Katharina Tomenendal

How bad are video conferences for our climate?

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, video conferencing has become an essential part of everyday working life. Reports about their climate-damaging effects are increasingly circulating in the media – they are, however, misleading.

2 weeks ago

Remote work for a better work-life balance

Millions of employees have been working from home since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and would like to continue working remotely at least from time to time as it reduces work related and commuting stress.

Katharina Tomenendal

4 weeks ago

Video conferences and home office for climate protection

Studies have shown that video conferences and home offices can contribute to avoid millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions. alfaview® provides the technical prerequisites to enable a sustainable rethinking of the world of work.

Katharina Tomenendal

1 month ago

alfaview brings fans back to the stadium

The handball team Berliner Füchse was supported by fans on Sunday at their match against the Rhein-Neckar-Löwen from Mannheim. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, fans are still not allowed to visit the stadium. However, this weekend, the visitor section in Berlin’s Max-Schmeling-Halle went digital.

Katharina Tomenendal

2 months ago

Berlin data protection authority awards alfaview® with four green traffic lights

Due to the continuing high interest, the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner of the State of Berlin has re-evaluated various video conferencing solutions. The results have now been published: as one of few providers, alfaview receives the maximum of four green lights.

Katharina Tomenendal

2 months ago

Online concert via alfaview® – Ullmann&Rehmann virtual and live

Jan Ullmann and Felix Rehmann already have some experience with online concerts. In contrast to the live streams that have become quite popular on social media, however, the concerts they played on 30 and 31 January 2021 allowed them to interact with the audience by connecting them live to the audience using the alfaview® video conferencing software.

Katharina Tomenendal

2 months ago

Is hybrid work the new remote work?

The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we work together: social distancing rules are posing new challenges to the world of work.

Katharina Tomenendal

4 months ago

Staying in touch during the Coronavirus crisis using alfaview®

What people in Germany miss most during the Coronavirus crisis is seeing their families and friends. Especially during the upcoming holiday season, however, the need for personal contacts grows.

Katharina Tomenendal

5 months ago

Video conferencing & data protection – what’s the alternative to Zoom and Teams?

The working world demands creative solutions for efficient collaboration. It is by now common knowledge that the protection of personal data does not always come first. Nevertheless, tools from US providers are often used due to a supposed lack of alternatives. But is this even allowed from a data protection point of view?

Katharina Tomenendal

5 months ago

How to alleviate Zoom fatigue

As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of video conferences has increased over the past few months. Besides the undeniable advantages of online meetings, however, many users of virtual communication platforms notice a certain exhaustion and fatigue that is currently circulating in the media with the label "zoom fatigue".

Katharina Tomenendal

5 months ago

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