Android for Work
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Google today unveiled a new set of applications and partnerships to push its Android mobile operating system into the enterprise, called Android for Work.
Android for Work separates a user's device into work and personal partitions, a similar concept to BlackBerry Balance and Samsung Knox, both of which launched in 2013.
With Android for Work, workers will be able to run any application with both business and personal accounts on the same device thanks to technology provided by Divide, a start-up Google acquired last year.
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/400955,google-introduces-android-for-work.aspx?eid=3&edate=20150226&utm_source=20150226_PM&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter
https://www.google.com/work/android/
From: http://googleforwork.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/android-is-ready-for-work.html
Android for Work features four key technology components:-
Work profiles – We’ve built on the default encryption, enhanced SELinux security enforcement and multi-user support in Android 5.0, Lollipop to create a dedicated work profile that isolates and protects work data. IT can deploy approved work apps right alongside their users' personal apps knowing their sensitive data remains secured. People can use their personal apps knowing their employer only manages work data and won’t erase or view their personal content.
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Android for Work app – For devices running Ice Cream Sandwich through Kitkat, or that don’t run work profiles natively, we’ve created the Android for Work app. The app, which delivers secure mail, calendar, contacts, documents, browsing and access to approved work apps, can be completely managed by IT.
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Google Play for Work – Google Play for Work allows businesses to securely deploy and manage apps across all users running Android for Work, simplifying the process of distributing apps to employees and ensuring that IT approves every deployed app.
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Built-in productivity tools – For everyday business tasks, we’ve created a suite of business apps for email, contacts and calendar, which supports both Exchange and Notes and provides document editing capabilities for documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
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This is awesome! WOOHOO!
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@thanksaj said:
This is awesome! WOOHOO!
Wow - This is totally cool! Awesome news for BYOD.
