Armour Comms has announced
a partnership with Samsung Electronics and Targus to enable enterprises to
harness the power of smartphones for extended business use. The combined
offering will provide enterprises with a solution to support secure home
working, on enterprise-level Samsung Galaxy Android smartphones, utilising the
power of Armour Mobile and a Targus DeX USB-C phone dock - as an alternative to
laptops. Designed with the end-user in mind employees will be able work
remotely with a desktop feel, with Armour Mobile providing fully integrated
secure communications for voice, video, messaging, conferencing and associated
data files.
The Targus DeX USB-C phone dock allows users to power their phone and connect
to an external HDMI display, peripherals such as mice and keyboards, an
ethernet cable and an SD card, and work on their Galaxy smartphone as though on
a laptop. Armour Mobile provides secure handling of mobile communications
ensuring that business information within the app is kept securely, and data
privacy regulations such as GDPR are maintained.
David Holman, Director, Armour said, "The last year has seen a seismic shift in
how and where employees work. As organisations plan what the working
environment of the future will look like, Armour is committed to working with
partners such as Samsung and Targus to provide a flexible way for employees and
teams to collaborate securely, how and where they want."
Armour Mobile has been optimised to provide a seamless desktop-like user
experience on Samsung DeX devices with the Targus USB-C phone dock. Armour
Mobile delivers:
- secure communications with a ‘desktop' feel via the Samsung smartphone
removing the need for every employee to be issued with a corporate laptop
- sensitive business information held is protected wherever an employee needs
to work
- data is controlled and protected ensuring GDPR compliance
A spokesperson from Samsung Electronics, said "The Samsung DeX platform enables
people to use their smartphone as a computer, something which has become
increasingly important during COVID-driven lockdowns. Our innovations are
empowering people to work safely and have enabled organisations to keep vital
business operations going wherever their employees have been working. Our
collaboration with Armour and Targus brings another innovation to the market
ensuring communications are secure and that solutions can be implemented
quickly and simply."
David Brown, Marketing Director, Targus, said, "Targus is global partner of the
Samsung Mobile Accessory Partnership Programme and has recently been appointed
to support the Samsung Mobile ecosystem of devices as a Global Tier 1 Partner
and DeX Accessory Partner. This new partnership with Armour Mobile and Samsung
is the next step on this exciting journey as we continue to develop thoughtful
products that enable people to work productively from any location."