Unlocking Document Freedom with UCS and Collabora Online

Collabora and Univention have enjoyed a friendly relationship for many years,
working closely on large projects such as openDesk, and sharing our time and
expertise with each other at different events. We were delighted to host
Univention CEO Peter Ganten as our keynote speaker for our annual conference
in 2022, and have had the privilege of contributing to Univention summits for
some time now.

Partnership at its best

We feel the integration of Collabora Online within the Univention Corporate
Server (UCS) in particular, is an excellent example of a partnership of two
companies committed to bringing you the best solutions possible. It is the
first time we have bundled our product into an app store, and with this
combination you can set up your document editing environment quickly, with
everything you need out-of-the-box. This offers end users all the modern,
collaborative document-editing functionality they expect, with the enhanced
security, simplicity and flexibility of the UCS environment. Join us as we
explore how these two companies are working together to bring you document
freedom. Collabora Online and UCS – the document editing solution for you.

openDesk for Governments

“The ability to collaboratively edit documents, spreadsheets, and
presentations in a browser is at the core of an alternative to Microsoft 365.
Without Collabora that would not have been possible.” So said Peter Ganten
when asked about the place of Collabora Online within openDesk. So what is so
special about this project?

The openDesk project exemplifies the powerful partnership between Collabora
Online and Univention in freeing organisations from proprietary constraints.
Derived from the UCS appliance, openDesk showcases our commitment to advancing
digital sovereignty and innovation in the public sector. As part of this
groundbreaking initiative led by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior
(BMI), Collabora Online's expertise in open-source office productivity
software was instrumental in shaping the digital workplace envisioned by
openDesk.
With UCS providing a robust and secure infrastructure, Collabora Online
delivered essential tools for efficient and secure document collaboration,
empowering governments to take control of their data and reduce dependencies
on proprietary software. In this way, Collabora Online and Univention are
paving the way for a more open, transparent, and sustainable digital future
for public administrations across Europe.

What’s coming to Collabora Online

Collabora Online is already a fully-operational, enterprise-ready document
editor, for writing, spreadsheets, presentations and drawing, boasting
excellent interoperability with Microsoft and other document editors. We don’t
like to sit back and relax however, and there are a number of exciting new
features being added with significant performance improvements coming your
way, as well as a far more resource-efficient controller for deployments of
over 100,000 users to manage their systems.

How to integrate Collabora Online into UCS

For more information about how to install the Univention Corporate Server
(UCS), we suggest you follow the steps outlined in this
video. After the installation
and initial configuration of the UCS base system, installation of Collabora
Online is very simple. There are two versions of Collabora Online that can be
used in UCS – Collabora Online, and Collabora Online Development Edition
(CODE).

CODE is the free version of Collabora Online, suitable for home users or
testing environments. Collabora Online is the flagship product, with long-term
support and security updates, suitable for corporate use, or use in other
large deployments.
Within the univention app store, you will see Collabora Online has two pricing
brackets, the standard pricing, or with a discount for educational
institutions. For further information about
pricing, or for volume discounts, you can contact Collabora Productivity
directly.

Give it a go

What’s stopping you? Free yourself from proprietary constraints, and take
control of your document editing environment, with UCS and Collabora Online.
Find out more about Collabora Online here.

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