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Self-Hosted HipChat Alternative for Enterprises with Own Data Centers

29 Jul 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: On-premise, self-hosted, hosting, enterprise messaging, secure messaging, security, administration, data protection

Last week the professional collaboration tool Slack announced that it is acquiring the workplace chat tools HipChat and Stride from the software company Atlassian. The plan is to discontinue HipChat and Stride, and migrate their users to Slack. Apart of all the migration questions that users of HipChat and Stride are now bothering, there are even bigger problems for enterprises with the self-hosted version of HipChat:

Effective Alerting and Crisis Communication with Our Enterprise Messaging App

8 Jul 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: Alerting, Alerts, Crisis Communication, Emergency, Emergency Notification, Security, Compliance, Enterprise Messaging, Business Messaging, Secure Messaging, Use Cases, CIO

This week Teamwire has released innovative features for alerting and crisis communication for its enterprise messaging app. The new alerting and crisis communication features are a useful addition to our messaging app and provide enterprises and the public sector with completely new use cases for critical events, in crisis situations and in emergencies. With our alerting and crisis communication capabilities organizations can also improve the coordination of teams, task forces and on-call personnel, as well as enhance the safety of their employees. At the same time, our alerting features are more reliable and less expensive than alternative solutions.

WhatsApp Ban in the Enterprise: GDPR-Compliant Messaging Apps, Alternatives and Solutions

29 Jun 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: WhatsApp, WhatsApp alternative, WhatsApp for enterprise, data protection, GDPR, general data protection regulation, compliance, security, enterprise messaging, secure messaging, CIO

The use of WhatsApp as part of shadow IT is very common in enterprises. This actually affects every industry, sector and function as well as the entire public sector. Since a WhatsApp usage in the enterprise is not legally compliant with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and WhatsApp can not adequately protect corporate data, more and more companies are banning the use of WhatsApp for business purposes: Deutsche Bank banned WhatsApp and similar messaging apps a long time ago. The automotive supplier Continental has also recently opted for a ban of WhatsApp in the enterprise. Teamwire knows many other companies and organizations that have also banned WhatsApp for business communications. Enterprises know ask themselves the following questions:
=> What are possible solutions for the WhatsApp problem?
=> What secure and GDPR-compliant messaging apps and alternatives are there for businesses and the public sector?
We want to discuss these points in more detail in this blog article.

Teamwire at CEBIT 2018

30 May 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: CEBIT, enterprise messaging, business messaging, Whatsapp for enterprise, messenger, security, data protection, GDPR, IoT, productivity, CIO, IT, mobile, exhibition, event

Teamwire is going to present its secure enterprise messaging app at CEBIT in Hannover from 12th to 15th June, 2018. The new CEBIT is a business festival for innovation and digitization. CEBIT ist a triple-punch event featuring exhibits, conferences and networking. CEBIT covers the digitization of business, government and society from every angle.

Data Protection Advice - Katharina Mitterer Talking about the GDPR and Secure WhatsApp Alternatives for Enterprises

10 May 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: Data Protection, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Security, WhatsApp for enterprise, Interview, Law, Compliance, WhatsApp

Today we sat down with lawyer Katharina Mitterer from the law firm ZIRNGIBL and talked in detail about the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With this interview we want to inform enterprises and public authorities about the challenges of the GDPR, what has to be taken into account for the implementation of the GDPR and what requirements exist for GDPR compliant IT tools and messaging apps.

The Importance of Enterprise Messaging for IoT

1 May 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: IoT, internet of things, enterprise messaging, secure messaging, chat bots, WhatsApp for enterprise, use cases, alerting, security, data protection, GDPR, CIO

For many enterprises the internet of things (IoT) is a very important topic. Given the millions of devices that are forecast to be attached the internet, most enterprises are somehow affected by IoT. As part of IoT effective communication and fast information exchange is a key concern. That’s where enterprise messaging apps come into play. In this blog post we want to describe the importance, requirements and use cases of enterprise messaging apps for IoT.

Teamwire at MobileIron Live 2018

28 Apr 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: MobileIron, enterprise messaging, business messaging, Whatsapp for enterprise, messenger, security, data protection, GDPR, IoT, productivity, CIO, IT, mobile, exhibition, event

Teamwire is going to present its secure enterprise messaging app at MobileIron Live! in Berlin from 16th to 17th May, 2018. MobileIron Live! is a leading event for enterprise mobile security. The event brings together decision makers, leading software vendors and experts from all segments of the IT community.

Teamwire at the conhIT 2018

5 Apr 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: exhibition, conference, healthcare, hospitals, 2018, secure messaging, enterprise messaging, GDPR, security, Whatsapp

Teamwire will present its secure messaging app for healthcare organizations, medical centers and hospitals at the Connecting Healthcare IT 2018 (conhIT) on 17.-19. April in Berlin.

Teamwire at the GPEC 2018

9 Feb 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: exhibition, conference, police, security forces, law enforcement, public authorities, public sector, 2018, enterprise messenger, enterprise messaging, GDPR, security, Whatsapp

Teamwire will present its secure messaging app for public authorities, law enforcement, police and security forces at the General Police Equipment Exhibition & Conference (GPEC) 2018 from 20th to 22nd February in Frankfurt.

Security Advisory for Meltdown and Spectre

8 Jan 2018 | Posted by Tobias Stepan
Tags: security, data protection, threat protection, attacks, meltdown, spectre, enterprise messaging, messenger for enterprises, CIO, IT

Last week two critical security threats, called „Meltdown“ and „Spectre" were made public, that exploit common features of modern microchips. Teamwire is concerned about these security flaws. These issues apply to all modern processors and affect nearly all computing devices and operating systems - iOS, Android, Windows, OS X, Linux, etc. For everybody, who works with smartphones, tablets, computers or other gadgets with microprocessors, it is very important to apply all software updates for operating systems and minimize the risks of potential attacks.