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Collabora Ltd
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustrySoftware Consulting, Software Products, Open Source
FoundedJuly 2005(2005-07)
FounderRobert McQueen and Robert Taylor[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Philippe Kalaf,Michael Meeks,Guy Lunardi
ProductsTelepathy Communications framework,GStreamer,Webkit,Blink,DLNA,LibreOffice,Collabora Online,Wayland,PulseAudio
ServicesOpen sourceconsultancy and engineering
Number of employees
>100
Websitecollabora

Collabora Ltdis a globalprivate companyheadquartered inCambridge, United Kingdom,with offices in Cambridge andMontreal.It providesopen-sourceconsultancy, training and products to companies.[2]

Collabora's initial focus wasinstant messaging(IM),Voice over IP(VoIP) andvideoconferencingtechnologies, but the company has since expanded its offering to include general multimedia, mobile web technologies, collaboration infrastructure,automotive infotainmentplatforms, graphics optimization, multimedia interoperability &productivity software.Collabora's department Collabora Productivity is the main developer ofLibreOffice.[3][4][5][6]

In 2015, theCrown Commercial Serviceannounced the introduction of Collabora GovOffice and Collabora CloudSuite in all non-profit making government organisations.[7]

Projects sponsored or founded by Collabora

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  • LibreOffice:Collabora Productivity sells support and development services on the office suite. The former LibreOffice development team ofSUSEjoined Collabora in September 2013.[8][9]
The company announced a collaboration withIceWarpto work onLibreOffice Online.[10][11][12]
On 15 December 2015, the company announced partnership withownCloudand release ofCODE(Collabora Online Development Edition), a distribution of LibreOffice Online and ownCloud Server.[13][14]
On 2 June 2016, the company releasedCollabora Online1.0 "Engine", which the company calls the first production grade version of Collabora Online.[15]
On 2 November 2016, the company released CODE 2.0 which includes "the latest and most requested feature from customers: collaborative editing."[16]
Branded versions of LibreOffice include LibreOffice-From-Collabora, Collabora Office,Collabora Onlineand Collabora GovOffice.
Collabora Online is shipped withNextCloudServer.[17]
  • GStreamer,a multimedia framework.
  • Apertis, aDebianbased infrastructure designed to power electronic devices, with a history within the automotive industry.
  • D-Bus,a free and open-source inter-process communication (IPC) system.
  • PulseAudio,a sound system for POSIX OSes used as the default audio server on mostLinuxopen source distributions.
  • PipeWire,a server for handling audio, video streams, and hardware on Linux.
  • WirePlumber, the extensible session manager forPipeWirethat enforces various policies on the use of audio and video devices
  • Wayland and Weston(display server protocols)
  • Linux kernelCollabora employs multiple kernel subsystem maintainers (e.g.Chromebooks,I3C,battery drivers) and actively contributed to every release in the last few years.
  • libnice, a GLib based implementation of theICEprotocol.
  • FarstreamandTelepathy,a VoIP and collaboration framework created by Collabora founders. Includes the Empathy chat client.
  • Pitivi,a video editor[18]
  • Monado, a free and open source XR (VR/AR/MR) platform andOpenXR RuntimeforLinux[19]
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Participations and memberships

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  • Linux Foundation- Collabora is a Silver member of the Linux Foundation since 2010.
  • GENIVI Alliance- Collabora is a member of the GENIVI Alliance since 2011.
  • Khronos Group- Collabora is a Contributor member of the Khronos Group since 2014.
  • Bluetooth SIG- Collabora is an Adopter member of the Bluetooth SIG since 2014.
  • ARMConnected - Collabora is a member of the ARM Connected Community since 2014.
  • Rockchip- Collabora has been working with Rockchip since 2015.
  • Automotive Grade Linux- Collabora is a member of Automotive Grade Linux since 2016.
  • R-Car Consortium - Collabora is a member of the Renesas R-Car Consortium since 2016.
  • RenesasAlliance Partner - Collabora is a member of the Renesas Alliance Partners since 2016.
  • Cambridge Network - Since its founding in 2005, Collabora has been a member of the Cambridge Network.
  • Debian- Collabora is a long-time member of the Debian community.
  • Outreachy- Collabora has been a recurring sponsor of Outreachy for years.
  • GNOME- Collabora is a long-time member of the GNOME community.
  • LOT Network- Collabora is a member of LOT Network in support of patent non-aggression.
  • Open Invention Network- Collabora is an OIN licensee in support of patent non-aggression
  • SRT Alliance- Collabora is a member of the alliance promoting the SRT Open Source protocol
  • RIST Forum- Collabora is a member of the alliance promoting the RIST specifications
  • STMicroelectronicsPartner Program - Collabora is a member of the program

References

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  1. ^"Collabora Limited".Endole.Retrieved11 June2020.
  2. ^"About - Open Source Consulting | Collabora".Collabora | Open Source Consulting.
  3. ^"Collabora expands with new Multimedia Division".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-08-29.
  4. ^"Collabora Productivity targets a marketplace of one billion desktops".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-21.
  5. ^Mark Wilson (2015-03-25)."LibreOffice moves to the cloud to take on Office Online and Google Docs".BetaNews.
  6. ^Michael Meeks (2023-09-23)."Collabora & LibreOffice, Working together to make Open Source rock".
  7. ^"Collabora deal will provide savings on Open Source office software".gov.uk.
  8. ^"Collabora Productivity targets a marketplace of one billion desktops".3 September 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 21 February 2014.Retrieved3 September2013.
  9. ^"SUSE Partners with Collabora to Deliver Commercial LibreOffice Support".SUSE.3 September 2013.Retrieved18 November2017.
  10. ^"LibreOffice in the browser, revealed in 2011, finally close to reality".Ars Technica.25 March 2015.
  11. ^"LibreOffice moves to the cloud to take on Office Online and Google Docs".BetaNews.25 March 2015.
  12. ^Silviu Stahie (20 October 2015)."UK Government Kicks Out Microsoft Office and Adopts LibreOffice".softpedia.
  13. ^"Collabora and ownCloud announce Partnership and release CODE for LibreOffice Online developers"(Press release). Collabora Productivity. 15 December 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 5 January 2016.Retrieved27 December2015.
  14. ^"Collabora brings LibreOffice Online to ownCloud".ownCloud, Inc. 15 December 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 5 January 2016.Retrieved27 December2015.
  15. ^"Collabora Productivity releases Collabora Online 1.0" Engine "for Hosters and Clouds"(Press release). Collabora Productivity. 2 June 2016.Retrieved15 June2016.Collabora Productivity, the driving force behind putting LibreOffice in the Cloud, has released the first production grade version of Collabora Online, its flagship cloud document suite solution.
  16. ^"Collabora Online Development Edition 2.0 released - Collabora Productivity".Collabora Productivity.2016-11-02.Retrieved2017-03-12.
  17. ^Nextcloud."Collabora Online Office – Nextcloud".Nextcloud.Retrieved2018-10-24.
  18. ^"Pitivi - flexible video editing for the desktop and beyond".Collabora's Pitivi product page.Retrieved16 July2014.
  19. ^"Introducing: Monado".Collabora | Open Source Consulting.Retrieved2019-08-04.
  20. ^"Introducing Zink, an OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan".Collabora | Open Source Consulting.Retrieved2019-08-04.
  21. ^"Introducing NVK".Collabora | Open Source Consulting.Retrieved2023-02-11.
  22. ^afrantzis (2017-07-12)."vkmark: more than a Vulkan benchmark".A mind forever voyaging.Retrieved2019-08-04.
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