Samsung Partners With Microsoft For KNOX

Earlier this week, Samsung announced it had partnered with Good Technology to provide added security for KNOX 2.0 and on Thursday, the company announced a new agreement with Microsoft that will see KNOX support available on a number of Microsoft products.

The new deal is aimed at further improving security while increasing productivity and includes support for Microsoft Workplace Join, Windows Intune and cloud printing via Windows Azure and Microsoft SharePoint.

“Samsung developed KNOX as a secure and complete mobile platform for the enterprise and we continue to evolve it to protect and respond to ever-changing enterprise mobility and security challenges,” said Injong Rhee, Senior Vice President of KNOX Business Group, IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “As a proud and long standing Microsoft partner, we are delighted to be able to offer their Workplace Join users with the full security and support that the Samsung KNOX platform offers.

With Windows Intune, enterprise network administrators will more easily be able to manage large fleets of mobile devices—a task that’s becoming increasingly difficult thanks to growing adoption of BYOD policies. Workplace Join allows users to access corporate resources on the go while providing enterprise-grade security and authentication. Finally, users will also be able to leverage the Microsoft Windows Azure and SharePoint platforms to print PC quality documents directly from their mobile device.

“In line with our commitment to serve enterprises and users in heterogeneous IT environments, we are pleased to work with Samsung to bring Microsoft’s trusted, cloud-enabled, enterprise BYOD capabilities to Samsung devices,” said Bob Kelly, Corporate Vice President, Cloud & Enterprise Business Development, Microsoft. “Like Windows device users, Samsung mobile customers will now be able to take advantage of seamless authentication for access to enterprise resources, and Enterprise IT will be able to manage those devices and users through the cloud with Windows Intune.”