Federation
A talk with Sascha Haase about Wire's Roadmap
Sascha Haase, VP Product bei Wire, talks about our roadmap for secure messaging and the benefits of MLS and Federation for our customers.
Wire acquires Pydio to create the world's first fully secure workspace solution. Delivering security and productivity within a single app.
We’ve got big news!
Wire has acquired French document sharing company, Pydio. The vision behind this acquisition is to create an innovative, unified workspace solution that eliminates the tradeoff between security and productivity. Imagine a single app that allows you to video call like Zoom, chat like Slack, and collaborate on documents like Google Drive all without putting your data at risk - and we’re already hard at work making this vision a reality.
Wire + Cells = Wire Cells
Wire Cells (catchy name, right?) will combine Wire’s robust end-to-end encrypted communications platform and Pydio’s Cells enterprise document management, sharing, and collaboration solution to provide organizations with a single, seamless and secure environment for all their communication and collaboration needs.
Today’s modern organizations, especially in highly regulated sectors, face two competing priorities: providing serious security and privacy while empowering their teams to work efficiently together without constant app switching. Wire Cells creates a new category of highly secure workspace solutions that allow organizations to achieve both priorities with one platform for the first time.
The Cure For App Fatigue and Platform Creep
App Fatigue and Platform Creep are real problems in modern organizations. Jumping back and forth between platforms to get simple day-to-day tasks done is a reality of life for most workers. Recent research from Qatalog and Cornell University showed that it takes nearly 9.5 minutes for the average worker to refocus after switching apps. Simultaneously security concerns are on the rise, with the Identity Theft Resource Centre reporting a 72 percent surge in reported data breaches last year over the previous high.
“By integrating Wire and Cells, we’ll be providing a unique workspace solution where there’s no trade-off between serious security and getting your job done. In security focused industries, the added complexity can drag on productivity and security. And maintaining multiple, overlapping platforms is an extra burden on IT and creates additional expenses,” explains Wire CEO Benjamin Schilz. “However, security should never come at the cost of useability. Unfortunately, in the productivity solutions space, it often has–until now. We think this is truly revolutionary,” Schilz continues.
“Joining forces with Wire made sense right away. We’ve spent 10 years building a platform that serves organizations with the highest security needs while empowering their teams to focus on their jobs, not security,” says Pydio Founder and CEO Charles du Jeu. “It’s simple, in the way most really powerful things are. Communicating, sharing, and collaborating are at the core of modern work life. Combining our two segment-leading solutions to create a unified workspace solution solves a major pain point for security-conscious organizations.”
It’s Nearly Here!
Wire will allow global teams to communicate securely and seamlessly, including text, voice, and video calls (including large group calls). And with Cells they’ll also be able to share, manage and collaborate on documents in real-time, automate repetitive tasks and even transfer files up to 5 terabytes.
We’ll be launching the Alpha version of Wire Cells in Q1 2025 via a Lighthouse Customer program, and inviting select customers and partners to participate. If you’re interested in participating, contact us here.