Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

MatrixRTC has landed and Element Call takes off! All good things come to those who wait! MatrixRTC is finally here: the world’s first decentralised, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE), multiparty VoIP protocol. For messaging, decentralisation is a strength. Messages get through even when servers drop offline or networks split, and everything syncs when they reconnect. Voice and video also need low latency, though: a word that arrives two seconds late is no use to anyone.

On 10 March 1876, in a Boston laboratory, Alexander Graham Bell spoke into his new instrument: "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." Thomas Watson, in the next room, heard every word. Two people, separated by a wall, had spoken through a wire for the first time, and the world's communications have never been the same. On 21 October 2026, in a Malmö hotel, we saw a similar breakthrough demonstration.

Every team communicates more than it realises. There are weekly updates, process changes, onboarding guides, event invitations, policy reminders and project announcements. Most of these messages are written quickly and shared in chat channels or email, and many of them are skimmed rather than read. A well-chosen visual can change that. A clear diagram explains a new process faster than three paragraphs, and a friendly header makes a weekly update feel worth opening.

Six of the vendors behind openDesk, including Element, have formed Open Productivity: a joint venture that brings the sovereign digital workplace to businesses and critical infrastructure operators. openDesk was created for German public administration. It brings together established open source applications for documents, email, calendars, file sharing, knowledge management and secure real-time communications into a single sovereign workplace suite.

Digital training requires consistent course delivery, measurable progress, and effective communication among employees, trainers, and managers. SCORM 1.2 provides a standard format that allows compatible online courses to communicate with a learning management system (LMS). This connection helps organizations assign courses, record learner activity, and review completion results through a structured process.