Konica Minolta: dokoni Sync and Share Cloud Solution Developed With ownCloud

Konica Minolta, Inc. is offering a flexible and secure platform for accessing files from any location, on any device.

The solution, developed in cooperation with ownCloud GmbH, combines the functions of consumer cloud solutions, such as Dropbox, while giving customers control over their own data.

Konica Minolta introduces dokoni SYNC and SHARE as a GDPR-compliant cloud solution throughout Europe. The solution meets the increased requirements for data protection and data security within the newly implemented framework of the basic EU data protection regulation. The company is also offering the availability of on-premises installation onto customers’ own servers.

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This offer fis in response to the growing demand from companies for modern, yet secure, file sharing solutions. In modern workstation environments, where a fast, unlimited information exchange with the possibility of collaborative processing, is becoming a real competitive factor. Intelligent file sharing is regarded as one of the key technologies to making information available anytime and anywhere, while offering a platform for cooperation.

“dokoni SYNC & SHARE was developed to meet the daily requirements of many organizations, as well as to considerably simplify the management of files . The software decisively helps to eliminate IT barriers preventing efficient collaboration and decreasing productivity, thus, internal knowledge is made optimally available. The best part, is that our customers are able to determine exactly how the system will be implemented.“

Flexible and safe
dokoni SYNC and SHARE can be integrated into existing IT infrastructures. SharePoint, SMB, FTP servers, or public clouds, such as Dropbox or Google Drive, can be linked to the platform, making all files available via a single central interface.

In addition to the flexibility and the possibility to integrate the open source file sharing solution, ownCloud, into existing IT environments, the security standards were a further decisive factor for the cooperation. Customers are now free to choose whether to use dokoni SYNC and SHARE locally in their Konica Minolta managed facilities or as a managed cloud sservice, where Konica Minolta is responsible for securing the system within the cloud ecosystem, bizhub evolution. Hybrid applications are also available for those companies that may require a combination of the two approaches.