Samsung Electronics’ deal with BlackBerry and Apple’s efforts to make it easier to configure and deploy massive numbers of iPhones highlight how the smartphone makers are battling for supremacy among enterprise users.

As the smartphone market becomes saturated in the U.S. and Europe, enterprise users will be big winners. To continue to grow, manufacturers are courting CIOs more aggressively by making products more secure and easier to manage.

“The big benefit we are seeing is that costs are coming down for managing these devices,” said Leif-Olof Wallin, research vice president at Gartner.

Samsung has been trying to replicate its consumer success in the enterprise, but has so far struggled to make much headway. The company is hoping to change that by joining forces with BlackBerry to integrate BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) 12 with Galaxy smartphones and tablets. The devices will still be protected using Samsung’s Knox technology, but BlackBerry will add its network infrastructure and management capabilities, the company said in an announcement Thursday.

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