Samsung Targets Businesses Galaxy Note8 Enterprise Edition

What Galaxy Note 7?

The Galaxy Note8’s successful launch on September 15 helped distance Samsung from the Note 7 debacle of 2016. So far, the Note8’s batteries have proven to be much safer than those in its fire-prone predecessor. The latest flagship phone from the South Korean electronics giant has also been generally met with acclaim by industry watchers.

Having emerged largely unscathed out of the critical first weeks of availability, the Galaxy Note8 is getting down to business.

Samsung kicked off November 2017 by announcing the Galaxy Note8 Enterprise Edition, a version of the phone with added mobile device management (MDM) capabilities for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) and large companies alike.

On the hardware front, Galaxy Note8 Enterprise Edition is virtually identical to the consumer version but it ships unlocked, allowing buyers to pick the carrier of their choice. In terms of management software, the smartphone includes Samsung Knox Configure and Samsung Enterprise Firmware Over the Air (E-FOTA), both of which help streamline the device deployment process at their organizations.

Samsung Knox Configure allows IT administrators to remotely configure and customize their employer-supplied devices, enabling organizations to issue branded and smartphones with specific settings to users. E-FOTA, meanwhile, allows IT departments to manage their device fleets, schedule updates and maintain consistency with software version control.

IT professionals, who frequently bristle at the thought of unwanted and potentially unsafe pre-installed software, or “bloatware,” have another reason to celebrate. “The unlocked Note8 Enterprise Edition has no pre-loaded carrier apps, so your organization can deliver a more predictable and consistent experience across devices and have greater freedom to customize device software,” states Samsung’s website.

Additionally, customers are entitled to regular monthly security updates for up to three years and a device availability assurance plan that ensures customers can acquire the same device models for up to two years after its release.

“Modern enterprises are dealing with a conflict when it comes to their mobile strategies—a push and pull between what they require of IT to keep organizations secure and productive, and what their employees have come to expect when using mobile devices,” said Eric McCarty, vice president of Mobile B2B Product Marketing at Samsung Electronics America, in a Nov. 1 announcement. “We call this the IT Paradox, and the Note8 Enterprise Edition helps solve it by providing simple and comprehensive tools for IT to manage and secure their mobile environment, while giving users a device they will love.”

The Galaxy Note8 Enterprise Edition is available now and sells for $994, slightly more than the $950 starting retail price for the standard Note8, although savvy buyers can save big on the standard Note8 if they shop around this holiday season.

Pedro Hernandez is a contributing editor at Datamation. Follow him on Twitter @ecoINSITE.

RELATED NEWS AND ANALYSIS

• Huawei’s AI Update: Things Are Moving Faster Than We Think

  FEATURE |  By Rob Enderle,
  December 04, 2020

• Keeping Machine Learning Algorithms Honest in the ‘Ethics-First’ Era

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By Guest Author,
  November 18, 2020

• Key Trends in Chatbots and RPA

  FEATURE |  By Guest Author,
  November 10, 2020

• Top 10 AIOps Companies

  FEATURE |  By Samuel Greengard,
  November 05, 2020

• What is Text Analysis?

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By Guest Author,
  November 02, 2020

• How Intel’s Work With Autonomous Cars Could Redefine General Purpose AI

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By Rob Enderle,
  October 29, 2020

• Dell Technologies World: Weaving Together Human And Machine Interaction For AI And Robotics

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By Rob Enderle,
  October 23, 2020

• The Super Moderator, or How IBM Project Debater Could Save Social Media

  FEATURE |  By Rob Enderle,
  October 16, 2020

• Top 10 Chatbot Platforms

  FEATURE |  By Cynthia Harvey,
  October 07, 2020

• Finding a Career Path in AI

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By Guest Author,
  October 05, 2020

• CIOs Discuss the Promise of AI and Data Science

  FEATURE |  By Guest Author,
  September 25, 2020

• Microsoft Is Building An AI Product That Could Predict The Future

  FEATURE |  By Rob Enderle,
  September 25, 2020

• Top 10 Machine Learning Companies 2020

  FEATURE |  By Cynthia Harvey,
  September 22, 2020

• NVIDIA and ARM: Massively Changing The AI Landscape

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By Rob Enderle,
  September 18, 2020

• Continuous Intelligence: Expert Discussion [Video and Podcast]

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By James Maguire,
  September 14, 2020

• Artificial Intelligence: Governance and Ethics [Video]

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By James Maguire,
  September 13, 2020

• IBM Watson At The US Open: Showcasing The Power Of A Mature Enterprise-Class AI

  FEATURE |  By Rob Enderle,
  September 11, 2020

• Artificial Intelligence: Perception vs. Reality

  FEATURE |  By James Maguire,
  September 09, 2020

• Anticipating The Coming Wave Of AI Enhanced PCs

  FEATURE |  By Rob Enderle,
  September 05, 2020

• The Critical Nature Of IBM’s NLP (Natural Language Processing) Effort

  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |  By Rob Enderle,
  August 14, 2020