As enterprises increasingly embrace mobile business
strategies, people continue to carry as many as three devices with them,
including laptops, smartphones and tablets. To lighten that electronics load,
make people more efficient and help businesses reduce costs, Samsung is
introducing Samsung DeX that – when combined with Citrix Receiver – converts
the new Samsung Galaxy S8 into a desktop environment that includes an optimized
UI for multi-tasking with keyboard and mouse support, resizable window capabilities,
task bar pop-up notifications and more.
The combination of Citrix and Samsung DeX unboxes
the phone and provides employees with secure access to their digital workspace
and all of the business apps and data they need to get their work done. Samsung
is exclusively showcasing Citrix in Samsung DeX demos with XenApp and
XenDesktop and Citrix Receiver that will be shown to media, customers and
analysts during the Samsung Unpacked event and at the Samsung Enterprise
Mobility Analyst Day in New York City.
In addition to the preferred solution that combines
Citrix innovation with Samsung DeX, Citrix also offers support and integration
for Samsung devices that include XenMobile enterprise mobility management,
security features and secure virtual access to apps and desktops through XenApp
and XenDesktop, and support for Secure Apps with Samsung Knox at the native
Android OS layer.
Citrix XenMobile also supports new Samsung
capability known as Enterprise Firmware-Over-The-Air (E-FOTA). Samsung E-FOTA
enables IT admins to take greater control over when devices get updated, as
well as what version is updated. This Samsung capability provides IT with
native device control without sacrificing user flexibility.
“While many people use their smartphones for
business, they usually turn to a laptop or desktop when they need to use
Windows or browser-based apps,” said Maribel Lopez, founder and principal
analyst, Lopez Research. “Even though VDI or app virtualization lets them run
Windows applications on their smartphone, the Windows experience does not
always translate well to a small touchscreen. To address this issue, vendors
have worked to develop solutions that make it easier to connect smartphones to
a keyboard, mouse and a monitor. The solution that succeeds has significant
market potential.”
This unique collaboration between Citrix and Samsung
literally lightens the load for organizations and employees while providing
greater security and flexibility for people who spend all or part of their day
working outside of the office. This solution enhances security and productivity
by enabling people to securely use their phone in the field. Then when they are
in the office, they can connect to the Samsung DeX, converting their phone into
a desktop-like experience without losing any phone capabilities to securely
access their apps and data through Citrix Receiver, XenApp and XenDesktop.
For example, insurance claims adjusters can securely
use their Samsung Galaxy S8 out in the field assessing claims, and then return
to the office, plug into their DeX station and complete reports using a full
desktop-like environment. Police officers can use their phones to enter tickets
and take notes while on patrol using Citrix Secure Forms, and then return to
the station, plug into the DeX station and complete their reports using a fully
functional desktop-like environment.
“The Samsung DeX lets people use their Galaxy S8
like a desktop computer, using solutions, including Citrix Receiver, XenApp and
XenDesktop, as our preferred technologies to enable customers to securely
access and use their Windows and browser-based applications, just as they would
with a traditional laptop,” said Injong Rhee, CTO of the Mobile Communications
Business at Samsung Electronics. “This is not science fiction, this is true,
business-driven innovation.”
The Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone and Samsung DeX
will be available in Q2, 2017.
Citrix aims to power a world where people,
organizations and things are securely connected and accessible to make the
extraordinary possible. Its technology makes the world’s apps and data secure
and easy to access, empowering people to work anywhere and at any time. Citrix
provides a complete and integrated portfolio of Workspace-as-a-Service,
application delivery, virtualization, mobility, network delivery and file
sharing solutions that enables IT to ensure critical systems are securely
available to users via the cloud or on-premises and across any device or
platform.
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