Alfaview Video Conferencing Systems

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alfaview Video Conferencing Systems

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Basic data

Publishing year 2016
Current  version 8.8.2
operating system Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux
category Video conferencing system
License proprietary
German speaking Yes
https://alfaview.com/

alfaview Video Conferencing Systems is a German software for lip-synchronous video conferencing , specializing in virtual online meetings, seminars, teaching units and conferences. It was developed in Germany.

The servers are located in the European Union. Only ISO 27001 certified data centers are used, the data is encrypted according to TLS / AES256.

history

The origins of alfaview go back to 2010. At that time, the education company alfatraining Bildungszentrum GmbH provided an initial prototype of alfaview for the qualification of specialists for all nationwide training courses. The alfaview application has been sold on the platform by alfaview gmbh since 2016 . CEO and founder is the entrepreneur Niko Fostiropoulos . The company's headquarters are in Karlsruhe .

Functions

In the live conference rooms of alfaview , over 200 people can be networked with video and audio. The spectator mode allows 500 people to participate at the same time. Functions of the video conference system include: a. the chat, in which the users of the virtual room can write text messages. Breakout rooms, screen sharing , live transcription of the spoken word in the room and live translation into many languages ​​are also possible.

Individual users can be set as moderators within the virtual rooms.

The video conference software can be downloaded free of charge by private users. Companies can purchase them for internal and external communication and configure them individually depending on the company's needs.

distribution

In addition to the use of the software by private users and commercial companies, alfaview is increasingly used in educational institutions. More than 20,000 institutions with over a million users currently use the software. Several universities, colleges and schools use the video conference system to hold their courses digitally in virtual lecture halls. a. Pforzheim University , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Stuttgart Media University (HdM) , DHBW Karlsruhe , DHBW Ravensburg and Furtwangen University . Alfaview is also increasingly used in schools.

The video conference system is also used by various chambers of crafts in Germany, for example to take the master craftsman's examination digitally. The federal finals of the business plan and business game competition Young Founders 2020 was held in live stream via the software.

In addition to the state centers for political education , various municipalities in Germany, including the city of Karlsruhe , the city of Gütersloh and the Oder-Spree district, also use the software.

In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic , the company, in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Theater Sandkorn, implemented a virtual play about the virtual meeting room.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alfaview: Secure video chat software from Germany. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Alfaview: Secure video chat software from Germany. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Regina Singer: Alternative to Skype: Secure video telephony from Germany. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  4. ↑ IT-Mittelstand Best of - alfatraining. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  5. ↑ alfaview in detail. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Mel: alfaview: video conference solution from German development. In: appgefahren.de. April 30, 2020, accessed July 31, 2020 .
  7. ↑ TV EDITORIAL: School: Well prepared despite Corona. Accessed July 31, 2020 . .
  8. ^ Besim Karadeniz: Digital lecture halls at Pforzheim University. In: PF-BITS. March 19, 2020, accessed July 31, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Good network in Friedrichsruhe: Have breakfast and study comfortably - STIMME.de. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Schwarzwälder Bote, Oberndorf Germany: Furtwangen: Welcome to a virtual semester - Schwarzwälder Bote. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Pforzheim University is switching to digital teaching in 200 virtual lecture halls - Pforzheim - Pforzheimer-Zeitung. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  12. ↑ alfaview: Dr.-Ing. Volker Koch (KIT Karlsruhe) and Claudia Baum (alfatraining / alfaview®) at Learntec 2019. Accessed on July 31, 2020 .
  13. ↑ DHBW Karlsruhe: News from ESC - Closure of the presence operation FAQ. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Furtwangen University: hc. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  15. ↑ So far, schools have handled online lessons alone - Schwetzinger Zeitung / Hockenheimer Zeitung. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Brandenburg's largest school already teaches digitally. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
  17. ↑ proudly by Steinbeis Innovationszentrum UE (SIZUE): Home. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  18. ^ Karlsruhe: To be close to the Indian partners even in these times. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Stefan Lötsch: Corona crisis: digital classroom started in Eisenhüttenstadt. May 5, 2020, accessed July 31, 2020 .
  20. ↑ Karlsruher Sandkorn Theater relies on video conferencing instead of live stream. In: the new wave. April 30, 2020, accessed July 31, 2020 .
  21. ↑ The first live cabaret conference via alfaview: Rastetter & Wacker: Kontaktnotstand - on May 10, 2020 at 6 p.m. Accessed July 31, 2020 .