Use wechat scan QR code < / P > < p > to share with friends and circle of friends < / P > < p > < / P > < p > February 5, local time Thursday < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%BE%AE%E8%BD%AF "> Microsoft < / a > has released a product designed to help enterprises improve the work experience of remote employees < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=Viva "> Viva < / a >, the first module named" topics "has been launched. < / P > < p > it is reported that Microsoft has been developing this tool in the past year to combine its video conferencing and learning projects with work life balance tools. Microsoft quoted a research report as saying that some employees who worked remotely during the outbreak felt exhausted and missed the friendship among office colleagues. The company said the product, called Viva, was designed to help companies better manage employees working at home. Viva can run in Microsoft teams, a Microsoft Communication and conference suite < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E5%BA%94%E7%94%A8%E7%A8%8B%E5%BA%8F "> Application < / a >, the first module" theme "will open function from this Thursday, using artificial intelligence technology to help employees find internal information and professional knowledge of the company, and then three modules will be launched. Coca Cola and Unilever have been experimenting with the app. < p > < p > Satya, CEO of Microsoft · < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%BA%B3%E5%BE%B7%E6%8B%89 "> Satya NADELLA said in an interview:" employee experience should always be a priority. " "Especially when you're out of town, you want to continue to connect with your business, your company, and your sense of purpose and mission." < / P > < p > when considering this product, NADELLA said that she learned a lesson from her previous work in Microsoft's enterprise resource planning software enterprise resource planning. The software includes accounting, payroll and related program functions. According to NADELLA, viva is an opportunity to combine different functions related to the way employees work to create a new field. This is also a way for Microsoft to continue to enhance the functions of teams. Microsoft teams has been seizing market share from slack technologies, an office software competitor, to attract more new users to maintain < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=Office "> Office < / a > business growth. < / P > < p > as people return to the office, Microsoft and other software developers who benefit from telecommuting need to establish a vision of how their products will remain critical. Zoom on Wednesday launched some new features related to video conferencing services, such as virtual receptionists, aimed at helping companies reopen offices for some employees. "My main point is not to be too dogmatic about a way of working," NADELLA says "The reality of this crisis is that we will all recognize the importance of flexible working." At the beginning of the outbreak, NADELLA didn't even have a home office. At first, he worked in bed and then moved to a guest room. < / P > < p > Microsoft will start testing other modules of Viva, such as providing employee information and contact with resource groups, and connecting employees to company meetings or group discussions. The insights module aims to promote employees' well-being by planning rest time, concentrated working time and off-duty time, and warn managers when the team faces the risk of burnout. Viva can synchronize with LinkedIn's glitt, zoom, workday and SAP se data to collect user opinions. In September, Microsoft also released tools such as meditation course links and teleworker virtual commuting, which will now be part of the Viva app. The new product will also have a training module. < / P > < p > although Viva is a specific product for the new situation of work under the epidemic situation, its functional modules can even be traced back to 2014, when Microsoft showed for the first time how to use the work information stored in office to create an enterprise data network. This data network is built almost exactly the same way Facebook builds social networks. < / P > < p > but Viva's tracking function has been controversial in the past. In November last year, a Microsoft tool for scoring employees' work efficiency was criticized by a researcher for supporting workplace monitoring, which was later changed by Microsoft. Microsoft said that in order to protect the privacy of Viva users, only employees can see the details of the tracking function, and the team information that management can see is anonymous. < / P > < p > Jared Spataro, vice president of Microsoft, said in an interview: "we really believe that data-driven insight is very important to improve the performance of individuals and organizations." "At the same time, we know that privacy is an equally important right." (Chenchen) < / P > < p >