Is enterprise tech now driving consumer products?

For years now, there has been a popular storyline whose main thread was that consumer technology is invading the corporate office. It goes like this: People started using iPhones and other consumer-directed smartphones, and bringing them to the office, and before you knew it, you started getting a steady stream of articles about BYOD and how to adjust to the fact that people want to carry around and use their cool new phones rather than the more clunky (but IT-approved) tech that corporations used to issue them.

These days, however, it looks like technology that was originally created for the corporate space is making itself available for consumers -- and that consumers may be taking advantage of those features. Take as an example Samsung's Knox security software, which not only provides extra safety but allows you to separate your personal and work spaces on your phone. Originally developed for use by enterprise, Knox is now built into all of Samsung's new phones -- such as the Galaxy S8 and S8+ -- not only under the assumption that a large number of its phones will be used by employees, but that consumers of all types can make use of its features. And its new DeX dock may have been designed for business use, but could attract consumers who like the idea of using their phones for home computing without having to deal with a separate laptop.

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