Online Education
with VNClagoon
Secure communication and collaboration for educational institutions.
The Advantages
of VNClagoon
Flexible and integrated
Flexible, modular and integrated applications for seamless workflows and communication.
State-of-the-art user interfaces
Performant, customizable and brandable frontends in the form of mobile apps, web clients as well as desktop clients for any device.
Operating in the place of your choice
Host VNClagoon wherever you want: in a private or public cloud, with the hosting provider you trust, or in your own data center.
Modular and scalable
VNClagoon allows you to start with only one product for a limited number of users, the flexible extension with further products as well as almost endless scaling for very large numbers of users.
Open Source
VNClagoon is privacy compliant, transparent and auditable, and highly secure to operate, thanks to open source.
Attractive pricing
Low total cost of ownership with excellent discounts and special conditions for the education sector.
Modular management
VNCdirectory allows you to manage rights and roles very granularly for all users.
Software from Europe
VNC is at home in Switzerland and Germany.
Are you interested in using
VNClagoon at your school?
The secure platform for educational institutions
VNClagoon is a powerful, secure and easy-to-use school platform for all communication needs.
Lesson preparation with all required materials such as images, videos, texts.
Playful and easy-to-use applications also on iPads and smartphones.
Always perfectly prepared and ready to start on time.
Your safe haven in the digital seas
VNC is committed to create the world’s leading unified suite of enterprise communication and collaboration solutions.
Support student and faculty interactions with flexible, integrated tools for seamless workflows and communications – including the highest level of end-to-end data protection.
VNClagoon Communication & Collaboration Suite:
Safe, Proven, Secure, Flexible.
VNClagoon is a suite of integrated communication and collaboration solutions that allows you to think outside the box to create a learning environment that matches the way your students work.
Education Suite
VNClagoon is a powerful, secure & easy-to-use education platform with the following seamlessly integrated products:
VNCtalk
Web-based Real-Time Communication: chat, video and audio conferencing, screen sharing. Just in your browser.
VNCchannels
A safe place to store data, share insights, grow knowledge & collaborate!
VNCcontacts
Contacts and address management
VNCgroupware
Your complete management tool for your emails, contacts, calendar and files!
VNCmail
The future of e-mail and collaboration – more efficient, more open, more effective and flexible than any other solution
VNCcalendar
One calendar for all your meetings and dates.
VNCsafe
Private and secure file sharing–on any device, any OS and stored on the server of your choice.
VNCtask
VNCtask – the easy to use Task Management & To-Do List application. Stay organized. Anytime! Anywhere!
VNCoffice
Business-hardened office suite with long-term, multi-platform support.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the advantages of VNClagoon for schools?
VNClagoon is an unrivaled unified and secure suite of communication and collaboration solutions that is especially suited for the education sector and offers numerous benefits:
- flexible, modular and integrated applications for seamless workflows and communications
- state-of-the-art user interfaces – performant, brandable, customizable: mobile apps, web clients, desktop clients
- low TCO
- modular and scalable
- privacy compliant, transparent and secure -> open source!
- hosting of your choice (private / public cloud, on premise)
- granular rights/role management thanks to VNCdirectory
What are the basic requirements for the use of software in schools?
Software used in schools should pursue these goals:
- digital sovereignty & data protection at the highest level
- interactive learning
- intuitive user interfaces
- flexibility (applications, hosting, user numbers)
- scalability
- secure hosting at the location of choice
Which VNClagoon applications are useful for schools?
VNClagoon is a powerful, secure & easy-to-use education platform with the following seamlessly integrated products:
- VNCtalk (chat, video conferencing, screen sharing, whiteboard, etc.)
- VNCmail / VNCcalendar / VNCcontacts (groupware)
- VNCchannels (topic collections)
- VNCtask / VNCproject (task management)
- VNCsafe (File Sync&Share)
- VNCdirectory
Who can use VNClagoon for schools?
VNClagoon is available for the following user groups:
- School authorities
- Teachers & students (classes)
- Students among each other, e.g. in projects
- Teachers among each other, e.g. school management-teachers, subject groups, committees, school board
- Working groups & study groups
- Parents: Information about excursions, action days, class trips, book lists (which students tend to forget in their backpacks)
- and more
How is vulnerable student data protected?
With VNClagoon you can protect sensitive data at the following levels:
- Hosting of applications in the place of trust (private cloud, hosting provider, on premise)
- granular access control for administration, classes (levels), teachers, parents
- Open source code, therefore auditable
What are the benefits for teachers?
- No passing on of private cell phone numbers/email addresses for WhatsaApp and Co (this is questionable from a data protection point of view anyway, private accounts should not be used for school content)
- VNClagoon is powerful, secure and easy to use
- fast and secure communication
- SSO: single sign on and sign out for the platform with different applications
- storage of important documents (annoying copying is no longer necessary)
- all students have access to all documents shared by the teacher
What are the advantages of VNClagoon for students?
- VNClagoon is powerful, secure and easy to use
- Independence from end devices, also mobile use (apps)
- Filing of important documents instead of chaos of notes
- uploading of homework, handouts, class projects
- all students have access to all documents stored by the teacher, this is especially useful in case of sickness absence
- Avoid dependence on large IT monopolists (e.g. Microsoft), see our statement “VNC criticizes the use of Microsoft Teams in Bavarian schools“(German press release))
Request
a Demo
Our dedicated VNClagoon specialists will give you a 30 minutes intro in what it means to use VNClagoon products in the educational sector. Ask us anything – we are happy to answer.
The technological background:
VNC has selected, tested and integrated the best open source base components and platforms (databases, application servers, directory services, etc.) over the last few years.
VNC has reengineered, enhanced and integrated these basic products on a functional level to provide users with a holistic experience on any device.
VNC has integrated these basic products via middleware / backend tools in the VNCaxf stack (e.g. AI, Index, etc.) to enable, for example, easy onboarding of new users.
VNC has reengineered, enhanced and integrated these basic products on a functional level to provide users with a holistic experience on any device.
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