrome remote desktop: to use this program it only needs to be installed on the devices to be used, and then a numerical code will be assigned to it to be able to have remote access.
• Windows Remote Assistance: offers the same services as the old free version of LogMein, but has added many others and is already inserted in the control panel of this operating system.
It is common for the programs used on the internet to be constantly updated to be able to offer more services with better quality, an example is AnyDesk, which is a remote control program that has two forms of free and paid use. In this same style is Splashtop, which is aimed at companies and businesses in a free version with basic functions and a paid version, where the functions are much more advanced.
It is also common for versions of programs that have already been manufactured to emerge, such as Ultra VNC, which is based on Real VNC but with much more content to offer to its users. All these wonderful tools were created to offer users advantages that make their work easier both at work and at school or in their daily life.
The advantage of being able to remotely control the functions of a PC is something that program developers had in mind when creating them and as there has been a lot of evolution in these programs, their modification or the creation of new programs were also contemplated so that the range is much greater, with this, mobile phones were included where just by putting them on the same Wi-Fi connection, it can turn off the pc and even the television.
As for mobile devices, a great and magnificent remote control program is Peel Smart Remote , which has among its functions to control devices such as: televisions, DVD, Blue ray or other multimedia device associated with the Android operating system.
These programs are also used for remote control on tablets since these modern devices operate online, and there are some that do not require internet to work, since they do so with mobile data via Wi-Fi. These remote assistance programs are true allies for those who need an assistant 24 hours a day, since they offer excellent services without established schedules.
