A remote team is a group of professionals working from various geographic locations, primarily leveraging digital communication tools and platforms to collaborate and achieve common goals. Unlike traditional in-office teams, members of a remote team might never meet in person, bridging time zones, cultures, and spaces through technology.

Today, we’re beyond excited to announce the first major release of Element X synchronised across both iOS and Android, which we’ve codenamed “Ignition” given it truly marks the point where the Element X engine starts to turn over.

Most business owners already know that cybersecurity is a serious issue to be dealt with. Cyber incidents have been mentioned in news headlines for quite some time, ranging from mild to devastating. Furthermore, cybercriminals are getting more ambitious, targeting small businesses and large corporations or even governmental institutions if they have the power.

Tired of feeling disorganized, overwhelmed, and confused when it comes to your daily tasks and responsibilities? Then it’s time to streamline your workflow with a productivity planner. Whether you work for a remote company, in an in-person role, or for yourself, you need a solid system in place to stay on track. If you’re ready to beat overwhelm and get organized once and for all, stick around.

As a form of communication, messaging has grown more important than ever for businesses. With digital transformation well underway, instant messaging became a part of our work lives, not only private ones. Recent statistics paint a clear picture: Why this shift, you’d wonder? ➝ Speed and Efficiency: Consumers appreciate swift responses; business messaging caters to this, facilitating rapid and direct interactions.

As the online communication landscape evolves, the need for a secure and private communication platform has grown exponentially. This need is what drives us. We are proud to introduce Element Starter: a brand new offering designed to provide IT administrators with a free, self-hosted, and user-friendly on-ramp to the world of secure communications and digital sovereignty. Get started by downloading Element Starter.

We recently commissioned Forrester Consulting to deep dive into the future of secure communications within the workplace. The results are mind blowing! Off the back of the pandemic, organizations have been caught flat-footed. They now have serious problems with how their workforce communicates; from the shortcomings of email to the Wild West of messaging apps. We’ve made the study - The Future of Secure Communications - available for download.

Across the world, an average working week is typically 35 hours, which means most of us end up spending 7 hours a day at our desks. It is safe to say that in a typical working week, we end up spending at least 1/3rd of our time at the office desks. And that’s a lot! Sure, team collaboration tools like Chanty help improve productivity and business communication. But the ambiance and desk decor play a crucial role in productivity too.

On August 14, 2013, the world media scene became flooded with publications about a new team chat. “An email killer’, ‘the newest enterprise social network’, ‘the next act of Flickr’s co-founder’ – this is how observers tagged Slack. On the landing page, the tool was described as a ‘searchable infinite brain’ requiring ‘zero-effort knowledge management.’ Here’s how Slack’s website looked that summer.

Enterprise chat has evolved to become a preferred medium of internal communication and collaboration among businesses. Startups have caught up to the pace and are leading the space with absolute dynamism, while enterprises are in some cases lagging behind in adoption due to various reasons. In this blog, we have covered the importance of using enterprise chat applications and how they can impact business success. We have also curated the features you must look for in a suitable chat app.