Ercom enhances its Cryptobox solution, thanks to Thinkfree's expertise

Ercom, a Thales company, and Thinkfree, a South Korea-based software company, part of Hancom, and specialised in cloud-based office productivity, have today announced a strategic partnership that offers Ercom’s customers an innovative online highly secure collaboration solution. Under this agreement, Thinkfree office will be integrated into the Cryptobox environment, with a comprehensive suite of tools, compatible with Microsoft® Office formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) and Open Document Formats (ODF).

Designed as a competitive alternative to existing offerings, it enables multiple users to simultaneously create, share and edit documents securely, including word processing files, presentations and spreadsheets, with the same fluidity and efficiency as traditional collaborative suites.

This feature promotes real-time working and collaborative editing with internal and external partners, while ensuring a high level of security. It answers the needs of security-sensitive industries such as defence, finance, and public services, seeking performance and productivity, all within Cryptobox’s encrypted storage and protected workspace. Ercom teams manage the global security of the solution.

The two companies have already been working together to strengthen data security. In August 2024, they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to agree on future developments, and this supply agreement represents the first step of that collaboration.

Cryptobox is a collaborative working and file transfer solution that encrypts data from end to end. Documents can then be accessed in complete security from a PC, smartphone or tablet. Cryptobox makes it easier to share, collaborate and exchange end-to-end encrypted documents between colleagues within the same company and with external partners. Cryptobox is operated and hosted on a qualified and sovereign cloud, certified SecNumCloud by the French National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI).

« We chose to partner with Thinkfree because of the power and user-friendlyness of their editing capabilities. Our companies share core values, providing customers with secure and intuitive tools that enhance collaboration. We are confident that this partnership marks a major milestone for Cryptobox and its users. »
Christophe Thomas, Head of Product at Ercom, a Thales company

« Our collaboration with Ercom is more than just a software deal. It represents an important step in strengthening our competitiveness in the global security market and creating a next-generation office environment that combines security and functionality »
DeeKay Kim, CEO of Thinkfree