Citrix
today announced an extension of its long-standing collaboration with
Google by providing XenMobile support for Android for Work. This
announcement builds on the multi-year collaboration between Citrix and
Google that includes virtual app and desktop delivery on Chrome devices
and existing enterprise mobility management (EMM) support for Android
smartphones and tablets. Together, Citrix and Google empower both
businesses and government institutions with a secure, scalable,
app-centric, mobility solution that delivers exceptional user
experience, providing people with new ways to work better.
Traditional distinctions between personal and business are quickly
fading from view and people routinely use the same smartphones, tablets
and laptops across every part of their lives. This makes it difficult
for IT organizations to maintain boundaries between personal and
business content. In this era of blurred lines, people require a secure
mobile workspace that provides instant access to their business apps,
data and services on any device over any network. Combining Citrix
mobile workspace solutions with Android and Chrome devices ensures joint
customers can deliver the security, flexibility and the experience
people need to work anytime, anywhere.
Citrix XenMobile Supports Android for Work
XenMobile delivers a comprehensive EMM solution for Android-based
tablets, smartphones and desktops. Android for Work provides a dedicated
work profile with sharing restrictions, ensuring business data is
separate and safe, while personal information stays private. When these
technologies are used together, organizations benefit from enhanced
security and increased levels of control. Additionally, Citrix continues
to expand support for Samsung KNOX, many features of which can be used
in conjunction with Android for Work, to enable enhanced management and
control on Samsung Galaxy devices. XenMobile is unique in its ability to
offer consistent security and policies across all mobile device
platforms, including its support for FIPS 140-2 encryption and
compliance standards.
Citrix and Google Deliver Market Leading Enterprise Mobility Solutions
Citrix and Google are leading the move to an app-centric, mobile-first
world. The two companies have been working together since 2011 to
deliver business apps to the first Chromebooks. With Citrix XenApp and
Citrix Receiver for Chrome, organizations across industries can
securely deliver company controlled Windows, Web and SaaS apps and data
to Chromebook users around the world. Today, both companies further
expanded on this partnership with XenMobile's participation in Android
for Work. Now, customers have the flexibility to choose, manage and
secure any of the latest Samsung and Android-based smartphones, tablets
or Chromebooks and deliver complete mobile workspace solutions to enable
higher productivity for users.
To learn more about Citrix mobile workspaces, including XenMobile
support for Android for Work, please visit Citrix in Hall 5, Stand 5A21
at Mobile World Congress on March 2-5, 2015, in Barcelona, Spain.
Additionally, on March 31, 2015 Citrix, Google and Samsung will host a
webinar on how to empower organizations with mobility solution that
provide people with new ways to work better. Register here.
Brian Dye, Group Vice President and General Manager, Mobile Platforms group, Citrix "With
complementary visions and strategies, Citrix and Google are
collaborating on a number of initiatives in mobility, app virtualization
and cloud to deliver a comprehensive best in class secure mobile
workspace solution that offers customers the most seamless,
business-ready experience on Android and Chrome devices over any
network."