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Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
Immediate Action Required: Critical Security Updates for ownCloud
Immediate Action Required: Critical Security Updates for ownCloud – CVE-2023-49103 – CVE-2023-49104 – CVE-2023-49105
Kiteworks Open Source Program Office (ownCloud)
Kiteworks empowers organizations to manage risk in every send, share, receive, and save of sensitive content, protecting over 200 million end users across thosuands of global enterprises and government agencies. The Kiteworks Open Source Program Office is the steward of ownCloud, the open-source platform for sovereign secure data exchange, file synchronization, and collaboration. Built from the ground up in Go with zero database dependency, ownCloud Infinite Scale scales from a single binary to million-user deployments. Guided by a published governance charter and Apache 2.0 licensing, the OSPO ensures ownCloud remains a transparent, community-driven digital commons.
ownCloud is Nominated for the CloudComputing Insider Award 2019
Three time winner, ownCloud has been nominated for the CloudComputing Insider Award in the category of: File Sharing & Collaboration Over the last three years (with categories structured slightly differently) readers of the renowned German “Insider Medien” have...
ownCloud’s Microsoft Office Integration – it was never so easy to collaborate on documents
How can you combine the advantages of the modern workplace with data privacy requirements? A modular infrastructure makes it possible: the familiar user interface of Microsoft Office moves collaboration to the next level.
ownCloud’s Microsoft Office Integration – it Was Never so Easy to Collaborate on Documents
How can you combine the advantages of the modern workplace with data privacy requirements? A modular infrastructure makes it possible: the familiar user interface of Microsoft Office moves teamwork to the next level.
Desktop Client Tips: How to Add a Folder Sync Connection
The ownCloud Desktop Client has many convenient features – some might be interesting for you. Multiple Folder Sync Connections give you more options to bring order to your desktop. Put your files where you need them.
Opinion: How to Fund Open Source Projects
Developers have to eat. But Open Source software is not easy to sell, because it benefits everyone. How can we solve this problem?
BayernBox: ownCloud Delivers Central Cloud Solution for Bavarian Municipalities
With the BayernBox, the municipal administrations of the Free State of Bavaria now have access to their own online platform, which all employees can use to centrally manage their data, as well as to save, share and edit together. The control over the data remains always in the hands of the respective administration. The BayernBox is based on the open source software ownCloud and was carried out by the Bavarian Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung (LDBV) in cooperation with ownCloud.
How to Use Two-Factor Authentication With the ownCloud Desktop Client or Mobile Apps
With recent news of data breaches and cracked accounts, we’re glad about ownCloud’s focus on security. How you can benefit from it? Combine OAuth2 with Two-Factor Authentication to protect your account from hackers!
All Your Passwords, Everywhere – With a Secure Password Manager in ownCloud
Weak passwords are one of the main reasons for successful hacking attacks – password managers can protect you. With ownCloud, you can even share your passwords between devices.
ownCloud Android 2.10.0 Release – Thanks to the Community!
How can the ownCloud Android app be even more convenient? The best way to improve the app is by the users, for the users. The new release brings you many community contributions.
ownCloud Launches Feature for Automated Classification and secure processing of documents
With the "Document Classification" extension, enterprise users now benefit from a feature that recognizes security levels in the metadata of documents and imposes sharing and access restrictions accordingly. This makes it possible to automatically classify documents...
How ownCloud Contributes to the Open Source Ecosystem
Open Source projects live from collaboration. Developers with diverse experiences share their know-how to improve the code for everyone. How do ownClouders contribute?
Be the First to Test New Android Features – Become an ownCloud Beta Tester in Just 2 Steps!
With 2.10.0, we will bring a lot of new interface improvements to the Android app. You can already check them out in the beta release. Grab it while it’s hot!
Collaboration in education and research
How schools and universities can benefit from secure cloud infrastructure
Collaboration in education and research: How schools and universities can benefit from secure cloud infrastructure
Cloud collaboration software enables increased productivity when exchanging data and collaborating on documents. In the education sector, in particular, there are significantly higher security and data protection requirements. German federal states are therefore...
ownCloud Server 10.1 Release – A Big Step Forward in Digital Collaboration
What is the next step towards the future of online collaboration? This version of ownCloud brings new light to the way people are working together. A modern workplace with new tools moves teamwork to the next level.