WATERLOO, ON, Sept. 23, 2020 /CNW/ -- BlackBerry Limited
(NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced the BlackBerry® AtHoc® Public
Safety edition, providing local governments and universities proven
capabilities to deliver critical communications directly to the
public in an accurate, secure and trusted manner. As part of their
critical event management programs, BlackBerry AtHoc Public Safety
edition enables public leaders to rapidly disseminate critical
information to everyone in an affected area to keep their
communities informed and safe.
Severe weather events, and other major occurrences like rolling
blackouts, traffic advisories, public health emergencies and civil
unrest impact the public. BlackBerry has supported local
governments through crises including earthquakes in Latin America, hurricanes on the Gulf Coast,
tornadoes in the Great Plains and wildfires on the West Coast. The
AtHoc Public Safety edition builds on this experience to provide a
complete cloud-based critical event communication system in a
secure, easily managed and cost-effective manner.
"Over the past decade, BlackBerry has successfully provided
local governments with the tools needed to quickly notify residents
and share timely critical information to keep people safe. We are
excited to announce the addition of the BlackBerry AtHoc Public
Safety edition to help leaders more effectively protect the
public," said Christoph Erdmann,
Senior Vice President of Secure Communications at BlackBerry. "The
solution can be deployed quickly to enable the most secure
real-time information notifications to the community, so that
people can make informed and safety-critical decisions in times of
crisis."
Public safety requires a concerted effort by many people, teams
and organizations. BlackBerry AtHoc can bridge the gap between
employees, the public, and essential services when critical
information needs to be delivered quickly and reliably. Official
notifications can be sent through multiple channels including Apps,
SMS, RF enabled sirens, digital signage, radio and TV to quickly
reach everyone within a specified geography at the time of the
communication. Residents also can self-register to receive
additional enhanced notifications based on event types of interest
to them.
Designed for the diverse population needs of local governments
and universities, the SaaS offering operates from a certified
secure cloud, can be up and running quickly, provides ADA 508
accessibility compliance and multiple language support and can
connect into the notification networks of other organizations with
a public safety mission. Fixed cost affordable pricing is available
based on the size of the community that needs to be communicated
with. BlackBerry AtHoc has cloud instances in the United States, Canada, United
Kingdom, France and
the Netherlands to comply with
local data residency mandates.
Learn more about BlackBerry AtHoc at the 2020 BlackBerry
Security Summit (October 6-7).
During the company's seventh annual event, industry experts and
thought leaders from across the globe will come together virtually
to discuss a range of topics, including security in a remote
working world, business continuity, Zero Trust/zero touch, artificial intelligence, machine
learning, and crisis communications for employee safety. To
register, please visit:
https://www.blackberry.com/securitysummit.
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
175M 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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