ownCloud in Partnership With Onlyoffice

ownCloud GmbH and ONLYOFFICE by Ascensio System SIA announce a future close partnership to provide their users with an easy combination of file sharing and document collaboration.

The ONLYOFFICE integration enables access and collaborative editing of Microsoft Office file formats from the ownCloud frontend in real time. ONLYOFFICE gives ownCloud users another reliable and user-friendly way to collaboratively edit documents. It is an online editor for text documents, spreadsheets or presentations and is compatible with all MS Office files.

Through technical cooperation, ownCloud users will be able to install the ONLYOFFICE Integration App with just a few clicks and add it as an ownCloud app via the ownCloud marketplace.

Easy-of-Use-Solution
To start using ONLYOFFICE editors with ownCloud, users should have Document Server version 3.0 or higher installed. It does not matter whether the free community version or the integration edition is used. They include integrated appliances which are ready-to-use.

Users need to download the Integration App, which acts as a bridge between ONLYOFFICE Document Server and ownCloud.

In ownCloud, the app then needs to be activated under the ‘Not activated apps’ tab.

In the ownCloud Admin Panel, ONLYOFFICE can then be assigned the address of the document server and put into operation.

“Our partnership with ownCloud will enable corporate users to have access to a real-time document collaboration within a modern file sync and share platform that includes all the necessary services and support, as well as a better team workflow and seamless collaboration with complex formatting and objects within ownCloud,” comments Galina Goduhina, commercial director, ONLYOFFICE, of the collaboration.

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“With the integration of ONLYOFFICE within ownCloud, our users have another attractive opportunity to edit all common MS Office file formats simultaneously and increase their productivity in file sharing. Problems with versioning, conflict files and long approval cycles are now a thing of the past,” emphasizes Jörg Eberwein, head partner and alliances, ownCloud.

The partnership includes three main components:

• Support Alignment: ONLYOFFICE and ownCloud teams work together in providing the best collaboration solution for their customers. When a customer has booked a support package, they can submit a central request, which is then automatically forwarded to the party that can resolve the problem.
• Technical Cooperation: ownCloud and ONLYOFFICE will work together at the technical level to achieve a deeper and smoother integration of ONLYOFFICE into ownCloud. In this way, high-end collaboration applications that are created are available to all ownCloud users. The ultimate goal is to achieve optimal user integration.
• Reselling Agreement: In the ownCloud ecosystem, corporate file sharing forms the basis for a stack of many individual applications from which users can create their own personal productivity environment. Customers are able to purchase ONLYOFFICE licenses from ownCloud in addition to an ownCloud subscription.

ownCloud users benefit from the following core functions: 

• By supporting all current MS Office formats, following file types can be collaboratively processed in ownCloud: docx, xlsx, pptx, txt files.
• Files can be saved in multiple formats: docx, odt, rtf, txt, pdf, html, pptx, odp, xlsx, csv, ods
• Users can add links, tables and graphics, insert diagrams, AutoShapes, mathematical formulas, font decoration, edit headers and footers, create style sheets, change the design of the whole document with two mouse clicks and more.
• Users can switch into ‘Semi-Formal’ mode to instantly see their co-author’s changes or go to ‘Formal’ mode to work on the document without being distracted by others.
• There are several communication features to further improve productivity: review, comment and live chat. Users can let their teammates review the document to correct misprints and suggest ideas without changing the text itself. Use the ‘Comment’ option to leave funny text comments or discuss them using a built-in live chat.

ONLYOFFICE ownCloud is available in the marketplace