New social web service
A new social web service is being launched in Switzerland. On Fain.ch, employees or members can collaborate on content and communicate with one another—with Swiss data security, SSL encryption, and privacy protection.
Fain.ch is the local model of the sharing, work and communication web services from the USA. The new service is suitable for companies that lack the infrastructure for their own intranet, as well as for work groups, organizations and associations looking for a solution for shared document editing and secure web communication. This was announced today on Presseportal.ch. A social media service can now be used without violating Swiss data protection law and without large American companies analyzing the data.
Fain costs a one-off fee of 150 francs to set up the private web space. After that, monthly rental costs of five francs per registered participant are due. The rental costs cover all maintenance and support costs for the private web space. If the data and discussion contributions are to be made available on CD-ROM during the rental period or after termination, the cost of producing them is CHF 150. The easily calculable costs for Fain users also finance the development and programming of the platform, as no private data is analyzed and sold on for marketing purposes compared to foreign providers.
Fain is a word from J.R.R Tolkien's Sindarin language and means "cloud". The name of the platform thus refers to cloud computing, which stands for web-based computer work. Fain was developed by the Lucerne agency Präsenz und Effizienz P&E. Agency owner Daniela A. Caviglia is responsible for the concept and development, while P&E employee Jonas Knaus is responsible for programming and design.
