WATERLOO, ON, June 22, 2020 /CNW/ -- BlackBerry Limited
(NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today introduced BlackBerry® AtHoc® Managed
Service. BlackBerry AtHoc Managed Service delivers the full
featured BlackBerry AtHoc system as a service managed and delivered
by BlackBerry. The service allows any organization, of any size, to
quickly establish and maintain a crisis communications capability
used traditionally by larger organizations.
Current global events have compelled organizations to reassess
the effectiveness of their crisis communication program to protect
people and business operations. With the need to manage business
disruptions, forced remote work and return to work, companies now
have a continuous requirement for ongoing critical
communications.
BlackBerry AtHoc Managed Service can be up and running in 48
hours.
Maintaining an effective critical communications platform,
however, requires experienced dedicated teams and technical
expertise that some organizations do not have. BlackBerry AtHoc
Managed Service solves that problem by providing customers with
24x7 crisis management communications, alerts, and support,
including the option to send alerts on the customer's behalf, so
that they can focus on their essential day-to-day business.
Customers may also exchange notifications with other government
agencies and commercial enterprises using the BlackBerry AtHoc
platform. This network effect increases the benefit of the critical
communications of all the participating organizations.
"Keeping employees safe and business operating, particularly
during this time, requires accurate and responsive critical
communication," said Christoph
Erdmann, Senior Vice President of Secure Communications at
BlackBerry. "We are incredibly pleased to offer the same services
proven by some of the most demanding environments including 12
FedRAMP ATOs from United States Federal agencies including the
Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department
of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Federal
Aviation Administration, Department of Treasury, and Department of
Veterans Affairs as well as Parliament of Canada, Global Affairs Canada, Port of
Houston and the American Red
Cross, to organizations of every size."
"COVID-19 elevated the importance of communications to support
employees and business operations during a time of crisis. By
making BlackBerry AtHoc available as a managed service, BlackBerry
has dramatically expanded the number of organizations that can now
use this capability," said Rob
Enderle, principal analyst, Enderle Group. "The introduction
of BlackBerry AtHoc Managed Service is a welcome addition to make
it affordable and easy for any organization to keep their employees
safe."
BlackBerry AtHoc software is used by organizations around the
world to communicate and collaborate in times of crisis. To learn
more about BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry AtHoc Managed Service,
please visit
https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/products/blackberry-athoc/managed-service.
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
150M cars on the road today.
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
management, encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's
vision is clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
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