Meeting EMM needs
There are three principal EMM offerings tailor-made for customers based on requirements.
- Basic Mobility Management: Users gain access to corporate email, PIM, basic management and password control with ActiveSync synchronisation.
- Corporate-level Enterprise Mobility Management: Comprehensive device and application management for BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices.
- Regulated-level Enterprise Mobility Management: Ultimate in security, granular security and controls for BB10 devices in secure, government and regulated environments.
Device management for Android, iOS and BlackBerry start from just US$19 a year. Learn more about BES10.
BES10 v10.2 at a glance:
- Expanded Multi-Platform support: Includes Secure Work Space support for iOS 7 background email sync, API support allowing the automation of BES10 functions for iOS and Android devices through BlackBerry Web Services, and dynamic support for iOS and Android OS updates, which allows IT administrators to create activation and application distribution rules for the latest iOS and Android devices that employees bring into the organization, without requiring a server upgrade.
- BYOD Enrolment for iOS and Android: truly enable BYOD by allowing administrators to manage only the Secure Work Space container on iOS and Android devices, thereby providing BYOD users with the assurance that the personal information and apps on their device remains in their control.
- Self-Service Portal: A self-service portal enables users to perform device management tasks on their own, meaning fewer calls to IT, lower TCO and more control to users.
- Reduced Cost: BES10 now easily scales to support 100,000 devices per domain, with any mix of BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices, reducing the number of servers and resources required for large scale deployments, and significantly reducing costs.
- BlackBerry Software Assurance: This new service offering helps customers to easily upgrade to BES10 from earlier versions of BES. BlackBerry Software Assurance is included with the “Advantage” level or higher technical support or as a standalone annual subscription service for customers who may not require full support.
BlackBerry is here to stay
BES10 has spurred interest in its key markets. In India, more than 1,000 Indian enterprises have adopted or are testing BES10 since its launch in January 2013. In Australia where BlackBerry is strong in the enterprise market, BES10 Cloud is currently undergoing trials. BES10 Cloud is expected to launch officially in Australia and in a few key markets some time next month.
“Despite all the speculation about us [BlackBerry] in the press over the past year, it is still business as usual for us. We continue to evolve our product… and we’re certainly not done yet,” Gardner said.
With recent changes in BlackBerry’s leadership team including the entry of new CEO John Chen and a refocus into the business/corporate market, BlackBerry seems to have found its footing, at least in the short- to middle-term. While challenges remain, BlackBerry continues to be the undisputed leader in the enterprise space and with the evolving BES it is poised to remain so for some time.
