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Nextcloud Hub debuts as first on-premises, fully integrated team productivity platform with office document editing and real-time communication apps, introduces workflows, rich work spaces, file locking and more<\/em><\/p>\n

January 17, 2020, Berlin<\/em> – Nextcloud GmbH, supplier of the most deployed on-premises content collaboration platform announced at a Berlin event immediate availability of Nextcloud Hub. First in the on-premises productivity market, Hub integrates collaborative document editing with real-time communication and secure file exchange in a single, well integrated and expandable platform.<\/p>\n

“The market has been asking for an on-premises alternative to foreign cloud services that protects the digital sovereignty of its users”, said Frank Karlitschek, founder and CEO at Nextcloud GmbH. “Nextcloud Hub is the first, complete and well integrated collaboration platform that can be hosted on internal enterprise infrastructure.”<\/p>\n

Nextcloud Hub brings together the enterprise file sync and share solution Nextcloud Files, the unified team chat and video meeting platform Nextcloud Talk, and the personal information management solution Nextcloud Groupware with an integrated collaborative office suite.<\/p>\n

With the release of Hub, Nextcloud brings a free, open source, on-premises office suite to millions of users, lowering the barrier to use. Hub brings office integration to a new level with the built-in sidebar featuring an insight in file activities, file versions, comments, chat, and video calls.<\/p>\n

“We are excited to bring our innovative office technology to more Nextcloud users.”, notes Lev Bannov, founder and CEO of ONLYOFFICE. “The closer integration with Nextcloud platform gives a complete solution for home use, and allows enterprise users to easily get started and sample the benefits of efficient document collaboration.”<\/p>\n

With Hub come major improvements in Nextcloud Files, Talk and Groupware. Files introduces Workspaces, bringing context to folders with notes and todo lists on top. Flow brings easy automation of repetitive tasks to Nextcloud, allowing users to build workflows reacting on internal or external events like turning a document in a PDF when tagged or sending a message in a chat room when a file is uploaded. The introduction of file locking in Files enables users to efficiently synchronize work, even when it can not happen collaboratively in the web interface. The brand new Photos app makes viewing images easier and faster.<\/p>\n

Nextcloud Talk for Hub features a rewritten user interface with message delivery notifications, user interface improvements in the conversation list, Circles integration for custom group management, replies and message notification for background tabs.<\/p>\n

Nextcloud Groupware was improved, with Calendar 2.0 bringing more advanced recurrence, busy-view, resource booking and more with Talk integration, enabling easy booking of virtual meeting rooms when planning a meeting. Mail 1.0 introduces the ability to extract travel information from emailed itineraries, allowing users to easily add this information to the Calendar. Also new is full support for rich text email, improved account handling and more.<\/p>\n

“There is growing demand for an on-premises cloud collaboration solution which puts the IT department in control”, says Jos Poortvliet, head of marketing at Nextcloud GmbH. “Being forced on the rolling release schedule of a SAAS vendor and lacking real infrastructure integration is causing headaches in many organizations.”<\/p>\n

About Nextcloud<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nextcloud Hub is the industry-leading, fully open source, on-premises team productivity platform, combining the easy user interface of consumer-grade cloud solutions with the security and compliance measures enterprises need. Nextcloud Hub brings together universal access to data through mobile, desktop and web interfaces with next-generation, on-premise secure communication and collaboration features like real-time document editing, chat and video calls, putting them under direct control of IT and integrated with existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Nextcloud’s easy and quick deployment, open, modular architecture and emphasis on security and advanced federation capabilities enable modern enterprises to leverage their existing file storage assets within and across the borders of their organization. For more information, visit nextcloud.com<\/a> or follow @Nextclouders<\/a> on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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