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T he carmaker will gradually start migrating to a new version of the Microsoft Office suite from 1 February. Experienced users from the IT department will be the first to check the applications’ functionality. Next, regular users will slowly be chipping in. The enhanced software will include all known programmes such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as new services to streamline team communication. The biggest change is the so-called cloud storage for all documents – namely, saving files on an Internet server. You’ll have online access to your data at any time and from any company devices and will be able to share them with your co-workers. You will be notified of your transition to Office 365 in good time. Further instructions can be obtained directly through the application by pressing the F1 key or as part of the ŠKODA Academy training.

When you upgrade to Office 365, your mailbox capacity will increase hundredfold to 100 GB. OneDrive for Business will also offer you plenty of space to upload up to 1 TB of files, which significantly exceeds the capacity of computer hard drives. You will transfer all your data from the Y drive to storage within six months. The possibility of collaborating with your colleagues on a document in real time will make your everyday work much easier. Documents are automatically saved, and you can load up to a total of 500 versions. They can also be edited offline: Any changes are “smart-merged” as soon as you join online. Documents can be accessed and edited from company and private mobile phones and tablets that are under corporate administration. Office 365 applications will be ready for download from the internal app store. RED

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Teamwork

The new tool called ‘Teams’ can connect you with your co-workers on the project. It also simplifies collaboration between departments. All materials and communication associated with a project are saved in the same place. In this way, the app is also replacing document sending with e-mail attachments and gives you access to personal and team chat and other tools for project management and tracking. The official launch of the Teams tool will take place only after all conditions have been met, and it will be accompanied by an information campaign. 

Files online

OneDrive for Business – a storage service for your files – can be accessed through your Web browser. You can also set up syncing with your computer and have access to them via Windows Explorer. Another advantage of saving documents on Web storage is having the ability to recover deleted documents within 90 days.

Securely and as per GDPR

With Office 365, you get simple tools for the document classification that is required to keep files in compliance with GDPR. The basic retention period, after which files are automatically deleted, is set to two years after creation, although you can extend it up to four years. If you change or move the documents, the retention period will not be affected, and they will be deleted. The rules for storing files will be discussed in some of the future issues of ŠKODA Mobil.

Virtual Reality App VRUT 2.0

On 5 December, the EGV/5 – Virtual Technology team introduced a new version of the VR app at the VRUT 2.0 Day. Over 80 employees attended the presentation in four waves and took an interest in where the development of this method at ŠKODA AUTO is heading. Roman Schubert briefly introduced the software’s history, which dates back to 2007 when development was taking place in cooperation with universities. He went on to describe the creation of the implementation team and the preparations for the innovated version. The innovations in VRUT 2.0 include graphics and user interface, physically based material definitions, Vulkan rendering and the virtual training module. The app could be tried out at three different locations of the event. In addition to various technical solutions, the innovation can also evaluate a car’s appearance in terms of, for example, material reflection or different environmental effects (forest, city etc.). It also interacts with the variable seat and the HTC glasses, which monitor the ART tracking with high accuracy (position location system). It also conducts virtual training with a unique voice synthesiser. After it is modified according to individual needs, the app can also be used by other ŠKODA AUTO departments. RED

Download books from Odilo

Apart from a large number of e-learning courses and training videos in eDoc, you also have access to the ODILO digital library service. It is available from company and private computers, as well as mobile devices. The original selection of English e-books and audiobooks has now been expanded to include titles in Czech such as ‘Konec prokrastinace’, ‘Faktomluva’, ‘Elon Musk’, ‘Přednášejte jako na TEDu’ and ‘Designérem vlastního života’. These additions bring the total number of electronic publications in the ŠKODA digital library to 220. RED

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