Use Collabora Online with Nextcloud directly in Univention App Center

As we strive to provide a private cloud for everyone, we have been partnering with Univention for some time now so that people can set up their Nextcloud instance in a matter of minutes. We are happy to announce that Collabora Productivity, the driving force behind putting LibreOffice in the Cloud, has joined us! The Collabora Online Development Edition will be available in the Univention App Center from now on, making managing your own online office suite even easier.

Collabora Online is a powerful LibreOffice-based online office that supports all major document, spreadsheet, and presentation file formats and which you can integrate into your own infrastructure. Key features include collaborative editing and secure control of your data.

“We are excited to see Collabora Online in the Univention App Center” said Michael Meeks, General Manager at Collabora Productivity “Univention’s popularity and growth, combined with their easy to use app marketplace, and simple application management provides a great experience.”

Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is a solution to operate and manage mixed IT infrastructures and user identities via a single web interface. It incorporates a marketplace with over 90 enterprise applications that enhance the environment easily. Univention offers users freedom of choice and builds a bridge between various applications and client systems.

“It’s great to work together with Collabora and making Collabora Online available through the Univention App Center” said Nico Gulden, Product Manager Apps at Univention. “Collabora Online provides a rich in-browser, interoperable office document editing experience, allowing our users to run their own online office suite while keeping the sovereignty over their files.”

The Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE) app integrates with Nextcloud and requires either app in your UCS environment, as these screenshots show you:

Want to try out Collabora Online in your favourite File Share and Sync solution? Download Univention Corporate Server (UCS) and install the apps today.

About Collabora Productivity:

Collabora Productivity is the driving force behind putting LibreOffice in the Cloud, providing a range of products and consulting to enterprise and government. Powered by the largest team of certified LibreOffice engineers in the world, it is a leading contributor to the LibreOffice codebase and community. Collabora Office for Desktop and Collabora Online provide a business-hardened office suite with long-term, multi-platform support. Collabora Productivity is a division of Collabora, the global software consultancy dedicated to providing the benefits of Open Source to the commercial world, specializing in mobile, automotive and consumer electronics industries. For more information, visit www.collaboraoffice.com or follow @CollaboraOffice on Twitter.

About Univention:

Univention GmbH (www.univention.com) is a leading European manufacturer of open source products for the operation and management of IT infrastructure, headquartered in Bremen.
Univention Corporate Server (UCS) can be used as a classic server solution in the cloud or in hybrid scenarios. UCS is an economical alternative to Microsoft server solutions and includes comprehensive Active Directory capabilities and an App Center that integrates and operates more than 90 enterprise solutions into existing IT environments.

UCS@school is an education and authorization management optimized for education to centrally manage users, services, applications and digital media. Important basic services such as the provision of WLAN, authentication, printing or file storage are integrated. Other solutions such as e-learning, file sharing or e-mail can be easily integrated via the App Center and linked to the management so that students and teachers can sign up to them via single sign-on.
Univention Corporate Client (UCC) is a desktop solution for the operation and administration of PCs, notebooks and thin clients in companies, schools, and government agencies. The software includes a desktop environment optimized for professional use based on Linux.

Univention has a worldwide network of partners and branches in Germany and North America.