Google has announced the launch of Chrome Web Store for Enterprisesthe Extensions store for Chrome adapted to the needs of the company.
Chrome Enterprise is the edition of the Google browser for companies, a model that allows the administration of the application centrally, both in conjunction with Chromebook devices, and independently. Among other advantages, Chrome Enterprise makes it easier for you to have security tools, remote administration, technical support, updates or compatibility with business applications.
From now Solution to preserve security without dispensing with productivity provided by extensions. Chrome Web Store for Enterprises has as main features with:
- Personalized store: Organizations can create a personalized version of the Chrome Web Store, highlighting extensions approved by administrators on the main page to facilitate their access by employees. In addition, it is possible to promote trust accessories, create groups for specific extensions and customize the store’s interface according to the corporate image.
- Extensions control: As of this year, administrators can remotely eliminate extensions from user systems and block future unauthorized extensions discharges. They can also add personalized messages in the pages of details of the extensions to provide information on compliance with the policies of use in the work space.
Chrome Web Store for companies
Chrome Web Store for companies arrives to cover one of the traditional deficiencies of Chrome Enterprise’s offer, and it is difficult to understand a browser without extensions today; complements with which to provide the application of additional and often specific functionality with which to boost productivity, especially in specialized work environments.
Apart from the vulnerabilities of all software, however, Extensions are one of the most sensitive aspects for browser safety. For different reasons: they can affect stability, performance; They can cause data loss … and can open the access path to much more to an attacker.
Navigators such as Microsoft Edge have tried to mitigate the risk with their own extension store, cured by service administrators. But it is difficult to satisfy all parties: Edge, like Chrome, derives from the Chromium open source project and is compatible with its extensions, whose great repository is the Chrome Store, managed – at least, for now – by Google .
Chrome Web Store for companies is available for free and payment plans Chrome Enterprise Core and Chrome Enterprise Premium, respectively.
