SA Schools Offered Theft Prevention on Samsung Tablets

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – 11 May, 2015Educational organisations are embracing mobile devices to offer a more flexible approach to classroom learning. Tablets are enhancing the learning experience by motivating students, providing a wealth of instant information and eliminating costly textbooks that date quickly. Along with the benefits of mobile devices come the associated risks; device theft is on the rise and some students and schools have become targets of crime.

In order to mitigate this risk, Samsung Electronics South Africa and Absolute Software have collaborated to offer the Absolute Computrace solution, affording peace of mind to schools, learners and parents.

There is now Absolute Computrace embedded technology available on a select range of Samsung devices. Once it is loaded and the subscription is activated, the Absolute Computrace agent is self-healing and persistent. This means that if the tablet has been stolen and all the data has been wiped and the Android Operating System re-installed, Absolute Computrace will re-activate automatically, ensuring the device can be tracked and managed as long as the device is connected to the internet.

Unlike other track and trace solutions that require an application to always be installed on the device, Absolute Computrace is embedded within the firmware on a select range of Samsung tablets – including the Galaxy Tab 4 10.1" device – thus allowing Absolute Computrace to survive a factory reset, ensuring the device is always tracked and managed for customers who subscribe to the service.

“The education of our country’s young learners is of paramount importance and we are pleased to be doing our part to ensure that risks are minimised. The solution being offered by Samsung and Absolute Software provides both security and peace of mind for our customers. They can rest assured that any device with Absolute Computrace offers high-quality track and trace measures,” says Paulo Ferreira, Director of Enterprise Mobility at Samsung Electronics SA.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. We employ 307,000 people across 84 countries with annual sales of US $196 billion. To discover more, please visit our official website at www.samsung.com and our official blog at global.samsungtomorrow.com

About Absolute Software Ltd. Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT) is the industry standard in persistent endpoint security and management for computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones. The Company, a leader in device security and management tracking for 20 years, has over 30,000 commercial customers worldwide. Our persistence technology is built into over half a billion devices around the world.

Absolute provides organizations with actionable intelligence to prove compliance, securely manage BYOD, and deliver comprehensive visibility and control over all of their devices and data, anywhere, anytime. For more information, please visit our official website at www.absolute.com

For further information, please contact:Pearl NdlaziPhathutshedzo Nepfumbada Epic MSL GroupSamsung Electronics South AfricaTel: 011 784 4790 / 011 549 7969Cel: 079 021 5006 / 078 213 4975Email: pearl@epicmslgroup.com / p.nepfumbada@samsung.com