Software: Mit der Microsoft-Strategie gegen Microsoft: Wie Open Desk zur Office-Alternative werden soll
Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof entscheidet sich gegen die Office-Programme und für deutsche Software. Die hohe Nachfrage überfordert Anbieter Zendis. Wie stellt er sich jetzt auf?
In autumn 2025, the International Criminal Court (ICC) made a decision that caused a stir in the technology world. The institution feared losing access to software from American providers like Microsoft due to US sanctions and sought alternatives that could not be shut down by decree from Washington. The court found a solution in Zendis, a state-owned company from Germany.
Currently, the institution in The Hague relies on Open Desk, an open-source program package that offers alternatives to Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneDrive. The court is the most prominent user, but a problem arose with this prestigious client: the ICC brought Open Desk to public attention, generating a demand that the company could not handle.
"With our current setup, we couldn't meet the overwhelming demand," said co-managing director Leonhard Kugler to the Handelsblatt. Although the company has sold licenses for over 200,000 office workstations, it had to reject many of the requests from the previous year. Since then, Zendis has been busy.
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