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BlackBerry Limited announced availability of BlackBerry Spark Suites, offering enterprises a range of tailored cybersecurity and endpoint management options to help protect data, minimize risk, and reduce cost and complexity. BlackBerry Spark Suites combine the best endpoint security and management capabilities. The suites are powered by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and automation for improved cyber threat prevention and remediation from BlackBerry Cylance, plus seamless endpoint management,…

BlackBerry Limited announced that its BlackBerry Government Mobility Suite has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization. BlackBerry Government Mobility Suite, a cloud-based endpoint management solution developed specifically for U.S. government agencies, protects sensitive data, whether stored or in transit, and allows secure browsing and access to applications behind government agency firewalls. Marketing Technology News: Twitter Appoints Dr. Fei-Fei Li to Board of Directors…

Entire Line-Up of Asset Monitoring Solutions Now Available in Latin America BlackBerry Limited announced that BlackBerry Radar continues to grow its distribution reach with more than 12 new channel partners having signed on in the past six months including two within Mexico, expanding the company's monitoring solutions outside of the U.S. and Canada for the first time. This expanding network offers significant growth opportunities for BlackBerry Radar and its line-up of intelligent, data-driven asset monitoring devices…

BlackBerry Limited announced the BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program and the BlackBerry Cylance Partner Program both received a 5-Star rating from CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, in its 2020 Partner Program Guide. The annual guide is the definitive listing of the most rewarding partner programs from technology companies that provide products and services through the IT channel. This is the fourth consecutive year both programs have received the 5-Star rating awarded to an elite group of companies that offer solution…

BlackBerry Limited  released new research that examines how five related Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups operating in the interest of the Chinese government have systematically targeted Linux servers, Windows systems and mobile devices running Android while remaining undetected for nearly a decade. The report, titled Decade of the RATs: Cross-Platform APT Espionage Attacks Targeting Linux, Windows and Android, provides further insight into pervasive economic espionage operations targeting intellectual property, a…

BlackBerry® Desktop, SecuSUITE® for Government, BlackBerry® AtHoc® and BlackBerry® Protect® Available at No Charge for 60 Days BlackBerry Limited announced it will be offering businesses additional assistance in implementing their own remote working programs, at no cost. Recognizing the gravity of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, BlackBerry is committed to helping its current customers and other companies support their business continuity plans and remote working policies by enabling a secure, productive and connected…

BlackBerry Limited announced that the German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, has chosen BlackBerry AtHoc as its emergency mass notification system. Marketing Technology News: DisruptOps Raises $9 Million Series A to Scale Cloud Security Operations GIZ works on behalf of the German government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and governments of other countries, in various areas of sustainable development, including peace and…

BlackBerry Limited announced improvements to the BlackBerry Cylance North America Partner Program focused on partner protection, enhanced margins, incumbency with renewals and continued enablement. The BlackBerry Cylance Partner Program was founded on the principles of growth, innovation, and partner enablement. Today, the program offers prevention-first predictive security solutions and a broad spectrum of consulting services supported by field sales and marketing support, technical support, training and tools. "The…

BlackBerry Limited deepened its executive bench with the appointment of Marjorie Dickman as the company's first Chief Government Affairs and Public Policy Officer.  Effectiv, Marjorie will be responsible for strategic oversight of the company's global government relations, regulatory affairs, and public policy operations. In this role, she will lead BlackBerry's new Corporate Government Relations and Public Policy organization. Marjorie will report directly to Executive Chairman and CEO John Chen and serve as a member of…

BlackBerry Limited announced the BlackBerry Spark® platform with a new unified endpoint security (UES) layer which can work with BlackBerry unified endpoint management (UEM) to deliver zero trust security.  Leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation, BlackBerry Spark now offers improved cyberthreat prevention and remediation, and provides visibility across desktop, mobile, server, and IoT (including automotive) endpoints. This comprehensive BlackBerry Spark platform benefits the user with a higher…

BlackBerry Limited announced that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named May Mitchell, Vice President, Global Channel Sales and Field Marketing to its 2020 list of Channel Chiefs. This annual list recognizes the top vendor executives who continually demonstrate exemplary leadership, influence, innovation, and growth for the IT channel. May leads BlackBerry Cylance's channel sales and field marketing teams responsible for driving new business growth and customer retention through the partner ecosystem, and sales…

New solution combines secure access with continuous threat protection powered by AI BlackBerry Limited announced BlackBerry Digital Workplace, a secure robust workspace that provides users simple and secure online and offline access to corporate on-premise or cloud content including Microsoft Office 365 resources. Remote anywhere, anytime access to company resources and data is what empowers a modern, mobile workforce. Using traditional VPN or classic VDI, however, can fail to effectively safeguard computers,…

BlackBerry Limited announced  an integration with SafeBreach to help organizations improve their overall security posture with continuous enterprise endpoint security validation. The joint solution is now available to automate the identification of security gaps and prioritize security configuration changes based on potential business impact. BlackBerry Cylance and SafeBreach offer advanced cybersecurity solutions that customers can test in their own environment. Customers of both companies can now increase their ROI from…

BlackBerry Limited announced it has teamed up with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) to demonstrate a connected vehicle software platform for in-vehicle applications that combines the safety and security of BlackBerry's QNX real-time operating system with AWS' Internet of Things (IoT) Services in the cloud and in the car. The platform enables automotive manufacturers to securely access data from vehicle sensors, and create software applications and machine-learning models for connected, electric, and autonomous vehicles.…

BlackBerry Limited announced the availability of BlackBerry Secure UEM & Productivity Suites to help businesses simplify the management of their fast-changing security and complex Internet of Things (IoT) environments. A strategic update of the company's industry-leading Enterprise Mobility Suite, BlackBerry Secure UEM & Productivity Suites are now offered as three tiered suites, allowing organizations to choose the solution that best fits their security and productivity needs now, and then seamlessly choose more…

BlackBerry Limited announced a revamped BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program (BEPP) that gives channel partners more flexibility to capture the many valuable opportunities that come from securing the Internet of Things (IoT), a market expected to generate more than $1.1 trillion in enterprise spend by 2023, much of which is expected to come from cloud based deployments. With strong interest from customers and partners in the recently updated BlackBerry UEM Cloud, a new Silver tier has been introduced to the BEPP to…

BlackBerry Limited announced Forrester found that BlackBerry Cylance's AI-driven endpoint security products delivered a 99 percent return on investment. Commissioned by BlackBerry Cylance, Forrester conducted the Total Economic Impact (TEI) framework for organizations considering CylancePROTECT and CylanceOPTICS. As part of the framework, Forrester interviewed the head of cybersecurity at a multinational manufacturing company running CylancePROTECT and CylanceOPTICS on 45,000 endpoints in 500 locations across 14 countries.…