NextCloud and Ionos are planning German rivals to Microsoft Office – Diepresse.com
Windows, Excel, Outlook: Microsoft is a leader in office software. Now the German provider NextCloud wants to assert himself against the software giant with the web host and offer a European solution that is also open source.
For the greater independence of Europe from foreign technology providers, the German software company Nextcloud and the Ionos web host want to develop comprehensive office software. « We are currently seeing great demand for sovereign and secure job solutions, » said Markus Noga, the chief technology chief of the MDAX promoter on Thursday at an event from NextCloud.
The planned software, whose program code is freely visible (« Open Source »), offers European companies an alternative to products from US companies such as Microsoft. « We offer a completely GDPR-compliant, cloud-based collaboration suite in which users keep full data sovereignty, » emphasized Nextcloud boss Frank Karlitschek. « In particular, regulated industries and authorities are given a safe, practical option. »
Because of the growing political tensions with the USA and China, the desire for greater technological independence is growing in Europe. In addition, the public sector and certain industries are legally obliged to prevent the drain or processing of data outside of their respective jurisdiction. There are numerous initiatives to build independent data centers, for example, or to force software development in Europe. (APA/Reuters)
