Samsung will expand their Samsung Alliance Program, which is designed to help accelerate businesses' mobile-first strategies.

The original alliance program was launched at the Samsung Solutions Exchange in 2013 and was focused predominately on independent software vendors (ISVs) - designed to help businesses support their mobile workflows leveraging Samsung's customized vertical solutions, mobile insights and enterprise support. Ranging from cloud integration, to device security, to personalized apps, the program helped enterprise customers optimize their mobility solutions through a partner ecosystem.

The updtated program will enhance benefits for over 300 ISVs who will now have exclusive access to Samsung's product, R&D, channel and direct sales teams. This will allow the software vendors in the Samsung partner ecosystem to better provide end-to-end mobile solutions and services to their customers across multiple industries and verticals.

The new program will also bring all their alliance partners under one roof by including large technology vendors and system integrators (SIs).

With Samsung Knox, the company's defense-grade mobile security platform, as well as coordination with security consulting providers, Samsung says their customers' data will be secure without sacrificing convenience.

In addition, Samsung and its partners will be available to help customers develop their custom mobility strategies, from updating existing infrastructure, to finding new solutions that change the way business is done.

With this program, technology partners and Sis can combine their own emergent technologies with Samsung's mobile prowess.

In addition to the ISVs gaining access to key Samsung teams, select qualified ISV's will be able to begin early lab testing on Samsung products before market launches. Samsung's new partner information portal is designed to make it easy for ISVs to access online training programs and marketing materials.

VMware partners with Samsung to deliver high-security mobile solutions (backed by Samsung Knox and VMware AirWatch), designed to reduce risk for corporate environments.

One of Samsung's Alliance partners, Homecare Homebase, is a provider of solutions for home health and hospice organizations. They've partnered with Samsung to give their caregivers an all-in-one hardware and software platform for their workflow needs - for example, managing point-of-care solutions and accessing electronic medical records for patients in real-time.