Press Release

mailbox.org upgrades its online office with video conferences

  • Ideal for families and small businesses: up to 10 participants per conference
  • Encrypted connections and unlimited conference duration
  • "mailbox.org Videoconference" already included in the one-euro tariff until the end of 2020

 

Berlin, 2020-09-30 Videoconferencing secure, confidential and cost-effective: mailbox.org, the provider specialized in secure communication, now offers its own conference solution in its upscale office packages based on a further development of the well-known open source software "Jitsi". Due to the Corona crisis, the offer is also included in the one-euro tariff of mailbox.org until the end of the year at no extra charge.

"Since the corona crisis we have seen an increased demand for secure video conferencing solutions hosted in Germany. mailbox.org now offers video conferencing that is as easy to use as it is undoubtedly the highest level of data protection," says Peer Heinlein, founder and CEO of mailbox.org. "With the new videoconferencing feature we are expanding our online office and at the same time taking the next step towards a comprehensive communication platform".

mailbox.org operates all servers required for this service itself in its own data centers in Germany. This guarantees that personal data and information of family members or employees are safely and securely stored with a trustworthy provider in Germany and that no data is stored or analyzed by an American company. This is all the more important in light of the fact that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently declared the so-called "US Privacy Shield" to be ineffective, meaning that the use of US-based cloud services must generally be regarded as illegal under data protection law.

 

Secure video conferences fast and easy

Due to the simple and legally secure use, mailbox.org video conferences are not only suitable for business conferences, team meetings or training sessions, but also for private use with friends or family when personal visits are not possible during Corona times. Up to ten participants per conference are possible at the start of the offer. For large customers, however, mailbox.org also offers closed video conferencing systems with over 100 participants on request.

All connections of the mailbox.org video conferences are encrypted and can easily be used by users with less technical skills. Conference rooms can be set up in the mailbox.org office with individual room names and password protection. Participants will then receive an invitation link by e-mail that is immediately functional.
Participation is cross-platform in the browser (Firefox and Chrome recommended) and requires no additional software installations. Alternatively, free apps are available for mobile use on Android and iOS devices.

In addition to the actual video conference, chat messages can be exchanged simultaneously and even screen views or presentations can be shared.

 

mailbox.org video conference - all features at a glance:

  • Runs in a browser, no software installation necessary
  • Invitation link by e-mail to all participants
  • Up to ten participants
  • Split screen view and presentations
  • Text chat, also moderated with request to speak
  • Muting of participants

 

Price and availability

mailbox.org video conference is immediately contained in the tariff "team mail" (2.50 euro in the month per user) Team-Mail includes encrypted e-mail with 5 GB storage space, calendar, contacts, online office with team and groupware functions as well as online storage space and other features.

To mark the ongoing Corona pandemic, video conferences are also included at no extra charge until December 31, 2020 in the "Secure Mail" 1-Euro tariff, which includes encrypted e-mail with 2 GB storage space, calendar, contacts, online office, online storage space and other features.

 

Further information

https://mailbox.org/en/services#video-conferencing
https://mailbox.org/en/post/video-conferencing-feature-in-the-mailbox-org-office

 

About mailbox.org

mailbox.org has been the first provider in the world to offer e-mail accounts that are automatically PGP-encrypted. In a comparison of 15 e-mail providers, carried out by the leading German consumer organisation “Stiftung Warentest” in September 2016, mailbox.org won the top position. Founded in 2014, mailbox.org has managed to quickly establish itself as an easy-to-use service for secure e-mail communication. In addition to core e-mail functionality, their security-conscious customers also receive useful office features based on the OX App Suite, such as calendar, task management, and online text processing software, cloud storage, and a secure instant messaging solution.

mailbox.org is a service of the Heinlein Support GmbH and based in Berlin, Germany. Peer Heinlein is the company’s founder and director and an expert in e-mail and IT security with 25 years of experience. He has been operating the political provider JPBerlin.de since 1992. JPBerlin offers secure e-mail, mailing lists, web hosting, and DNSSEC domain registration services, and so, supplies trusted digital infrastructure to security-conscious businesses and organisations like the OpenSUSE project, but also to NGOs like Attac, Doctors Without Borders, the German working group on data retention, Wikimedia, X1000malquer, and many individuals who work in an honorary capacity.

Contact:

Agentur Frische Fische, Alexander Trompke
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 / 31 27 - 338
E-Mail: at@frische-fische.com

Heinlein Support GmbH, mailbox.org PR
E-Mail: presse@mailbox.org