Conference platform
Operate the web interface, controller and platform services with controlled versions.
WZ-IT designs sovereign video conferencing with controller, media paths, identity, optional recording and a reliable operating model.
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The following are trademarks of their respective owners: OpenTalk (OpenTalk GmbH). WZ-IT is an independent service provider and has no business, partnership, or contractual relationship with these companies. We offer independent migration, installation, hosting, and operations services.
OpenTalk consists of several required and optional services. Signalling, WebRTC media, identity, mail and optional recording or SIP must work together.
We assess users, concurrent meetings, participants, locations, browsers, networks and optional capabilities and design an appropriate self-hosted architecture.
Bandwidth, NAT conditions, TURN usage, recordings and concurrent media streams have a greater impact on resources than registered users.
Edition, professional vendor support and required components are assessed and itemised before the proposal.
Video conferencing requires more than a web application. Signalling, media paths, STUN/TURN, identity, recording and network quality interact.
Operate the web interface, controller and platform services with controlled versions.
Test WebRTC, STUN/TURN, bandwidth and firewall paths in practice.
Connect authentication, rooms and existing communication services.
Observe quality, capacity, errors and optional recording services.
WZ-IT operates the agreed platform; endpoints, local networks and business meeting rules are shared or customer responsibilities.
| Area | Responsibility | Scope and boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| OpenTalk services | WZ-IT | Deployment, configuration, updates, monitoring and technical maintenance. |
| STUN/TURN and media paths | WZ-IT | Server-side network services, certificates and reachable media paths. |
| Identity and users | Shared | We integrate authentication; the customer defines groups and authorised users. |
| Endpoints and site networks | Shared | We analyse requirements; the customer provides suitable clients, headsets and local bandwidth. |
| Recording and meeting rules | Customer | Consent, content, moderation and permitted recording remain with the customer. |
| SIP, recording and custom integration | Optional WZ-IT service | Additional services are integrated after feature and licensing review. |
Provide meetings through modern browsers without mandatory client installation.
Design WebRTC, STUN and TURN for locations, firewalls and the required accessibility.
Integrate user login, guest access, rooms and invitations with identity and mail systems.
Configure roles, moderation, polls and further capabilities for the intended use.
Add recording, streaming or dial-in as separate services with storage and privacy controls.
Monitor controller, media components, queues and network paths.
Assess existing data and configuration, migrate them in a test run and move to managed operations through a controlled cutover.
Secure SSO, roles, administrative paths and external access for the application and existing infrastructure.
Back up all stateful components consistently and document the recovery path for the agreed scope.
Monitor and update the application and its technical dependencies and operate them under the agreed service level.
A clearly defined operating scope instead of an opaque hosting flat fee.
We set up a test instance for you, usually on the next business day. No payment details required. After seven days it is deleted unless you continue.
We combine the right compute size with ongoing operations, backups, monitoring and a service level appropriate for the criticality of OpenTalk. High availability and recovery targets are designed separately where needed.
We also design custom hosting architectures, integrations and migrations around OpenTalk. Contact us for a technical assessment.
One managed standard OpenTalk application is included in the Starter workload. Business and higher levels add a flexible operations allowance for planned work during regular service hours. Select compute, additional applications, storage and the appropriate service level.
A workload is one compute instance with the applications agreed for it.
One standard app per workload is already included. Additional dedicated servers count as separate workloads.
€7.99 excl. VAT per additional 100 GB per month, including daily encrypted offsite backup with 7-day retention. Billing is based on provisioned capacity, not actual usage.
We also implement custom backup schedules and retention periods. For example: daily backups retained for 30 days and one monthly backup retained for 12 months. Scope, storage requirements and additional costs are agreed separately.
Assessed individually; custom quote.
Standard hosting runs on a single instance without high availability. Availability for custom architectures is agreed separately.
Zero downtime on request
Distributed operation with several instances, a database cluster and rolling updates, so that a node failure causes no interruption. Only for applications suited to it; design and price after technical assessment.
This page covers installation and agreed platform operations for OpenTalk. Choosing the collaboration tools beforehand, the access layer and special confidentiality requirements are separate building blocks that can be added when needed.
Choose first
Try candidates for files, office, chat and video as demo instances and receive a decision paper with license costs and migration path.
from €3,900 excl. VAT
View serviceSecure access
Add identity-based access and private network paths as a separate operational layer.
from €349.90 excl. VAT / month
View serviceOperate confidentially
For professional secrecy holders, define contractual, access and infrastructure requirements in a dedicated operating model.
from €499.90 excl. VAT / month
View serviceThree relevant adjacent paths instead of a long list of further products.
All prices are net and exclude statutory VAT. The offers are addressed to businesses.
View the overall systemEnquiry
Briefly describe the current state and objective for OpenTalk. We assess infrastructure, integration, and ongoing operations.
Participants per room, concurrent rooms, video quality, TURN share and recording determine network and compute requirements.
| Usage scenario | Technical starting point | Key factors |
|---|---|---|
| Small internal meetings | Conference assessment | Typical rooms, clients and network paths are tested. |
| Many parallel teams | Capacity planning | Concurrent rooms, media paths and TURN utilisation are modelled. |
| Large events | Load test and target architecture | Participant profile, presentation and moderation are tested in practice. |
| Recording, SIP or HA | Individual platform | Additional services, storage, recovery and availability are designed separately. |
OpenTalk is priced individually based on participants, concurrency, media paths and additional services.
Platform and media paths can run centrally, in your cloud or on-premises; public reachability is usually still required.
Dedicated environment with controlled public access and operations.
Deploy in your account with suitable network connectivity.
Operate in your data centre with planned external media paths.
Keep identity or internal services local while exposing conference and media paths in a controlled way.
Browsers and clients connect through secured platform services; media paths require direct or TURN-relayed connections depending on the network.
Browsers, camera, microphone and site network.
Reachable signalling and media paths through firewalls and NAT.
Identity providers, guest access and moderation roles.
Controller, conferences, moderation and platform services.
WebRTC components, STUN/TURN and network quality.
Recording services, storage and retention after approval.
Metrics, errors, utilisation and technical events.
Achievable media quality also depends on endpoints, participant networks and Internet paths outside the platform.
Answers about self-hosting, networks, recording and scaling.
Yes, server components can run on-premises. Signal and media paths still need secure reachability for external participants.
Concurrent rooms, participants, video quality, TURN usage and additional services change network and resource requirements substantially.
Yes. We design supported OIDC or SSO paths, guest access, roles and emergency administration.
Optional recording and SIP components can be integrated after review of version, licence, storage and privacy requirements.
We monitor server services, resources and network metrics. Endpoints and participant networks form part of testing but remain partly outside our control.
As an alternative to managed hosting in the data centre, WZ-IT provides the hardware, configures OpenTalk, and handles hardening, monitoring, updates, backup and technical support. Access can be limited to the internal network or enabled through VPN and existing identities.
from EUR 349 excl. VAT / month · plus one-time provisioning and initial setup

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