About O3Spaces B.V.

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O3Spaces B.V. is a young organization built around an experienced and innovative team of software engineers based in the Netherlands. We have a proven track record in developing software for a broad range of industries, from Healthcare, Education to Industry.

At O3Spaces we see the power and potential behind open standards, no only from the perspective of software development, but also  from the perspective of end-user freedom in choosing the tools and systems. Particularly, the ODF and OpenOffice.org developments have been instrumental in our aim to be at the forefront of developments in tools and systems opening up new ways of collaboration.

O3Spaces Workplace has firmly claimed its position as essential Web 2.0 document management & collaboration extension for OpenOffice.org and as a flexible 'sharepoint' alternative for all. Its ability to support office collaboration across platforms and office suites is unrivaled. O3Spaces Workplace provides its collaboration features for small & medium size enterprises, government and education as well as throughout large companies.

Background

“The idea for O3Spaces was born in the second half of 2005”, says O3Spaces CEO Dr. Rob Mentink.
“At the time the outlines of the current ODF wave and the true potential of OpenOffice.org were beginning to emerge.” The necessity for open standards in general and the open document format in specific are widely acknowledged today. More and more governments are recognizing their responsibilities to their citizens, and companies are painfully aware of the dark cloud called 'vendor lock-in'. “What was lacking at the time in terms of OpenOffice.org was seamlessly integrated enterprise grade collaboration and document management functionality. The relevance of these functions as part of an office suite is clearly demonstrated by the current market leader in the office productivity arena.”

O3Spaces has taken a well planned course in developing its product. “In the fall of 2005 we approached different international industry professionals and presented our proof-of-concept as a validation of our development roadmap. With our confidence levels up we then presented our first preview release to the public at the 2006 CeBIT tradeshow in Hannover, Germany. The response we got from this was actually quite overwhelming. It forced us to take a step back to really finish what we set out to do.”

“The availability of the 2.0 release (Dec. 2006) really placed O3Spaces in the spotlight, which has resulted in an impressive global customer base that has been expanding ever since.”