This announcement was made at SAP TechEd && d-code, being held November 11–13 in Berlin.
The collaboration of the two companies can address the needs of the market and the game-changing opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT) and expected to create new opportunities for developers to build solutions that can leverage the integrated offering from Samsung and SAP on mobile devices and wearables, as well as to leverage joint cloud solutions based on mobiles services for SAP HANA Cloud Platform. Additionally, the plans are anticipated to benefit the retail industry by integrating payments to be made on-to-go, along with helping to shed light on innovative shopping experiences for consumers and retailers alike. There are also plans to enable developers to optimize the SAP Fiori user experience and SAP Field Service for special features found in Samsung devices such as the S Pen, Multi Window modes, S Voice and Air Gesture.
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This kind of announcement is not new to me as SAP and Samsung were working together for last 2-3 years. Brief overview about SAP and Samsung joint activities till now :-
In Feb'2013, SAP has joined forces with Samsung, which according to Gartner commands over 42.5 percent of the Android market globally, to find solutions to overcome the security concerns that organizations have when deploying Samsung Android devices. At Mobile World Congress, SAP announced expanded Samsung For Enterprise (SAFE) Certification for the industry-leading SAP Afaria mobile device management solution. SAFE certified devices are guaranteed to have met Samsung's security criteria and feature enhancements suitable for business use.
When SAFE devices are managed by SAP Afaria, businesses will be able to effectively manage and secure large numbers of disparate users, bringing their own devices into the workplace from the most widely deployed enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution in the industry.
Samsung KNOX is build on the foundation of the SAFE Certification and provide users enhanced security at all levels of the Android platform.
SAP has already passed all required KNOX certificate tests and has the most integrated KNOX features among MDM (Mobile Device Management) partners. SAP is one of only two Platinum partner among several hundreds of Samsung Enterprise Alliance Program partners.
Samsung KNOX in simple terms is a secure container in your mobile device; a container where all your enterprise related apps will reside. So now you can switch between your work and personal life with flexibility and without concerns around security; keeping your personal and professional life separated. In a high level overview, one can avail control on the mobile apps with SAP Afaria and Samsung KNOX:-
Enterprise License management
Container policies and set up including
- Attestation Policy
- Container creation
- Application Policy
- Browser Policy
- Exchange Account Policy
- Firewall Policy
- Premium VPN Policy
- Restriction Policy
- Single Sign-On Policy
KNOX specific inventory reporting
Remote container lock/unlock and password reset enforcement
Remote container removal