ownCloud, an open source
file sync and share project, released Tuesday version 4 of its community
edition,
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adding enhancements that make the project more flexible, secure and innovative.
ownCloud 4 – built through active community support – adds features like file versioning, – which actively saves files, allowing users to “rollback” to previous versions – and a new API -- giving developers an easy, stable and supported way to develop applications on top of ownCloud capabilities.
The latest version, updated from ownCloud 3 released January 30, also enables users to view Open Document Format (ODF used by LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice and others) files – quickly and easily without having to download them – something only ownCloud offers.
Based on the ownCloud open source community project, ownCloud was founded in 2011 to bring greater flexibility, access and security to unstructured data in enterprises. Company headquarters are in Boston, with European headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany.
ownCloud began at a KDE community event in 2010, aiming to bring greater flexibility, access and security to data in the cloud. ownCloud enables universal access to files through the widely implemented WebDAV standard, providing a platform to view and sync contacts, calendars and bookmarks across devices while supporting sharing, viewing and editing via the web interface. Installation has minimal server requirements, does not need special permissions and is quick. ownCloud is extendable via a simple, powerful API for applications.
In addition, ownCloud 4 includes an “experimental” feature for mounting of external file systems – including Dropbox, FTP and Google Drive as well as other popular consumer applications – enabling users to have all their file sync and share tools in a single ownCloud interface.
“Version 3 represented a great technology leap forward. As our community continues to grow, Version 4 has benefited greatly, and the result is the most innovative and flexible sync and share platform to date,” said Frank Karlitschek, founder of ownCloud. “The latest ownCloud offers features businesses and service providers have been asking for, and adds new features and applications that meet the needs of the community and will greatly enhance our upcoming commercial editions.”
With more than 450,000 users, ownCloud offers the ease-of-use of Dropbox with more flexibility and security. ownCloud users can run their own file sync and share services on their own hardware and storage, use popular public hosting and storage offerings, or both.
The company also announced drag and drop file uploading feature that enables end users to upload a file from a browser without installing a client. Simply open a browser, log in and then drag from the desktop into the ownCloud window. It also provides shared calendars and calendar categories to enable end users sync their own calendar, but also share their calendar with others, enabling them to see and schedule appointments while looking at the user's schedule. The new server side encryption increases file security while at rest – not even server admins can look at these encrypted files while they reside on the server.
ownCloud 4 also adds a to-do syncing plug-in, improved contacts and groups, improved file sharing, enhanced the photo gallery, improved system performance, easier installation of third party plug-ins and more.
Part1 Part2 Part3 Part4
adding enhancements that make the project more flexible, secure and innovative.
ownCloud 4 – built through active community support – adds features like file versioning, – which actively saves files, allowing users to “rollback” to previous versions – and a new API -- giving developers an easy, stable and supported way to develop applications on top of ownCloud capabilities.
The latest version, updated from ownCloud 3 released January 30, also enables users to view Open Document Format (ODF used by LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice and others) files – quickly and easily without having to download them – something only ownCloud offers.
Based on the ownCloud open source community project, ownCloud was founded in 2011 to bring greater flexibility, access and security to unstructured data in enterprises. Company headquarters are in Boston, with European headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany.
ownCloud began at a KDE community event in 2010, aiming to bring greater flexibility, access and security to data in the cloud. ownCloud enables universal access to files through the widely implemented WebDAV standard, providing a platform to view and sync contacts, calendars and bookmarks across devices while supporting sharing, viewing and editing via the web interface. Installation has minimal server requirements, does not need special permissions and is quick. ownCloud is extendable via a simple, powerful API for applications.
In addition, ownCloud 4 includes an “experimental” feature for mounting of external file systems – including Dropbox, FTP and Google Drive as well as other popular consumer applications – enabling users to have all their file sync and share tools in a single ownCloud interface.
“Version 3 represented a great technology leap forward. As our community continues to grow, Version 4 has benefited greatly, and the result is the most innovative and flexible sync and share platform to date,” said Frank Karlitschek, founder of ownCloud. “The latest ownCloud offers features businesses and service providers have been asking for, and adds new features and applications that meet the needs of the community and will greatly enhance our upcoming commercial editions.”
With more than 450,000 users, ownCloud offers the ease-of-use of Dropbox with more flexibility and security. ownCloud users can run their own file sync and share services on their own hardware and storage, use popular public hosting and storage offerings, or both.
The company also announced drag and drop file uploading feature that enables end users to upload a file from a browser without installing a client. Simply open a browser, log in and then drag from the desktop into the ownCloud window. It also provides shared calendars and calendar categories to enable end users sync their own calendar, but also share their calendar with others, enabling them to see and schedule appointments while looking at the user's schedule. The new server side encryption increases file security while at rest – not even server admins can look at these encrypted files while they reside on the server.
ownCloud 4 also adds a to-do syncing plug-in, improved contacts and groups, improved file sharing, enhanced the photo gallery, improved system performance, easier installation of third party plug-ins and more.
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