{"id":130131,"date":"2025-10-06T11:19:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/?p=130131"},"modified":"2025-10-30T17:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:02:13","slug":"austrian-armed-forces-path-to-digital-independence-with-cib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/en\/austrian-armed-forces-path-to-digital-independence-with-cib\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital sovereignty in action: how the Austrian Armed Forces, with CIB as a strategic partner, are paving the way to independence.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"130131\" class=\"elementor elementor-130131\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27c89af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27c89af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edcf7a9\" data-id=\"edcf7a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a0737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67a0737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container translation-block\">The decision of the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesheer.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austrian Armed Forces<\/a><\/u> to transition their entire Office environment from proprietary software to the open-source LibreOffice is far more than a simple technology migration. \n    It is a powerful statement emphasizing the strategic importance of <b>digital sovereignty for national security<\/b>. \n    This was recently reaffirmed on Austrian radio, where Michael Hillebrand from the ICT &amp; Cyber Directorate of the Armed Forces discussed this groundbreaking step in a segment on oe1 on September 16, 2025. \n    As the German software company responsible for support and further development, we at CIB are proud to contribute to this flagship project for the open-source community and the European public sector.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79971ca elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79971ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78e6242\" data-id=\"78e6242\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91c966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e91c966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategy: Why open source was chosen <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a97f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a97f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">In public, the migration of large organizations to free software is often reduced to saving on license costs. But as Michael Hillebrand from the Directorate of ICT &amp; Cyber of the Austrian Armed Forces emphasized on ORF: \"We are not doing this to save money.\" [<u><a href=\"https:\/\/oe1.orf.at\/programm\/20250916\/807304\/Freie-Software-fuer-das-Bundesheer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oe1.orf.at<\/a><\/u>] The real strategic driver was another \u2013 independence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-237741c\" data-id=\"237741c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a25416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a25416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cib-seven-73-1024x658-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130181\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cib-seven-73-1024x658-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cib-seven-73-1024x658-1-467x300.png 467w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cib-seven-73-1024x658-1-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cib-seven-73-1024x658-1-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d32cb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d32cb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">For a security-critical organization, whose core mission is to remain operational during crises, reliance on proprietary foreign software carries significant risks. It is about having full control over its own infrastructure and data, which is highly relevant in times of increasing cloud adoption and global geopolitical tensions. The decision to choose LibreOffice is therefore a clear commitment to shape its IT future independently and not submit to the dictates of global tech giants [<u><a href=\"https:\/\/oe1.orf.at\/programm\/20250916\/807304\/Freie-Software-fuer-das-Bundesheer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oe1.orf.at<\/a><\/u>]. It is about self-determination, security, and resilience \u2013 exactly the values that also define our philosophy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5491f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e5491f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A long road to independence: From the idea to a strategic partnership <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eea8af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eea8af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac75e2b\" data-id=\"ac75e2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e113c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5e113c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CIB-choose-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CIB-choose-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CIB-choose-475x267.png 475w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CIB-choose-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CIB-choose-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CIB-choose-e1763978712558.png 890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4335e72\" data-id=\"4335e72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb557eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb557eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">A change of this magnitude requires careful planning and a strong partner. The decision-making process began back in 2020, with the clear understanding that cloud services would significantly increase dependence on external providers [<u><a href=\"https:\/\/oe1.orf.at\/programm\/20250916\/807304\/Freie-Software-fuer-das-Bundesheer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oe1.orf.at<\/a><\/u>]. After a public tender in 2023, a German software company was commissioned to support the project. The choice fell on CIB.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e819ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e819ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">Since then, our task has been to support the Bundesheer with support and custom development of LibreOffice [<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heise.de\/news\/Oesterreichs-Bundesheer-stellt-auf-LibreOffice-um-10660756.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heise.de<\/a><\/span>]. But our role goes far beyond that of a simple service provider. This collaboration is a prime example of open-source culture in practice: the Bundesheer not only benefits from the freedom of open software but also actively contributes to the global community. Customizations and improvements that we develop on behalf of the military flow back as open source into the project and are therefore available to all users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e92f59d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e92f59d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-04eb8a3\" data-id=\"04eb8a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c795d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64c795d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The consistent bridge from LibreOffice to CIB seven <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e492409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e492409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">The Austrian Bundesheer\u2019s commitment to open source is not an isolated case, but rather reflects a growing strategic necessity that has always been central to us at CIB. Our <b>long-standing partnership within the LibreOffice<\/b> community has provided us with expertise in migrating and customizing open-source solutions. This experience forms the foundation for all our actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f057d4\" data-id=\"4f057d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d1e3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d1e3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HG-cibseven.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-130136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HG-cibseven.png 1000w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HG-cibseven-475x285.png 475w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HG-cibseven-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HG-cibseven-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829e670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"829e670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">However, our commitment to digital sovereignty does not end with LibreOffice. With <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cibseven.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>CIB seven<\/b><\/a><\/u>\u00a0, we have created a free, <b>open-source alternative<\/b> for companies that need a proven<b> BPM platform for workflow and process management<\/b>. Since the vendor has announced the end of support for the free open-source BPM platform Camunda 7, many companies face a difficult choice: either migrate to a closed-source solution with new dependencies or bear high migration costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c2764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c2764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">With <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cibseven.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>CIB seven<\/b><\/a><\/u>\u00a0, we ensure the long-term availability and support of the proven Camunda 7 platform. This allows companies to <b>protect their investments<\/b> and continue their process automation under their own control \u2013 in line with the <b>digital sovereignty<\/b> that also guided the Austrian Armed Forces in choosing LibreOffice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5ebdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f5ebdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: Open Source as a strategic success factor <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d81ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24d81ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Austrian Armed Forces project is a milestone for the significance of Open Source in critical infrastructures. The resulting freedom and full control over data and systems strengthen digital sovereignty not only in Austria but throughout Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae05824 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae05824\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5aaa78\" data-id=\"b5aaa78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68b549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b68b549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jufo_uli-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jufo_uli-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jufo_uli-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jufo_uli-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jufo_uli-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/cibtestawsls.cib.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jufo_uli-e1767882567711.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea26452\" data-id=\"ea26452\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082c18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082c18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Open Source and digital sovereignty are not just buzzwords for us, but a lived company philosophy,\" emphasizes Ulrich Brandner, founder and owner of the CIB Group. \"Our long-standing involvement with LibreOffice and initiatives like CIB seven shows that we firmly believe: independence and innovation go hand in hand.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc66a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccc66a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CIB is an experienced partner ready to accompany your organization on the path to greater digital sovereignty. 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