Horizon 3.0

Save timeevery day with Horizon, yoursecure enterprise chat solution integrated into the Digital Workplace!

On the go? Log in to your Horizon chat from your smartphone and send an audio message. 

When paired with the JNLP module, Horizon becomes an indispensable ally. No more sifting through conversations after being away: with one click, get a summary of conversations starting from the last message you read. Have colleagues left you voice messages, but you can’t find a quiet moment to listen? Transcribe your voice messages and read them at your leisure. Did you receive a voice message that’s a bit too long to listen to? Get a summary of the message in two clicks: one click to transcribe the message and a second click to summarize it.

When should you use this module?

Do you need a quick answer but don’t want to disturb your colleagues? Less intrusive than a phone call, chatlets youreach out to a colleaguein real timeand, if they’re available, get aninstant response.

Are you tired of sending and receiving emails about what seem like minor details that could be handled more easily and quickly if everyone were in the same room? Horizon lets youvirtually bring your employees togetherin a room to communicate more effectively.

Do your employees use consumer-grade chat apps forwork-related communication? With Horizon, you can make your employees’ day-to-day work easier and encourage the use of chat—without compromisingsecurityor yourIT strategy.

What does this module offer?

Horizon provides your employees with all theinstant messagingfeatures they need tocommunicate with one or more colleagues at any time fromyour Digital Workplace: 

• One-on-one conversations( with the option to hide them) orgroup chats
• Dedicated appaccessible from the Digital Workplace
• Seamlessmessaging across all devices:PC,tablet, andmobile
• Notifications for new messages, even when Horizon isn’t running (if Firebase is enabled)
• Fullysecuresolution on the corporate network

• are automaticallyauthenticatedto communicate securely
• canstart conversationsdirectly from profile pages or cards
• havedirect accessto all colleagues (no need to add them to contacts)
• can receivealertsfrom the Digital Workplace in Horizon
• can initiate voice/video calls using your company’svideoconferencing solution (integration via the JCall module , which supports numerous videoconferencing tools, including Jitsi,Zoom,BigBlueButton, andGlowbl.)

• Reactions to messages (emojis) and a list of people who reacted, with a choice of emoji styles and translated emoji names
• Quoting to reply to a message, with direct navigation to the quoted message
• Forwarding a message to another conversation
• Scheduled messagesending
• Textformatting toolbar and hyperlink insertion
• Sending files and images ( copy/paste and drag/drop), with tracking of sent items in a single transfer panel
• Videos and audio with built-in player
• Animated GIFs and stickers (KLIPY), URL and tweet previews
• Mentions and autocomplete (message highlighted when the user is mentioned)
• Editing directly within the conversation and deleting messages
• Messageactions menu accessible via right-click
• Switch between conversations while keeping your current text input (drafts are saved even after an Horizon update)
• Copy a conversation starting from a specific message
• Sending audio messages, with a dedicated player
• Create a poll (using the “+” button or the /poll command)
• Send a code snippet with proper formatting; enter and preview side by side; copy with one click

Additionally, when paired with the JNLP module, Horizon allows you to:

• summarize a conversation based on a given message
• transcribe an audio message

• Roompresenceindicator (user focus)
• Members’last activity date, accessible by clicking on the user icons that appear to the right of the message
• Unread messageindicator and counter (excluding muted rooms)
• Darkmode (black background instead of a white background)
• Custom status(emoji, text, and duration) that is saved 
• Globalnotification level (replaces “Do Not Disturb”) and rules for each room
• Customizable nameand profilepicture for each room
• Search within rooms and among all members to start a conversation
• Custom sections to reorganize the conversation view, with the ability to move a room from its menu
• Focus mode
• Resizable conversation list (width remembered)
• Date always visible when scrolling through messages
• Add multiple members to a room at once
• Interface available in Dutch
• Posts feed and card builder to showcase content in a conversation 
• PWA (Progressive Web App) support for use similar to anativeormobileapp
• Swipe support to view or close the list of conversations or members in a room

And asustainablesolutionalignedwith your business strategy:

• Application accesscontrol(ACL)
• Open access forinvited membersof your extended organization
• Automaticmessagedeletion(default setting: 90 days)
• Removal ofdeactivatedordeletedmembers 
• Cache management
• Accessibility: compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA and RGAA guidelines
• Compatibility with strict security policies (CSP)

Features

Horizon provides numerous integrations with your Digital Workplace to facilitate collaborative work.

• Publishing Rooms that allow you to create a room: 
• From a task project
• From a calendar event
• Other
• Collaborative space rooms:  
• Option to open a general room in a collaborative space (starting with version 7.5.4)
• Any new member who joins this space will automatically be added to the room in Horizon 
• Moderators: 
• In a collaborative space room, only the moderators of the collaborative space can manage the room
• In a standard room, you can designate a moderator 
• Moderator actions: 
• Modify the room
• Add one or more members
• Remove a member
• Select the group moderators
• Allow or deny new members access to the message history (access to the history is enabled by default)
• Add links
• Create a top-down communication group by managing permissions
• Disable message sending
• Prevent members from reacting
• Room visibility: 
• Private 
•  Secret
• Public
• Room directory: 
• Displays the rooms to which the member belongs (public and private)
• Registration for a private room must be approved by the room's members
• Share links to a room in a text or in a message on Horizon
• Statistics (available in the room directory): 
• Number of messages over a given period
• Number of 1-on-1 rooms
• Number of group rooms
• Number of users
• Visibility of the current event in the chat partner’s calendar when chat group information is displayed (the “Details” section is visible).

What our customers love

Easy access for all employees and guests

Compared to a consumer-grade mobile chat app, Horizon is much moreconvenient: I don’t have to add the entire company to my contacts! Since Horizonis integrated into the Digital Workplace, I can easily find all colleagues inthe directory, as well as throughautocompletewhen I start a chat or a group chat room. With Horizon, I can also contactexternalusers who have guest accounts.

Seamless communication across desktop and mobile

With Horizon, I can continue conversationson my mobile devicethat I started on my PC—and vice versa—whereas before I had two different tools for the office and for my mobile device. Horizon thus allows me to stayon top of discussionswhile on the go andmake the most ofmy downtimethroughout the day, especially while riding public transportation.

The mobile version offers all the same user-friendly features as the desktop version. (Reactions, quotes, swiping left to view or close the list of conversations or room members)

A secure solution that we retain control over

In terms ofstorage, we’re reassured to know that exchanged messages never leave the company’s network—especially given the Cloud Act, to which other U.S.-based chat solutions are subject. This allows us to maintain complete control over the storage andretentionperiods for exchanged messages and attachments. Furthermore, Horizon requires the same levelof authenticationas access to the Digital Workplace, which strengthens our security strategy.

Creating a Top-Down Communication Channel

A very useful option for disseminating essential information that is not open to discussion.

Integration of polls 

A very interesting additional feature for gathering immediate feedback following a discussion. 

What’s New

Version 3.0

This major release of the Horizon module brings compatibility with Jalios 11, a completely redesigned interface, and numerous new features for conversations:

Conversation

• Forwarding a message to another conversation
• Scheduled message sending
• New editor with a formatting toolbar and hyperlinks
• Editing a message directly in the conversation
• Right-click message actions menu
• Navigating to the quoted message and floating controls in the conversation
• Single panel for tracking sent files
• New audio message player
• Code blocks: side-by-side editing and preview, one-click copying
• Unified input area actions and slash commands
• Current date visible while scrolling
• Drafts preserved after an Horizon update

Media and emojis

• GIFs provided by KLIPY (replacing Tenor) and addition of stickers
• Emoji theme selection and translated emoji names
• Create a poll using the “+” icon

Organization and notifications

• Focus Mode
• Resizable room list, width saved
• Moving a room to another section from the room menu
• Add multiple members to a room at once
• Search among all members to start a conversation
• Notification level instead of “Do Not Disturb”
• Unread badges: muted rooms excluded, no more duplicates
• Mobile: Direct access button to notifications and improved input field
• New design for the channel details panel and conversation cards

Languages, accessibility, security, and performance

• Dutch added
• WCAG 2.2 AA and RGAA accessibility
• Compatibility with strict CSP policies
• Horizon startup now uses less memory, and the room cache is more robust

Migration required: The Horizon server now requires Node.js 24 (24.15 or higher).

Version 2.4

This version of the Horizon module introduces:

• permission management by discussion group moderators, specifically:
• restricting message posting to moderators only 
• allowing or disallowing reactions from members

Just like WhatsApp or Teams, Horizon now offers an option to turn any group into a one-way communication channel. These options are accessible from the "More" menu → "Permissions" 

• allow access to the message history

A summary of permissions is available in the group’s sidebar

• Closing the group for moderators

Anautomatic message is then sent to all members to notify them.

• Creating a poll
• Type the slash (/) command, then select “poll,” or type /poll directly
• Formatting a code block for those who need to share code snippets
• Type the slash (/) command, then select “Code,” or type /code directly

Version 2.3

This version includes the following features:

• Recording of audio messages (and, if you have the JNLP module, transcription of audio messages)
• Copying a conversation from a message
• Ability for an administrator to disable Firebase (push notifications) to enable web notifications. You must then open Horizon to receive notifications 
• Improved support for incoming webhooks.

The module in action