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IT Concepts for the School District of Harz
Thursday, Dec 19, 2019

IT Concepts for the School District of Harz

The district of Harz as a school authority recognized early, that a school has different needs to the public administration. Therefore the school IT is separated from the IT structure of the administrative district. Their structures enable them to remain flexible and to respond to the individual needs of the schools. A special school needs other applications and end devices than a grammar school. Nevertheless, both systems must be manageable and functional.

Video Tutorial: Integrating Ubuntu Clients into the UCS Domain with Univention Domain Join Assistant
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2019

Video Tutorial: Integrating Ubuntu Clients into the UCS Domain with Univention Domain Join Assistant

Our film tutorial explains how administrators can use the Univention Domain Join Assistant to integrate Ubuntu machines into a UCS domain without any further manual configuration effort:

Unclouding: UCS-Apps as SaaS-Alternative
Monday, Aug 5, 2019

Unclouding: UCS-Apps as SaaS-Alternative

Not only since the discussions about the GDPR last year, security and data protection have returned to the attention of both companies and users. Following the trend to move as much as possible to the cloud, there are now again conflicting approaches: The “unclouding”, that is the return from the cloud to on-premise solutions on the one hand or the operation of own systems in IaaS environments (Infrastructure as a Service) on the other.

UCS 4.4 is out now!
Thursday, Mar 28, 2019

UCS 4.4 is out now!

UCS 4.4 is out now with a focus on new features, higher security and ease of administration. With the application “Admin Diary”, UCS now supports administrators in making administrative activities traceable. For higher security, password policies can be defined more strictly and flexibly. UCS 4.4 has also added support for trusts, which enables the integration of services operated in Microsoft domains. Users can now enjoy an enhanced Self Service that eliminates the need for numerous admin …

Kopano is top messaging app on UCS
Thursday, Jan 31, 2019

Kopano is top messaging app on UCS

Univention has published their third party app popularity chart for December 2018 and Kopano is the top messaging app and in the number two position overall.

Apple School Manager Connector for Univention
Tuesday, Dec 4, 2018

Apple School Manager Connector for Univention

iPads in schools The digitisation in schools that are equipped with UCS@school continues to progress rapidly. Many school authorities and federal states are providing schools with mobile terminals for use in the classroom. Apple’s iPads in particular are in demand. The devices are robust, easy to use and affordable. They are also equipped with a large number of special apps for digital education.

Case Study: Standardised E-Mail & Corporate Backup with Univention, Kopano & SEP
Monday, Dec 3, 2018

Case Study: Standardised E-Mail & Corporate Backup with Univention, Kopano & SEP

Learn in this case study how the company Backwelt Pilz consolidated its outdated, heterogeneous IT environment, which was characterized by disparate services and systems. In addition to introducing a standard e-mail system via Kopano, they virtualised on KVM and established a professional business backup with SEP sesam.

UCS 4.3 is out now!
Friday, Mar 23, 2018

UCS 4.3 is out now!

UCS 4.3 is out now with easy administration of portal pages, higher performance and single sign-on for apps, plus it integrates the latest Samba security update.

Kopano consolidates top Groupware place on UCS
Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018

Kopano consolidates top Groupware place on UCS

Univention has published their third party app popularity chart for February 2018 and Kopano came out on top for groupware again and in the number two position overall.

Let's encrypt - Create secure Internet certificates with UCS
Thursday, Oct 12, 2017

Let's encrypt - Create secure Internet certificates with UCS

Certificates ensure secure communication on the internet but are often expensive. With Let’s Encrypt, a project founded in 2014, there is a way to automatically create certificates free of charge.