Barcelona, February 22, 2016. – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. represents a series of corporate mobile products, providing data protection, performance and choice. The company helps improve mobile access and productivity by introducing devices and applications for business, as well as creating unique secure solutions based on the KNOX platform, which will be available when the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are launched.
Samsung introduces a corporate program for mobile devices that provides security, performance and choice: The corporate mobile program focuses on critical business needs and includes a 2-year model availability guarantee and monthly security updates for flagship gadgets
An in-depth approach to mobile data security
Android OS – a secure and reliable platform, fully prepared to deploy reliable enterprise solutions. Samsung has created an industry-leading mobile security platform, and starting with the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphone models will reinforce its leadership with a dedicated business solution, Android for Work AfW , enhanced by Samsung KNOX platform. It will allow users to get the basic elements of hardware protection, similar in effectiveness to what government and other organizations with high demands on information security, get when using Samsung KNOX platform.
“Samsung provides companies and professionals with the most productive and secure mobile solutions available on the market today,” commented executive vice president and head of research and development for the mobile communications business at Samsung Electronics, Dr. Injon Rhee. – We believe that the reliability of the Android OS, combined with the award-winning Samsung KNOX functionality, can provide a whole new level of business opportunity never before achieved.”.
Corporate Device Delivery Program
Starting with the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones, Samsung introduces the Enterprise Device Program EDP . This multi-faceted program is specifically designed to give companies the confidence to choose the right enterprise solution in terms of future device security and availability. The EDP program has two main components:
Monthly security updates
In 2015. Samsung has begun working with major industry partners and carriers to distribute monthly Android security updates for certain Samsung Galaxy smartphones. To date, the program has already included more than 100 countries worldwide. Important update packages include security patches for the Android OS kernel and Samsung software. The program gives users around the world the confidence that they will receive the latest security updates on time and their devices will always be protected and able to perform at peak performance.
“In developing Android for Work, we’ve worked hard to make Android a reliable platform for users who use their smartphones for work. With the KNOX solution that Samsung has strengthened this platform and monthly security updates, Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge smartphones will be some of the best business mobile devices available on the market today,” said Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Android, Chrome OS and Chromecast at Google.
2 Year Device Availability Guarantee
Samsung recognizes the need for companies to comprehensively support devices throughout their lifecycle. Corporate customers can now take advantage of a 2-year purchase guarantee program, which will be offered for the first time for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, and later expand to a number of other devices. The program will allow them to purchase similar models of smartphones within 2 years of their introduction to the market, making it easier to support and update their mobile fleet.
This sounds interesting! Could you please provide more details about Samsung’s new corporate mobile app? What specific security features does it offer? How does it enhance performance for corporate use? And what choices does it provide to users?