WATERLOO, ON, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Announced
today, BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) has enhanced the
integration of BlackBerry® Unified Endpoint Manager (UEM) and
Microsoft 365, so enterprises can benefit from BlackBerry's
leadership in security while using Microsoft's productivity
products.
BlackBerry UEM and Microsoft 365 customers can now enjoy a
BlackBerry secure version of modern authentication in the cloud, in
addition to on-premises environments. Furthermore, the
integration between BlackBerry UEM and Microsoft Azure Active
Directory (Azure AD) has been enhanced to provide secure
authentication and conditional access.
"BlackBerry UEM enables organizations and end users to be
productive from anywhere, securely. The past eighteen months
have emphasized the uncompromisable need for security and
productivity to go hand-in-hand," said Billy Ho, Executive Vice President of Spark
Product Engineering, BlackBerry. "Enterprises around the
world use both BlackBerry UEM and Microsoft 365 every day, and we
are pleased to enable them to protect their data and empower their
workforce through these integrations."
"Digital technologies are presenting enterprises with new ways
of doing business," said Wangui
McKelvey, General Manager, Microsoft 365, Microsoft. "Our
customers choose Microsoft 365 for productivity and collaboration
tools that deliver high productivity. Together with
BlackBerry, we will take this to the next level and provide
enterprises with the standard for secure productivity."
For more information on BlackBerry UEM, visit
BlackBerry.com/UEM.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB)
provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises
and governments around the world. The company secures more
than 500M endpoints including over
195M vehicles. Based in
Waterloo, Ontario, the company
leverages AI and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions
in the areas of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions,
and is a leader in the areas of endpoint security, endpoint
management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's
vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
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