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ownCloud 9 Brings File Comments And Tags, More

| Date: March 09, 2016 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, linux, owncloud, sync, ubuntu

ownCloud, the free software alternative to proprietary web services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and others, reached version 9.

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ownCloud 8 (Server) Released With Usability Improvements, Favorites Support

| Date: February 10, 2015 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, linux, owncloud, server, sync, ubuntu

ownCloud, a free software alternative to proprietary web services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and others that you can install on your own server, has reached version 8.0.0.

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ownCloud Client 1.7.0 Released With Selective Sync Support

| Date: November 10, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, linux, owncloud, server, sync, ubuntu

ownCloud is a free software alternative to various proprietary web services and it includes file management (with built-in file sharing), music streaming, calendar, contacts and more, all running on your own server. The ownCloud Desktop Client allows synchronizing ownCloud (server) with your computer. To use it, you must firstly install ownCloud on your server.

ownCloud Client 1.7.0

ownCloud Client 1.7.0 was released a couple of days ago, bringing selective sync support, overlay icons for popular file managers as well as support for some of the new features available in ownCloud 7.

ownCloud Ubuntu Package Affected By Multiple Critical Security Issues, Nobody To Fix It [Updated]

| Date: October 24, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, linux, owncloud, security, ubuntu

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ownCloud developer Lukas Reschke has sent an email to the Ubuntu Devel mailing list, requesting that ownCloud (server) is removed from the Ubuntu repositories because the package is old and there are multiple critical security bugs for which no fixes have been backported. He adds that:

ownCloud 6 Released With Online Collaborative Document Editing, More

| Date: December 11, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, collaboration, linux, owncloud, server, sync

ownCloud, a free software alternative to proprietary web services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and others that you can install on your own server, has reached version 6.

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ownCloud 5 Released With New Design, Other Important Improvements (Personal, Open Source Cloud Server Tool)

| Date: March 14, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, linux, owncloud, server, sync, ubuntu

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ownCloud is a free software alternative to proprietary web services such a Dropbox, Google Calendar and more. You can install it on your computer or web server and access (and share) your files from any OS, since ownCloud comes with desktop clients for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux as well as mobile clients for Android and iOS.

"Unlike Dropbox and other commercial sync and share apps, which store data in the cloud in remote, third-party data centers, ownCloud is deployed on-premise, seamlessly integrating with existing security, storage, monitoring and reporting tools. With more than 750,000 users worldwide, ownCloud offers the ease-of-use, flexibility, sophistication and security not available from basic syncing apps and third-party storage."

Today, a new ownCloud version has been released - 5 -, which comes with many new features and improvements as well as a new interface.

ownCloud 4 Released With File Encryption And Versioning, More

| Date: May 22, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: cloud, linux, macosx, owncloud, sync, ubuntu, windows

owncloud 4

ownCloud is a free software alternative to some proprietary web services that you can install on your own computer or server, which includes file management with built-in file sharing (like Dropbox), music streaming, calendar, contacts and more.

ownCloud 4 has been released today, getting some much requested features like file encryption, file versioning, a new TODO app and more!

ownCloud Android App Available For Download

| Date: May 02, 2012 | View Comments | Tags: android, cloud, internet, linux, owncloud, sync, ubuntu, windows

ownCloud, the complete, open source cloud file sync tool (includes music streaming, file management which supports sharing, calendar, contacts and more) is now available for Android.

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