Citrix Collaborates with Samsung to Deliver Desktop Experience on Samsung Galaxy S8 with Samsung DeX

Citrix Collaborates with Samsung to Deliver Desktop

Experience on Samsung Galaxy S8 with Samsung DeX

Preferred Solution Citrix Receiver Combined with Samsung DeX
Enables Workforce to Convert Smartphone into Full-Functioning Desktop with
Secure Access to Digital Workspace

SINGAPORE, April 3, 2017 – As enterprises
increasingly embrace mobile business strategies, people continue to carry as
many as three devices with them, including laptops, smartphones and tablets. To
lighten that electronics load, make people more efficient and help businesses reduce
costs, Samsung is introducing Samsung DeX that – when combined with Citrix
Receiver – converts the new Samsung Galaxy S8 into a desktop environment
including an optimized UI for multi-tasking a desktop environment with keyboard
and mouse support, resizable window capabilities, a task bar, pop-up
notifications and more.

The
combination of Citrix and Samsung DeX unboxes the phone and provides employees with
secure access to their digital workspace and all of the business apps and data
they need to get their work done. Samsung exclusively showcased Citrix in
Samsung DeX demos with XenApp and XenDesktop and Citrix Receiver to media,
customers and analysts during the Samsung Unpacked event at the Samsung B2B
Analyst Day in New York City.

In addition to
the preferred solution that combines Citrix innovation with Samsung DeX,

Citrix also
offers support and integration for Samsung devices that include XenMobile

enterprise
mobility management, security features and secure virtual access to apps and desktops
through XenApp and XenDesktop, and support for Secure Apps with Samsung Knox at
the native Android OS layer.

Citrix
XenMobile also supports new Samsung capability known as Enterprise Firmware-

Over-The-Air
(E-FOTA). Samsung E-FOTA enables IT admins to take greater control over when devices
get updated, as well as what version is updated. This Samsung capability
provides IT with native device control without sacrificing user flexibility.

“While many
people use their smartphones for business, they usually turn to a laptop or

desktop when
they need to use Windows or browser-based apps, said Maribel Lopez, founder and
principal analyst, Lopez Research. “Even though VDI or app virtualization lets
them run Windows applications on their smartphone, the Windows experience does
not always translate well to a small touchscreen. To address this issue,
vendors have worked to develop solutions that make it easier to connect
smartphones to a keyboard, mouse and a monitor. The solution that succeeds has
significant market potential.”

This unique
collaboration between Citrix and Samsung literally lightens the load for

organizations
and employees while providing greater security and flexibility for people who spend
all or part of their day working outside of the office. This solution enhances
security and productivity by enabling people to securely use their phone in the
field. Then when they are in the office, they can connect to the Samsung DeX,
converting their phone into a desktop-like experience without losing any phone
capabilities to securely access their apps and data through Citrix Receiver,
XenApp and XenDesktop.

For example,
insurance claims adjusters can securely use their Samsung Galaxy S8 out in the
field assessing claims, and then return to the office, plug into their DeX
station and complete reports using a full desktop-like environment. Police
officers can use their phone to enter tickets and take notes while on patrol
using Citrix Secure Forms, and then return to the station, plug into the DeX
station and complete their reports using a fully functional desktop-like environment.

“The Samsung
DeX lets people use their Galaxy S8 like a desktop computer, using

solutions
including Citrix Receiver, XenApp and XenDesktop as our preferred technologies
to enable customers to securely access and use their Windows and browser-based
applications, just as they would with a traditional laptop,” said Injong Rhee,
CTO of the Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics. “This is not
science fiction, this is true, business-driven innovation.”