Bechtle is expanding its solutions portfolio to include open source-based business applications and has announced its cooperation with Swiss-based VNC – Virtual Network Consult AG. The VNClagoon Communication & Collaboration Suite comprises more than ten individual products, each of which meet the requirements for modern and secure work. As a strategic sales partner of VNC, Bechtle will initially address SMEs within Germany and to this end has established a dedicated Competence Centre at its sites in Munich and Regensburg.
VNClagoon is an open source software stack offering a choice of modules including video conferencing, collaboration, groupware, project management and microblogging/social networking, which customers can customise according to their individual needs. The platform is, therefore, a flexible and scalable solution for businesses looking for a secure and flexible software suite to optimise their workflows.
DFB utilises VNC solution
VNC counts the German Football Association (DFB) as one of its customers and together with Bechtle, has already implemented several projects for other customers with extremely rigorous security requirements. “VNC and Bechtle aspire to provide their customers with the best and most secure IT solutions,” says Roland König, Managing Director, Bechtle IT System House Munich and Regensburg. “The VNClagoon software stack is the perfect complement to our open source portfolio as we strive to fulfil our customers’ individual needs with a wide-range of offers.”
New Bechtle Competence Centre established
In order to provide Germany-wide project support, Bechtle has opened its own VNC Competence Centre at its Munich and Regensburg offices where certified solution architects, system engineers and infrastructure specialists advise customers and support them in the implementation and operation of the VNClagoon software stack. “Our first foray into the German market saw us immediately find the perfect partner in Bechtle,” says Andrea Wörrlein, Managing Director of VNC in Berlin and Member of the Administrative Board of VNC AG in Zug of the new cooperation. “It was clear from the very first exploratory discussions that we had a lot of common ground and together, we are giving businesses the opportunity to leverage secure cloud computing in line with data protection regulations.”
