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Digital sovereignty down to the document level: PDV and Collabora deepen their partnership for collaborative work in VIS

Monday, April 27, 2026 – PDV GmbH and Collabora Productivity have entered into a strategic development and sales partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to further expand the integration of Collabora Online into PDV’s VIS-Suite, which was introduced with a version update. Collabora Online is a leading open-source office...

An Interview with Ezinne: Collaborating Across Borders

Welcome to our interview series, where we chat with the passionate people behind the Collabora Online code. Collabora Online is made possible by the worldwide team, community, contributors and partners. Today, we’re sitting down with Ezinne Nnamani, a Software Engineer who thrives on the transparency and shared ownership of the...

Interop EXPLAINED

Confused by buzzwords? You’re not alone. EXPLAINED is a new explainer series for people who work with technology – but don’t want marketing fluff or academic theory. We break down complex digital topics clearly and practically: what they mean, why they matter, and how they work in the real world....

Germany’s Digital Experiment – Can Governments Build Their Own Tech Stack?

Germany isn’t just talking about digital sovereignty — it’s building it. 🇩🇪 80,000+ users pilot scheme 🧩 8 vendors, one platform 🚀 Federal rollout coming in 2027 Inside ZenDiS and openDesk — and what it really takes to assemble a sovereign digital workplace with open source. In this episode, Richard...

Collabora Office for Mobile: Your Documents, Fully Rendered on the Go

We don’t just work from a desk. We work from trains, coffee shops and waiting rooms. And yet for many, mobile document apps are a compromise. Perhaps useful to quickly open a file, check a detail, or make a small change, but often falling short when it comes to faithfully...

Distributed by Design: How Modern Open Source Works

TL;DRModern open-source software isn’t built in one place or along a single path. Tools like Git enable independent development while preserving shared history, provenance, and open collaboration. This allows different organisations to move at different speeds, and supports long-term users without central coordination. Large projects such as the Linux kernel...