<s>
Teamwire	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
technology	O
start-up	O
based	O
in	O
Munich	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
grouptime	B-Protocol
GmbH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
focuses	O
on	O
mobile	O
messaging	B-Application
apps	I-Application
and	O
secure	O
communications	O
for	O
regulated	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
product	O
is	O
Teamwire	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
encrypted	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
app	O
for	O
enterprises	O
and	O
the	O
public	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
text	O
messaging	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
send	O
photos	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
voice	O
messages	O
and	O
files	O
with	O
Teamwire	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
the	O
grouptime	B-Protocol
app	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
for	O
devices	O
with	O
Apple`s	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2014	O
grouptime	B-Protocol
launched	O
a	O
secure	O
enterprise	O
messaging	B-Application
app	I-Application
called	O
Teamwire	B-Protocol
to	O
simplify	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
internal	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
mid	O
of	O
2014	O
grouptime	B-Protocol
abandoned	O
its	O
consumer	O
product	O
and	O
completely	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
enterprise	O
messaging	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
German	O
cloud	O
Teamwire	B-Protocol
became	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
on-premise	O
and	O
private	O
cloud	O
deployment	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
strong	O
data	O
protection	O
requirements	O
of	O
enterprises	O
,	O
large	O
corporations	O
and	O
the	O
public	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
Teamwire	B-Protocol
became	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
enterprise	O
messaging	B-Application
app	I-Application
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
apps	O
for	O
desktop	O
devices	O
like	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
the	O
largest	O
German	O
financial	O
services	O
group	O
deployed	O
Teamwire	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
secure	O
messenger	O
for	O
the	O
bank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
it	O
became	O
public	O
that	O
the	O
police	O
in	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Bavaria	O
in	O
Germany	O
uses	O
Teamwire	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
secure	O
alternative	O
to	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
