EKBO counts on open standards and the VNClagoon Collaboration Suite
The Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg Silesian Upper Lusatia (EKBO) has chosen VNClagoon for the implementation of the church intranet for the federal state (LKI) and has successfully introduced the innovative product suite for secure communication and cooperation in all church related matters. EKBO deliberately chose VNClagoon over purely commercial and closed products of “typical” vendors. The reasons for this decision include:
- open standards, transparent software
- modern user interfaces (Web Clients and Apps)
- technological advantages
- comprehensive range of functionalities
- security, auditability
- operation in the EKBO data center (private cloud)
- adaptability to future requirements
- integration with other systems thanks to open interfaces
- investment security for years
- economic advantages over the competition (TCO)
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A special highlight within the LKI is the implementation of “EKBO Dialog” as a safe alternative to WhatsApp, Skype or similar messenger services, which shall not be used in the church for privacy reasons. EKBO Dialog allows confidential communication via chat, audio / video conferencing, screen sharing, file transfer and many other functions.
At the same time, EKBO is improving its carbon footprint. Firstly, many trips can be significantly reduced due to video conferencing and screen sharing, without giving up important conversations and confidential discussions of church affairs. Secondly, pure Linux-based server operating systems consume significantly less energy and therefore resources than comparable, closed operating systems.
IMPORTANT: The decisive difference to other messenger services is: EKBO Dialog – like all VNClagoon products – is operated in the EKBO data center. Thus, all data (including metadata!) are exclusively under the control of EKBO – and are therefore processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)!
Specifically, the implemented VNClagoon products include a complex start and (self-) registration page with extensive administrative functions, VNCmail (groupware functionalities), VNCsafe (file sync & share), VNCoffice, VNCproject (ITIL based support portal for users) and VNCtalk (“EKBO Dialog”).
The planned number of users for the LKI are the 10,000 full-time employees and the chairpersons of the parish councils within the EKBO.In the future, many more users, including volunteers and church members, shall be able to use the various applications. With VNClagoon, EKBO has a technologically and economically interesting solution at their disposal that allows any scaling.
The state church intranet can be reached at this address: www.gemeinsam.ekbo.de.
General information about the project can be found at: https://intranetprojekt.ekbo.de/startseite.html
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