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Megatrends Impacting the Workplace In the last decade, and especially in the last year, we’ve witnessed major changes in the workplace. Technology has played a pivotal role in the shift we’re seeing. The following are some mega trends in work technology that are transforming the way we work now and into the future. 1. Hybrid Work Environments Work is no longer a place that you go – it is something that you do. Employees now have greater control over their work environments than ever before. Many people who started working from home during the pandemic were expecting to stay remote full-time but as vaccination rates increase and things start to normalize, a growing number of employers are encouraging workers to return to the

If you’re looking for a meeting room or desk booking system and you came across Resource Central, you might be wondering: does Resource Central work with Microsoft Outlook, Exchange, Azure, and 365? The answer is a resounding, “yes!”  Resource Central is a leading meeting management software platform that was built specifically for use with Microsoft products. Add-On Products has worked closely with Microsoft since its inception and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.  Resource Central is a meeting room booking system that has been built directly into Outlook, Exchange, and Azure. This provides our customers with a single source of truth for meeting room and resource information. The data in Resource Central is housed in Exchange, so no additional integrations, synchronizations, or copies of

Now you can simplify meeting room and hot desk booking with the Workspace App by Add-On Products. This tool lets your employees determine workspace availability, make room reservations, and adjust or cancel bookings. The floor map feature boasts interactive floor plans that are based on your organization’s layout.    Using the Workspace Booking App is an effortless and easy way to help make your workplace more efficient. Employees no longer have to rely on an office admin to book meeting spaces or find and book available hot desks for them. Through the Workspace app’s user-friendly interface, employees can reserve conference rooms, hot desks, and other resources in your Microsoft 365 environment. Not only is this quick and convenient for employees, it also enables your organization

The Benefits of a Shared Calendar Studies have shown that properly managed telecommuters are more productive than full-time, in-office workers, and a key tool that enables companies to effectively manage remote workers and coordinate team projects is a web-based team calendar. A team calendar software for Microsoft Outlook^® keeps remote workers and employees who are frequently on the road connected to your company. It offers a centralized way to set up meetings and projects. A group calendar can be viewed 24/7 from any web-enabled device. Project managers, consultants, salespeople, and other employees can access their team calendar when they are out of the office visiting clients or attending to other matters. They can use the group calendar to keep track of meetings, conference calls, and project deadlines.

Last year, Add-On Products created a user group in Vejle, Denmark for local Resource Central users. Members of our Maintenance Program had been requesting access to a forum where they could discuss the use of Resource Central, hence this user group was born. The Resource Central user group is dedicated to enhancing the user experience of our software and encourages the sharing of information and product knowledge between users. The first meeting of the user group took place in May of 2018, and the second meeting was held in October of 2018. The next meeting is coming up this spring.  The user group meetings are facilitated by Add-On Products’ Product Specialists. During these meetings, our specialists announce new and upcoming features in Resource Central. Participants get to