The Digital Markets Act (DMA) strengthens users' rights and puts the onus on tech companies to ensure true interoperability of products and services. An opportunity for Europe: MOXIS is leading the way.
The European Union is getting serious. With the Digital Markets Act (DMA), it is declaring war on the closed-door policy of global online corporations. The goal is to strengthen the market opportunities of smaller competitors and to no longer let the framework conditions for the European economic area be dictated by the terms and conditions of the "gatekeepers" Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Google and Apple. Uniform standards for all competitors should take their place.
At the centre of this is the European demand for interoperability, i.e. the compatibility of certain digital services, platforms and software products. Everyone is familiar with this: once you have decided on a large provider, you can only continue with their products. Applications from different manufacturers and brand cores simply do not "talk" to each other. This means that there is no interoperability; although technically manageable, it is deliberately eliminated. This is how the tech corporations secure market shares and growth, while smaller providers often don't even get a foot in the door of the server room.
What the EU is now demanding with the Digital Markets Act has long been reality in MOXIS. Interoperability is our DNA!
Gerhard Fliess, CTO XiTrust
MOXIS ensures interoperability
DMA aims to force gatekeepers to ensure the interoperability of their core services. A concept that has it all in terms of considerable fines of up to 20 % of a global annual turnover and even the threat of break-up. The market power of Facebook & Co would be severely broken up by the DMA. Individual providers of electronic signatures would also be affected. XiTrust CTO Gerhard Fliess says: "The problem of a lack of interoperability is at the expense of end customers and hinders equal opportunities for competitors. What the EU is now demanding with the Digital Markets Act has long been reality in MOXIS. Interoperability is our DNA!"
The Digital Markets Act aims to close the gap that has opened up since the last relevant EU market regulation 20 years ago. The development of social networks and large platforms was no longer reflected in it. DMA is supposed to ensure a fair framework in Europe from 2023. "And it will strengthen the European single market," Gerhard Fliess claims. A realisation that can be seen in the development of MOXIS. The establishment of the eSignature platform in the DACH region, for example, is also due to the interoperability of the product.
For example, a document signed by a business partner using another eSign application can be uploaded to MOXIS and signed in a legally compliant manner. It is even possible to apply a signature visualisation to the document without breaking the integrity of the document. In addition, MOXIS users can be sure that the product is legally compliant everywhere in Europe and can be easily integrated into existing systems. Fliess states: "Interoperability always means investment security for customers!"
