Bring your own device (BYOD) or bring your own phone (BYOP) is making significant inroads in corporate environments. One of the vexing problems of BYOD is how to secure corporate data when it has been loaded on to a device that is not part of corporate infrastructure. Another problem is that organizations might be forced to support apps for many phone platforms. Running the app in the cloud will keep the sensitive corporate data in the corporate cloud rather than in the employees device. An app Android app running in the cloud can be accessed on a wide array of devices and platforms, mobile and fixed. This will provide the “write once, run anywhere” capability of Java fame. Our technology allows the app to run in the cloud thereby keeping the sensitive corporate data in the corporate cloud rather than in the employee’s device. Android apps running in the cloud can be accessed on a wide array of devices and platforms, both mobile and fixed, providing true “write once, run anywhere” capability.

1. The Challenge of Mobile Devices
in the Enterprise
by Joel Isaacson
Ascender Technologies Ltd.
Copyright 2014 Joel Isaacson
joel@ascender.com

2. Mobile in the Enterprise
Challenges
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Mobile platforms are indispensable in the
Enterprise.
Challenges that complicate their adaption:
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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
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Enterprise security
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Mobile device management
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

3. Mobile in the Enterprise
BYOD: Advantages
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BYOD: Employees use personal smartphones,
tablets, PCs in the workplace.
Employees' personal devices access company
information and applications.
BYOD: a win-win situation for employees and
the Enterprise.
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Employees can use devices of their own choosing
and don’t need to carry multiple devices;
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Corporations reduce expenditure on devices.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

4. Mobile in the Enterprise
BYOD: Difficulties
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By its very nature, BYOD leads to a diverse
collection of devices in the Enterprise: laptops,
smartphones and tablets.
Support for such a large number of devices is
difficult.
Writing apps for such a diverse group of
devices is difficult.
HTML5 should help to solve the BYOD
diversity problem, but it doesn't totally replace
native apps.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

5. Mobile in the Enterprise
Security
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Mobile devices play a vital role in employeecorporate network interaction.
Inherent security risks:
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Insecure data transmission.
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Stolen, lost, or compromised devices.
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Use of public and open hotspots.
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Malware and viruses.
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Corporate policy enforcement.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

6. Mobile Device Management
MDM
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MDM deals with remotely deploying, securing,
monitoring, integrating and managing mobile
devices, into the corporate network.
Goal of MDM: to provide controlled access to
corporate assets, while simultaneously
protecting the corporate network from
incursions.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

7. Mobile Device Management
Difficulties
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Physical access: The device is physically
outside of corporate control which poses a
security risk.
BYOD: Many types of devices need to be
managed.
Apps: Not all MDM software is compatible with
all apps; thus, app conversion may be
necessary.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

8. Ascender Technologies'
Cloud Based Android Apps
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Ascender Technologies Ltd. has pioneered
technologies that enable Android apps to be
run in the cloud, yielding high performance
graphics while using low network bandwidth.
These techniques allow the majority of current
Android apps to be run in the cloud without
modification.
Ascender's technology provides a practical
solution to security concerns of BYOD in the
Enterprise.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

9. Ascender Technologies
Solution to BYOD Issues
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Run Android apps in the cloud
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Standard Android apps can be used unmodified.
Many Android programmers available.
Android apps viewable on:
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Smartphones: IOS, Windows Phone, Android.
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Tablets: Windows, IOS, Android.
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Laptops and PCs: Windows, OS X, Linux.
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Browsers via HTML5 and WebGL.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

10. Ascender Technologies'
Solution to BYOD issues
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Provides “write once run everywhere” via a
thin client.
Only one viewer must be written for each
client platform.
Viewer remotely displays Android apps.
Changes the dynamics of BYOD by allowing
employees to bring a mobile phone of their
choice rather than choosing from supported
popular platforms.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

11. Ascender Technologies'
Solution to Enterprise Security
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App execution is purely cloud-based and
therefore intrinsically more secure than clientbased or hybrid client-cloud solutions.
The client viewer preserves no state on the
remote device.
All interaction with the Enterprise is via the
client viewer which has only one
communication channel that must be secured.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

12. Ascender Technologies'
Solution to MDM
Mobile Device Management issues are solved.
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No need for the Enterprise to manage remote
devices.
Employees bring their own devices and are
responsible for maintenance.
Interaction of the mobile device with the
Enterprise is via the client viewer app which is
managed from the Enterprise cloud.
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android

13. Remote Android Graphics
Web Links
General: http://www.ascender.com/remote-graphics
Whitepaper: http://www.ascender.com/remote-graphics/whitepaper
FAQ: http://www.ascender.com/remote-graphics/faq
WebGL Demo: http://www.ascender.com/webgl-demo
Joel Isaacson: joel@ascender.com
Ascender Technologies Ltd
Chrome OS and Android