PANASONIC PARANTAA ANDROID-LAITTEIDEN HALLINTAA JA TIETOTURVAA

Helsinki 14. maaliskuuta 2019 - Panasonic tarjoaa yrityksille entistä monipuoliset työkalut, joiden avulla lujitettujen Android-pohjaisten TOUGHBOOK-laitteiden käyttö on entistä helpompaa ja turvallisempaa. COMPASS 2.0 (Complete Android Services and Security) mahdollistaa mm. laitteiden helpon räätälöinnin yritykselle ja sisältää erittäin tehokkaan konfigurointityökalun sekä parannetun tietoturvaominaisuuden, jolle julkaistaan päivityksiä 10 vuoden ajan laitteen julkistamisesta.

“Android-laitteet ovat erittäin suosittuja niiden helpon muokattavuuden ja edullisuuden takia. Monet yritykset ovat kuitenkin huolissaan laitteiden turvallisuudesta ja hallinnoinnista”, sanoo TOUGHBOOK-laitteita maahantuovan Kauko Oy:n toimialajohtaja Kyösti Ollila.

“Panasonic COMPASS 2.0:n avulla voimme tarjota yrityksille Androidin parhaat ominaisuudet varustettuna Panasonicin huolellisesti testatuilla yritystason sovelluksilla sekä hallinta- ja tietoturvaominaisuuksilla.”

Lehdistötiedote kokonaisuudessaan englanniksi alempana.

Lisätietoja:
Juha Rytkönen
Kauko Oy
juha.rytkonen@kauko.com
040 922 9128

Lehdistöyhteydet ja testilaitteet:
Ile Könönen
Viestintätoimisto Kaiku Helsinki
ile.kononen@kaikuhelsinki.fi
050 500 4869

Kauko
Kun tietotyötä on tehtävä ajasta ja paikasta riippumatta, Kauko innovoi ja luo saumattomasti toimivat laitteet ja ohjelmistot huippuammattilaisille. Olemme erikoistuneet vaativiin kenttäolosuhteisiin ja yhteiskunnan kannalta kriittisiin toimintoihin räätälöityihin ratkaisuihin. Palvelemme terveydenhuoltoalalla, kaupan ja logistiikan tehtävissä, kenttätyössä ja teollisuudessa sekä turvallisuus- ja viranomaistehtävissä työskenteleviä ammattilaisia. Yhtiö on myös energiatehokkuutta parantavien ratkaisujen johtava toimittaja. Kauko on osa monialayhtiö Aspoa. http://www.kauko.com

Panasonic
Panasonic Corporation on yksi maailman johtavista kuluttajille, yrityksille ja teollisuudelle tarkoitettujen laitteiden valmistajista. Vuonna 2018 sata vuotta täyttävällä yhtiöllä on 591 tytäryhtiötä ja 88 osakkuusyhtiötä ympäri maailmaa, ja se kirjasi maaliskuussa 2018 päättyneeltä tilikaudelta 61,4 miljardin euron liikevaihdon. Panasonic Computer Product Solutions antaa liikkuville työntekijöille vapauden työskennellä paikasta ja olosuhteista riippumatta kestävien Toughbook-tietokoneiden ja ammattilaiskäyttöön suunniteltujen Toughpad-tablettien kanssa. www.toughbook.eu

PANASONIC COMPASS 2.0 DELIVERS NEXT GENERATION OF ANDROID ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT TOOLS



Panasonic COMPASS 2.0 – Complete Android Services and Security

Panasonic, Europe’s leading rugged computing device provider, today announced the next generation of Panasonic COMPASS, its market-leading suite of enterprise management tools for Panasonic TOUGHBOOK rugged tablets and handheld devices running the Android operating system. The latest additions to the Complete Android Services and Security package include a new proprietary rapid configuration tool, enhanced security updates for up to 10 years after device deployment, as well as a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform and an application submission portal to certify new applications for Panasonic Android devices.

“Our latest researchshows Android tablet and handheld adoption for business usecontinues to grow although direct feedback from some of our customers suggests there is a still a concern specifcally around security. However with 60% of device buyers saying Android is still being integrated into their organisations, the number of devices is expected to continue to rise over the next three years,” said Rob Blowers, General Manager of Engineering and Project Management at Panasonic Computer Product Solutions Europe. “Panasonic COMPASS 2.0 offers businesses everything they need to configure, deploy and manage their Panasonic rugged Android tablets and handhelds securely. It is designed to give businesses the confidence to take advantage of the flexibility offered by an Android operating system with the reassurance that Panasonic’s devices are business-ready for applications, management and security.”

Panasonic COMPASS consists of five essential elements for enterprises operating Panasonic Android rugged devices:

1. COMPASS Custom

To enhance the user’s experience straight out of the box and to provide devices with a company identity, COMPASS Custom offers multiple levels of Android Operating System (OS) customisation. These options range from changes to the basic look and feel of the OS, to a custom kernal with specific drivers, through to full access to the build environment.

2. COMPASS Air

Firmware-Over-The-Air (FOTA) technology can be used for firmware updates, security patches, system application upgrades, and driver fixes using data connectivity. Updates are sent to Panasonic TOUGHBOOK devices twice per year, as a standard, free-of-charge service for all devices.

Advanced FOTA is a chargeable service for organisations that require more control over updates. IT Managers decide when and which policies to deploy, and to which devices. Advanced FOTA also includes access to the Panasonic Software Component Management Object (SCOMO) feature which enables similar control over software components.

3. COMPASS Manager

COMPASS Manager offers a number of different staging and remote device management tools, including Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) or Mobile Device Management (MDM) software licensing and certification.

Initial Device Configuration

Panasonic offers an extensive range of configuration and staging options. These include Panasonic staging at the TOUGHBOOK Configuration Centre; Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) or Mobile Device Management (MDM) staging via Quick Response (QR) code or Near Field Communication (NFC) bump; and staging via USB stick to a special partition. For customers without access to these applications or a data network there is the new Panasonic Rapid Configuration (PARC) tool. Customers can configure over 40 settings to create secure profiles in a PC-based configuration console, which then generates a QR code to be scanned by the device or devices to be configured. NFC set-up is also possible with PARC.

Application Management

Panasonic Android models are certified by a variety of Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) vendors. EMM-certification benefits include applications optimised for Panasonic devices and opportunities for Panasonic-exclusive editions of EMM applications via the Google Play store. Panasonic models can also be pre-installed with EMM clients to make roll-out simple.

APK Submission Portal

Upload an application to the APK portal for Panasonic to certify for use on TOUGHBOOK devices. This ensures the correct version of the app is running on devices, and helps protect against data breaches.

Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP)

The MCL Mobility Platform is a unique Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP) for building, deploying, running and managing apps across multiple operating systems and hardware. The MCL Mobility Platform enables central and virtual management of the entire mobile device infrastructure. It also eliminates the need for complicated and time-consuming development and testing, reducing costs, time to market and future-proofing applications for OS migration and hardware transition.

4. COMPASS Security

COMPASS Security is the complete lifecycle assurance and management solution for TOUGHBOOK Android devices, ensuring the mobile estate is fully protected and device performance optimised. COMPASS Security gives IT administrators the choice of how to deploy updates – locally or remotely via MDM, FOTA or Advanced FOTA – and continues well after product End of Life. The standard service provides on average 2 updates per year, continuing for 1 year after product End of Life. The premium service provides support for up to 3 years after product end of life and can be extended for up to 5 years, with more frequent patches, including support through OS transition, where applicable.

Third Party Security and encryption solutions can also be certified and pre-installed on request, by taking advantage of COMPASS Manager staging and deployment capabilities.

5. COMPASS for Enterprise

A range of tools for simplifying and ensuring enterprise devices are optimised for business use.

Enterprise Launcher

Ensure Corporate Owned, Single Use (COSU) and Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE) devices are only used for work using this kiosk mode interface. It allows the device to be restricted for example, only running one or a selection of applications and features for specific end-users.

MCL Developer

MCL Developer is a low-code application development tool to create and deploy custom business applications onto devices that use the MCL Platform. Applications designed for the MCL Platform can be deployed across multiple Operating Systems, form factors and device models. Panasonic also offer an application development service. This can include consultation throughout the development as well as ideas on how to improve daily operations.

Panasonic Android devices

Panasonic TOUGHBOOK introduced its first Android devices in Europe in 2011 and currently offers a range of market-leading, Android rugged tablet and handheld devices to meet your mobile workforce requirements with a range of screen sizes to suit all needs. All new TOUGHBOOK Android devices will be certified by Google as Android Enterprise Recommended rugged devices.

About Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU)

Our quest is to make technology work invisibly together and free businesses to succeed. We believe technology should just work. That businesses will succeed if they can simply focus on their customers, in the knowledge that all the technologies delivering their capabilities work together. That is why we are dedicated to developing products and solutions that are so integrated with our customer’s way of working, that they are almost invisible – the workhorse in the background that powers business success.

PSCEU is made up of six product categories:

Broadcast & ProAV gives you the freedom to tell the story with its products and solutions, which ensure smooth operation and excellent cost-performance across a range of remote cameras, switchers, studio cameras and ENG P2HD. The cinema camera range of VariCam models and the EVA1 are capable of true 4K and High Dynamic Range (HDR) making them the ideal solution for cinema, television, documentary and live event production.

Communication Solutions offers world leading telephony systems, SIP terminal devices and professional ‘network’ scanners giving you the freedom to focus on the communication and not the connection.

Computer Product Solutions help mobile workers improve productivity with its range of Toughbook rugged notebooks, business tablets, handhelds and electronic point of sales (EPOS) systems. As European market leaders, Panasonic had a 57% revenue share of sales of rugged and durable notebooks and tablets in 2017 (VDC Research, March 2018).

Industrial Medical Vision manufactures applications for various segments such as medical, life science, ProAV or industrial. The product portfolio includes complete and OEM camera systems, providing the freedom to see what can’t be seen.

Security Solutions, built on a heritage of providing evidential quality CCTV footage. Delivering the highest image quality in all environmental conditions using our highly reliable, advanced technology cameras and image recording systems, giving you the freedom to feel secure.

Visual System Solutions offers the widest range of professional displays and projectors and allows Audio Visual professionals the freedom to create. It leads the European high brightness projector market with a 39% market revenue share (Futuresource >5klm FY17 Q3, excl. 4K & digital cinema).


About Panasonic

Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development of diverse electronics technologies and solutions for customers in the consumer electronics, housing, automotive, and B2B businesses. The company, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018, has expanded globally and now operates 591 subsidiaries and 88 associated companies worldwide, recording consolidated net sales of Euro 61.4 billion for the year ended March 31, 2018. Committed to pursuing new value through innovation across divisional lines, the company uses its technologies to create a better life and a better world for its customers. To learn more about Panasonic: http://www.panasonic.com/global



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Kauko Oy

Rakennamme älykkäitä laite-, sovellus- ja palvelukokonaisuuksia, jotka varmistavat työntekijöiden arjen sujumisen tehokkaasti ja saumattomasti vaativimmissa työskentelyolosuhteissa. Koska monimutkaisimpia haasteita ei ratkota yksin, olemme verkostoituneet alan parhaimpien toimijoiden kanssa. Yhdessä kehitämme uusia, kestäviä työntekotapoja eri alojen huippuammattilaisille. Saamme laitteet, sovellukset ja palvelut puhumaan tavoitteellisen ja tehokkaan työnteon kieltä.

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