Unicon Partners with Island to bring Browser Capabilities within eLux Ready Technology Partner Program

Karlsruhe, July 09, 2024 – Unicon, the leading provider of the Linux-based operating system eLux, proudly announces its partnership with Island, a distinguished pioneer and leader in the Enterprise Browser market. This collaboration signifies a significant advancement in empowering organizations with enhanced security and user experience capabilities. 

The Enterprise Browser offered by Island represents the future of desktop computing, enabling organizations to fortify user and data protection precisely where they engage with SaaS and internal web applications. By leveraging Island’s Enterprise Browser, security teams gain comprehensive control over crucial security aspects, ranging from basic exfiltration protections to advanced security demands, thus unlocking unprecedented opportunities across various enterprise scenarios. 

Unicon is known as a pioneer in the field of hybrid client software, with eLux and Scout standing out as powerful solutions for centralized IT architectures. eLux is an ultra-lightweight, Linux-based operating system that is hardware-agnostic and specifically designed to enable scalability and security in VDI and DaaS environments, as well as access web apps over the browser. In addition to eLux, Scout serves as a central management solution for administering all eLux devices. 

The partnership between the two software providers combines the strengths of Unicon’s ultra-lightweight and highly secure operating system eLux with Island’s enterprise browser functions to provide companies with a robust platform for secure and simplified access to corporate applications and data over the web. Through the integration of these solutions, IT departments can enhance the security and productivity of their company, while simultaneously ensuring comprehensive control over access to sensitive data and applications. 

“With its Enterprise Browser, Island has pioneered an entirely new category of enterprise software that affords CISOs and CIOs a simpler and more secure way to protect the enterprise while improving the user experience and reducing costs and complexity in the security stack,” said Richard Greene, Island’s SVP Strategic Partnerships. 

Lee Morrisey, Unicon’s Field Chief Technology Officer, remarked, “The partnership with Island aligns perfectly with Unicon’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions to our clients. By integrating Island’s Enterprise Browser into our eLux ecosystem, we are poised to revolutionize the way organizations interact with web applications, ensuring unparalleled security and efficiency.” 

Join our webinar on July18th to discover how Island and Unicon seamlessly integrate core security and IT requirements directly into the browser interface, empowering organizations with comprehensive control, visibility, and governance over critical endpoints, all while providing users with the familiar and smooth browsing experience they expect from Chromium-based browsers. https://lp.unicon.com/en/webinar-island-and-unicon  

For more information on who is already partnering with Unicon, please visit https://www.unicon.com/partners.  

About Unicon  

Unicon is a leading technology company and pioneer in hybrid client software. With eLux and Scout, Unicon offers the most powerful software solution for central IT architectures. More than two million end-point devices in over 65 countries worldwide are currently operated and managed using Unicon software. Our customers include companies in the finance and insurance sectors, the retail industry, and the public sector. Unicon is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.  

About Island 

Island is the pioneer and market leader of the enterprise browser market. Island’s Enterprise Browser is the ideal enterprise workplace, where work flows freely while remaining fundamentally secure. With the core needs of the enterprise naturally embedded in the browser itself, Island gives organizations complete control, visibility, and governance over the last mile, while delivering the same smooth Chromium-based browser experience users expect, boosting both security and productivity. Led by experienced leaders of the enterprise security and browser technology space and backed by leading venture funds – Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts, Stripes, Georgian, Cisco Investments, Prysm Capital and Canapi Ventures – Island is redefining the future of work for some of the largest, most respected enterprises in the world. Island is based in Dallas with research and development in Tel Aviv and can be reached at info@island.io or (866) 832-7114.
 

Press contact:
Michaela Ebeling
Tel.: +49 721 96451-25 
michaela.ebeling@unicon.com