Google introduces Android for Work, a program that the US company plans to increase the presence of Android in the business sector.

Android is present in many millions of mobile devices around the world, but, nevertheless, the enterprise market is still not strong. In Google are aware of this little weakness, and with the aim of solving this problem have announced during today’s Android for Work program.

This program (Android for Work), very briefly, is a series of tools that help integrate Android in business . To develop, Google has partnered with leading companies such as Samsung, HTC, Sony, LG, SAP, Salesforce, Cisco, Box, BlackBerry, etc

The tools found in Android for Work are:

  • Profiles of work. For several versions, Android supports multiple user profiles and data encryption. In this way, we can have a specific account for work, separate from our data and personal applications, ensuring greater security for enterprise data and greater privacy for our personal data.

  • Android Application for Work. All devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.4 KitKat (those without natively with job profiles) will install the Android application for Work, which allow you to manage e-mail, calendars and all business information in a more secure and isolated from the rest of our personal content environment.

  • Google Play for Work. companies can now pre-install and manage applications on devices their employees, thus simplifying the process.

  • Applications useful. To get started in the business sector, Google has created a suite of useful applications for this niche users, ranging from mailers to an office suite.

All of these tools with the collaboration of its partners , should grow to Android in business , which was dominated for a time by BlackBerry and now is mostly in the land of Apple and iOS. Will the green robot system also done with this area?

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