<s>
alfaview	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
for	O
lip-synchronized	O
video	B-Application
conferences	I-Application
,	O
specializing	O
in	O
virtual	O
online	O
meetings	O
,	O
seminars	O
,	O
training	O
sessions	O
and	O
conferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	B-Application
are	O
located	O
within	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
alfaview	B-Application
has	O
its	O
origins	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
education	O
company	O
alfatraining	O
Bildungszentrum	O
GmbH	O
developed	O
its	O
first	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
alfaview	B-Application
for	O
all	O
their	O
trainings	O
of	O
skilled	O
workers	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2016	O
the	O
application	O
alfaview	B-Application
is	O
distributed	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
alfaview.com	O
by	O
alfaview	B-Application
gmbh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headquarters	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
Karlsruhe	B-Algorithm
,	I-Algorithm
Germany	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
system	O
includes	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
chat	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	O
room	O
can	O
write	O
text	O
messages	O
,	O
collaborative	O
tools	O
(	O
white	O
board	O
,	O
surveys	O
,	O
voting	O
)	O
,	O
breakout	O
rooms	O
,	O
desktop	B-Device
sharing	I-Device
,	O
live	O
transcription	O
of	O
the	O
spoken	O
word	O
in	O
the	O
room	O
and	O
the	O
live	O
translation	O
into	O
many	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
alfaview	B-Application
offers	O
the	O
feature	O
of	O
using	O
simultaneous	O
interpreters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Private	O
users	O
can	O
download	O
the	O
video	B-Application
conference	I-Application
software	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
platform	O
alfaview	B-Application
is	O
GDPR-compliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
alfaview	B-Application
received	O
four	O
"	O
green	O
lights	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Data	O
Protection	O
and	O
Freedom	O
of	O
Information	O
Commissioner	O
of	O
the	O
State	O
of	O
Berlin	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
legal	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
technical	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	B-Application
used	O
for	O
the	O
provision	O
of	O
the	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
platform	O
are	O
located	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
if	O
necessary	O
in	O
other	O
member	O
states	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
individuals	O
and	O
businesses	O
,	O
alfaview	B-Application
is	O
increasingly	O
used	O
by	O
education	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
universities	O
,	O
universities	O
of	O
applied	O
sciences	O
and	O
schools	O
are	O
using	O
the	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
system	O
for	O
teaching	O
in	O
virtual	O
classrooms.	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
the	O
Pforzheim	O
University	O
of	O
Applied	O
Sciences	O
,	O
the	O
Karlsruhe	B-Algorithm
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
,	O
the	O
Stuttgart	O
Media	O
University	O
,	O
the	O
Baden-Württemberg	O
Cooperative	O
State	O
University	O
,	O
the	O
Ravensburg	O
University	O
of	O
Cooperative	O
Education	O
and	O
the	O
Hochschule	O
Furtwangen	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
alfaview	B-Application
is	O
increasingly	O
used	O
in	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Chambers	O
of	O
Trades	O
in	O
Germany	O
use	O
the	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
system	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
for	O
their	O
digital	O
master	O
craftsman	O
's	O
examination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
the	O
Centre	O
for	O
Civic	O
Education	O
,	O
various	O
municipalities	O
in	O
Germany	O
are	O
using	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Karlsruhe	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Gütersloh	O
or	O
the	O
rural	O
district	O
Oder-Spree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
the	O
Karlsruhe	B-Algorithm
Sandkorn	O
Theater	O
have	O
implemented	O
a	O
virtual	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	O
meeting	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
alfaview	B-Application
is	O
used	O
for	O
virtual	O
events	O
and	O
digital	O
exhibitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
international	O
trade	O
fairs	O
INTERGEO	O
and	O
Nanotextnology	O
or	O
the	O
Forum	O
Bildung	O
Digitalisierung	O
were	O
conducted	O
virtually	O
with	O
alfaview	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
Deutschland	O
SE	O
offers	O
its	O
own	O
training	O
courses	O
via	O
alfaview	B-Application
,	O
the	O
so-called	O
SAP	B-Application
Live	O
Class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
SAP	B-Application
Live	O
Class	O
with	O
alfaview	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Silver	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
"	O
Best	O
Advance	O
in	O
Technology	O
for	O
Virtual-Classroom	O
or	O
Conferencing	O
Technology	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Brandon	O
Hall	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
alfaview	B-Application
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
studio	O
productions	O
and	O
at	O
Bundesliga	O
matches	O
to	O
virtually	O
integrate	O
an	O
audience	O
into	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
show	O
of	O
Germany	O
's	O
Next	O
Topmodel	O
with	O
Heidi	O
Klum	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
show	O
in	O
which	O
500	O
spectators	O
were	O
virtually	O
brought	O
into	O
the	O
studio	O
via	O
alfaview	B-Application
using	O
a	O
video	O
wall	O
.	O
</s>
