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PRIVACY INSIGHT: Shoot the Messenger

Rafael Laguna on Apr 30, 2019

In March, Mark Zuckerberg published a blog post titled “A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking”, outlining Facebook’s latest goals and addressing the company’s plans to integrate Messenger, Instagram and ...

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HostingJournalist.com Interviews Open-Xchange Co-Founder Rafael Laguna at C...

Rafael Laguna on Mar 29, 2019

Over hundred of the world’s largest hosting and telecommunications companies including 1&1, GoDaddy, Rackspace, KPN, Liberty Global, Proximus, and Vodafone are using Open-Xchange (OX) software, but what makes...

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For the 5th consecutive year, OX is a “Top Player” in Radicati 2019 Market ...

John Broomfield on Mar 21, 2019

It’s been another busy year at Open-Xchange, with the team focusing on new product launches, championing our vision of open-source software, and communicating the benefits of open source to the global community. ...

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Can Chat Over IMAP Challenge WhatsApp and Slack?

Rafael Laguna on Mar 18, 2019

The headline in the local German press read, "The German Attack on WhatsApp.” German entrepreneur Rafael Laguna is looking to counter the dominance of Facebook's messaging services WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger...

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Can Facebook ‘clear’ its own ‘history’ with its new tool

Rafael Laguna on Mar 6, 2019

Last week, Facebook announced that it will soon launch its “clear history” tool. The function, which was first announced publicly at the peak of the Cambridge Analytica debacle, will reportedly allow users to see...

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Wie ein neuer Whatsapp-Konkurrent entstehen soll

Rafael Laguna on Feb 21, 2019

Kommunikation spielt eine wichtige Rolle im Netz. Einige wenige Player beherrschen jedoch den Markt. Der Software-Unternehmer Rafael Laguna möchte der Dominanz von Facebook und Whatsapp etwas entgegensetzen. Sein...

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What could a code of ethics mean for social media in the UK?

Rafael Laguna on Feb 18, 2019

The UK government’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee has published its long-awaited report on fake news and disinformation, calling for greater regulation of “digital gangsters” such as Facebook...

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Five Key Takeaways from AWS’s Re:Invent Summit

Rafael Laguna on Dec 3, 2018

AWS’s annual re:Invent summit in Las Vegas last week was its biggest yet, attracting over 50,000 delegates. Here are Computer Business Review’s Top 5 AWS re:invent takeaways (based on the limited sessions one edi...

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Beinahe ein Star

Rafael Laguna on Nov 22, 2018

Rafael Laguna, 54, ist Gründer und Vorstandschef der Open-Xchange AG. Die Firma hatte zehn Jahre lang ihren Sitz in Nürnberg. Aus Ärger über das Amtsgericht ist sie nun nach Köln gezogen. (Foto: Sinan Muslu/neun ...

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Berners-Lee takes flak for 'hippie manifesto' that only Google and Facebook...

Rafael Laguna on Nov 9, 2018

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is doing the dirty work of giant internet companies, according to critics who want to see governments lay down effective regulation – and not what they regard as a wishy-washy "Magna Carta". I...

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