Learn about the official partnership between Smile and Univention, announced at the Univention Summit. An open-source, sovereign alliance for managing your digital identities.
At the Univention Summit in Bremen, Smile reached a major new milestone in its commitment to digital autonomy. By officializing our partnership with the German open-source software provider Univention, we now offer organizations a leading European alternative to secure their IT foundations.
Smile’s mission has always been clear: to allow companies and public administrations to keep control of their technological destiny. Today, the alliance between Smile and Univention makes this ambition a reality by addressing the heart of IT security: Identity and Access Management (IAM).
Why is the Smile and Univention choice strategic?
Access management is the backbone of any information system. For too long, this critical infrastructure has depended on non-European proprietary solutions. Today, it requires an open, transparent alternative that complies with European security requirements.
By integrating Univention Nubus and Univention Corporate Server (UCS) into its expertise, Smile offers a robust open-source response to traditional directory services (such as Microsoft AD or MIM).
"Digital autonomy is based above all on mastering access and critical infrastructure. By partnering with Univention, we enable our clients to build their information systems on a proven and high-performance sovereign foundation"
Jean-Philippe Balança
International Director and leader of the Digital Autonomy offer at Smile
Smile’s open-source expertise to build your IT system
This partnership is more than just a technical collaboration; it is the meeting of great European technology and the expertise to integrate it into large-scale organizations.
Smile takes advantage of its historical know-how to deploy Univention solutions in the French-speaking market. From strategic consulting and large-scale installations to critical maintenance, our experts orchestrate your complex environments with unmatched agility.
The benefits of the Smile and Univention synergy:
- Interoperability: A vast "App Center" to integrate all your business applications.
- Maximum Security: User data management that strictly complies with local regulations.
- Scalability: An open-source software stack capable of competing with proprietary giants, adapted to the needs of very large organizations.
- Dedicated Support: The support of our teams to deploy at an industrial scale within your organization.
Together for an independent digital Europe
This announcement at the Univention Summit is a key step for the resilience of our tech ecosystem. Beyond tools, Smile and Univention are committed to joint innovation projects to anticipate tomorrow's digital sovereignty challenges.
Through this alliance, Smile reaffirms its position as a European leader and guarantees its clients a trusted, integrated, and truly sovereign IT infrastructure.
Ready to take back control of your digital identities?
Do you want to end your dependence on proprietary solutions or strengthen your access security with a proven open-source solution? Our Digital Autonomy experts are here to support your transformation.
