New Features and Mobile App Pack a Punch to Help Streamline How it Professionals Support Their Organizations
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Sep 24, 2015) - SPICEWORLD - Spiceworks, the professional network for IT, today announced its cloud-based Help Desk application is now available to companies of all sizes for free. With Spiceworks' cloud-based Help Desk, IT professionals can now deploy a solution built for them that includes all the capabilities they need with unlimited admin and end-user seats, no hosting or storage costs, ongoing updates, free support, and access to a Community of millions of peers. Together with Spiceworks' on-premise and mobile solutions, the cloud-based Help Desk enables IT professionals to support their growing businesses in the way that best works for them.
"IT professionals have spoken loud and clear -- they want great tools designed for them that just work," said Nicole Tanzillo, director of help desk product marketing at Spiceworks. "Tools must be easy to deploy and use and allow IT professionals to spend less time on mundane tasks and more time supporting their organizations."
Spiceworks' cloud-based Help Desk was built for IT professionals who need a feature-rich help desk environment but prefer a solution that doesn't require the expense or labor associated with an on-premise solution. With the cloud edition, IT professionals can remove many of the management tasks associated with locally installed applications while providing end users with a great experience and efficient way to get the help they need. Features include:
"We have four IT professionals using Spiceworks' cloud-based Help Desk system to support 27 company locations across Arkansas and Missouri," said Galen Ransone, IT technician at Greenway Equipment. "It's clear the product was designed to meet the specific demands of IT professionals and it's already proven effective in helping us support employees who need technology assistance. The fact it's free makes it even more enticing."
Additionally, Spiceworks today introduced a new beta version of its mobile application for on-the-go IT professionals interested in managing their cloud-based Help Desk through Google Android- and Apple iOS-based tablets and smartphones. The updated app builds on existing mobile support for Spiceworks' on-premise help desk solution and provides the same granular level of control in a convenient, easy-to-navigate interface. To learn more about the beta program, visit http://community.spiceworks.com/beta/mobile-3-1-beta.
Spiceworks' cloud-based Help Desk application is available today.
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