Citrix Collaborates with Samsung to Deliver Desktop Experience on Samsung Galaxy S8 with Samsung DeX
30 March 2017 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Preferred Solution Citrix Receiver Combined
with Samsung DeX Enables Workforce to Convert Smartphone into
Full-Functioning Desktop with Secure Access to Digital
Workspace
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
today and at the Samsung Enterprise Mobility Analyst Day tomorrow
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.
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