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Microsoft, Samsung Partner to Offer Cloud Productivity and Security Service to Android Devices

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Microsoft and Samsung have expanded their global partnership to bring Microsoft mobile productivity services to more consumers and business customers. Samsung is planning to pre-install Microsoft services and apps on its portfolio of Android devices and will deliver secured mobile productivity solutions for businesses through a new Microsoft Office 365 and Samsung KNOX Business Pack. 

Samsung is planning to pre-install Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive and Skype on select Samsung Android tablets in the first half of this year. The company added that it will pre-install OneNote, OneDrive and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, which will also come with 100 GB of additional free cloud storage for two years through Microsoft OneDrive..

According to Microsoft, businesses that purchase devices through Samsung’s business-to-business sales channels will have access to three versions of Office 365 — Business, Business Premium and Enterprise — coupled with Samsung’s KNOX security solution. The bundle also includes a setup service from Samsung to help businesses get up and running with products and provides ongoing support.

Peggy Johnson, executive vice president of business development, Microsoft 
Great things happen when you converge services and devices. Our partnership with Samsung is emblematic of our efforts to bring the best of Microsoft’s productivity services to everyone, on every device, so people can be productive wherever, however and whenever they want.

SangChul Lee, executive vice president of the Strategic Marketing Office, IT & Mobile Division at Samsung Electronics 
Our goal is to meet the ever-evolving needs of both consumers and business customers and give them more power to discover new mobile experiences. We believe our suite of premium mobile products coupled with Microsoft’s productivity services will offer users the mobility they need in both their personal and business life.

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