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Kiteworks Launches the ownCloud Open Source Program Office — Formalizing Governance, Retiring the CLA, and Committing to Sovereign, Open, Federated File Sharing for the Enterprise
The relaunch of the original open-source, self-hosted File Sync and Share platform brings a published governance charter, relicensing to Apache 2.0, a DCO-based contribution model, and an AI-assisted contribution policy—together with new releases of ownCloud Infinite Scale, ownCloud Classic on PHP 8.3, and a new MCP Server.
Full digital sovereignty has 3 levels
Digital sovereignty is becoming increasingly important for public authorities and companies – and they already have the option of using fully sovereign software stacks. Content collaboration specialist ownCloud explains what sets them apart.
ownCloud Appoints David Walter as CXO
ownCloud, provider of the open source content collaboration platform of the same name, is strengthening its strategic focus on customers and sending a clear signal: With the newly created position of Chief Experience Officer (CXO), the company aims to continuously improve the customer experience and promote consistent communication with all stakeholders.
What Is the Kiteworks Open Source Program Office?
The Kiteworks OSPO is the organizational body responsible for open-source strategy, governance, licensing, community health, and ecosystem engagement. It is led by the Vice President, Open Source Program Office at Kiteworks, operates under the ownCloud brand, and sustains the platforms, security practices, and contributor community that make sovereign open-source data exchange work in production.
ownCloud Infinite Scale in the press
Go, Cloud, Go!
ownCloud Infinite Scale ensures better performance and scalability. This is made possible by the new implementation in Go, a microservice architecture and the high-performance file system EoS developed at CERN.
ownCloud Infinite Scale: The Groundbreaking Solution for Cloud Computing
ownCloud has long been firmly established as a preferred cloud solution. It marked a paradigm shift in November 2022 with the release of the stable version of ownCloud Infinite Scale, a groundbreaking solution for cloud computing.
ownCloud Infinite Scale with Microservice Architecture
Infinite Scale is a complete modernization of ownCloud in Go. With Infinite Scale, ownCloud promises to push the performance limits of its platform, having made a huge change in its data distribution platform. The geo-distributed and federated approach is modern and up-to-date. The partnerships – especially with CERN – lend the product additional credibility in terms of security and interoperability.
About ownCloud
ownCloud, a Kiteworks company, develops and provides open-source software for content collaboration, allowing teams to easily share and work on files seamlessly regardless of device or location. More than 100 million users worldwide already use ownCloud as an alternative to public clouds, opting for more digital sovereignty, security, and data protection.
About Kiteworks
Kiteworks’ mission is to empower organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and save of sensitive content. The Kiteworks platform provides customers with a Private Content Network that delivers content governance, compliance, and protection. The platform unifies, tracks, controls, and secures sensitive content moving within, into, and out of their organization, significantly improving risk management and ensuring regulatory compliance on all sensitive content communications. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Kiteworks protects over 100 million end users for over 3,650 global enterprises and government agencies.
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Dr. Björn Momsen
Managing Director
Dario Perfettibile
Managing Director