????安卓（Android）在消費者中頗受青睞。這款多版本的移動操作系統占據了智能手機市場高達59％的份額。但IT人士不大買它的賬。

????為此，高端手機制造商三星（Samsung）創造了一種名為SAFE的認可標志，來標示適用于企業的產品。帶有SAFE標志的新款設備【包括新款Galaxy S III系列，該設備將于本月晚些時候通過美國電話電報公司（AT&T）、威瑞森無線（Verizon Wireless）、斯普林特（Sprint）以及德國電信（T-Mobile）發售】帶有內置的安全功能，例如VPN訪問，設備內置加密，以及支持移動設備管理工具和微軟（Microsoft）的Exchange ActiveSync。

????雖然安卓深受個人消費者歡迎，但其在企業市場的步伐卻有些蹣跚不前。這在一定程度上是因為所謂的安卓“碎片化”問題——谷歌的這款操作系統版本眾多，而且運行設備多種多樣，導致管理難度大為增加。例如：移動管理軟件供應商Good Technology最近發布報告指出，在其新近激活的企業客戶中，37%在使用蘋果（Apple）iOS系統，安卓系統以26%占有率緊隨其后。最受歡迎的安卓設備是摩托羅拉（Motorola）Droid。

????不過，最近剛登上全球手機銷量冠軍寶座的三星認為，該公司能夠推動Android平臺進入企業市場。現在就談論IT經理和個人用戶會對SAFE產品作何反應還為時尚早，不過，三星此次選擇自己動手無疑是個聰明的舉動。雖然iPhone可能仍是移動專業人士的最佳選擇，但隨著Research in Motion的黑莓手機迅速衰落，以及微軟（Microsoft）Windows Phone手機當下的碌碌無為，其它手機制造商仍能獲得足夠的商機以切入企業市場。三星副總裁兼企業銷售部總經理蒂姆?瓦格納稱：“我們之前就注意到了這一點。只要需求變得足夠大，它（一款特定的智能手機）被企業市場接納就只是個時間問題。”

????當然，蘋果iPhone和iPad幾乎不費吹灰之力就成功打入了企業市場。不過，太平洋煤電（PG&E）和美國航空（American Airlines）目前已經開部署三星的安卓平板電腦。在太平洋煤電，大約150名技術人員正在使用三星Galaxy平板在現場進行（煤氣）泄漏調查。美國航空也購買了相同型號的Android平板，將其安放在飛機的商務艙內。

????這些都是規模相對較小的配置，但它們很可能會進一步增長，盡管IT部門對管理多版本安卓的難度頗有微詞。根據消費市場的情況來看，估計安卓設備將大量進入企業級市場，不論這些設備是否帶有SAFE標志。

????譯者：項航

????Android is a hit with consumers. The multi-flavored mobile operating system commands a whopping 59% of the smartphone market. But it's not so popular with IT guys.

????Enter top phonemaker Samsung, which has created an enterprise-ready seal of approval dubbed SAFE. New devices branded with the SAFE logo (including the new Galaxy S III, which will be available through AT&T (T), Verizon Wireless (VZ), Sprint (S) and T-Mobile later this month) come with built-in security features like VPN access, on-device encryption and support for mobile device management tools and Microsoft's (MSFT) Exchange ActiveSync.

????Despite Android's popularity among consumers, the mobile platform is lagging behind in the enterprise. That's at least partly due to the so-called "fragmentation" of Android -- the fact that Google's (GOOG) operating system comes in many different versions and on many varying devices makes it hard to manage. Case in point: A recent report from Good Technology, a provider of mobile device management software, showed that Apple's (AAPL) iOS commands 37% of its corporate customers' new phone activations. Android came in second with 26%. The most popular Android device was the Motorola (MMI) Droid.

????But as the newly crowned top phonemaker in the world, Samsung believes it can propel adoption of the Android platform in the enterprise. It's too early to tell how IT managers -- and consumers -- will react to the SAFE logo, but it's a smart move for Samsung to take a hands-on approach. The iPhone may still be the popular choice among mobile professionals, but with battered BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIMM) in fast decline and Microsoft's Windows phones still no where in sight, there's plenty of room for other phonemakers to start wooing IT managers. "We've seen this before," says Tim Wagner, VP and general manager of enterprise sales at Samsung. "Once desire becomes so large it's only a matter of time before it [a particular smartphone] becomes adopted in the enterprise."

????Of course, Apple's iPhones and iPads have enjoyed the enterprise market with relatively little effort. But companies like PG&E and American Airlines are already rolling out Samsung's Android-running tablets. At PG&E (PCG), about 150 technicians are now using Samsung's Galaxy Tab to conduct leak surveys on the field. American Airlines has made the same Android-powered tablets available for passengers in business class cabins.

????These are relatively small deployments, but they are likely to grow, despite IT's complaints about the difficulties of managing the multiple flavors of Android. If the consumer market is any indication—which it is—you can expect to see a lot more Android devices entering the workplace, with or without SAFE.