In addition to its support of open standards, Dropbox said that it is teaming with MobileIron to integrate with their platform. MobileIron combined with Dropbox for Business will allow IT departments to secure and manage devices, apps and Dropbox content, providing end-users with instant access to corporate data on a device of their choice.
Dropbox, Wednesday announced the availability of Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) for business customers to give their employees safe access to mobile devices for work through trusted partner applications. Dropbox will offer EMM through partner integrations via the Dropbox for Business API, which helps companies seamlessly integrate Dropbox for Business into their core IT processes.
Partners including AirWatch and MobileIron have already committed to enterprise integrations, which will be available to customers in the coming months, said Dropbox.
To support the mobile platforms that companies and individuals use most, Dropbox is working with a number of key EMM partners. Dropbox will also partner with leading vendors like Okta, Centrify, and Knox EMM to build a robust EMM ecosystem that will support mobile platforms including Apple iOS and Google Android for Work.
Rob Baesman, head of product for Dropbox for Business
Companies of all sizes continue to embrace Dropbox for Business because it’s the best place to get work done together - no matter what device you’re using. EMM represents an important step for our customers that need to bolster mobile security and keep company information safe without impacting the Dropbox experience they know and love.
Noah Wasmer, vice president of product management, End-User Computing, VMware
The next decade of business mobility will be driven by apps that are consumer simple, enterprise secure. Dropbox and AirWatch by VMware share this passion, and we are thrilled to be working closely with the Dropbox team to accelerate the adoption ACE open standards. Together we can arrive at the vision of securely and simply deploying enterprise applications to workers, enabling them to embrace business mobility instantly.