WATERLOO, Ontario, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) and Bell (TSX, NYSE: BCE) today
announced a new partnership to provide enhanced secure
communications to business and government customers, strengthening
their longstanding relationship to deliver leading-edge mobile
security solutions to Canadian consumers and business
customers.
BlackBerry becomes Bell's preferred Mobile Threat Defense (MTD)
partner, enabling Canada's largest communications company to offer
its enterprise customers access to BlackBerry Protect, the MTD
solution that uses the power of artificial intelligence to block
malware infections, prevent URL phishing attacks and provide
application integrity checking.
"We could not be more delighted to partner with Bell,
BlackBerry's preferred telecom partner for BlackBerry Protect in
Canada and one of the country's
most innovative companies," said John
Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry. "Together,
we will bring the next level of excellence in endpoint security to
Canadian enterprise customers across the country."
"As organizations of all kinds enable remote work solutions for
their teams during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to
remain vigilant about security, including network and mobile device
management," said Mirko Bibic,
President and CEO of BCE and Bell
Canada. "Bell is proud to be working with mobile security
leader BlackBerry to expand the scale of our solutions for the
country's largest organizations."
To learn more about BlackBerry Mobile Threat Defense, please
visit BlackBerry.com/MTD.
About Bell
Canada's largest communications company
with more than 22 million consumer and business connections, Bell
provides advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business
communication services throughout the country. Bell Media is
Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in
television, radio, out of home and digital media. To learn more,
please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
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.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
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respective owners. BlackBerry is not responsible for any
third-party products or services.
Media Contact:
BlackBerry Media Relations
+1 (519) 597-7273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
Bell
Nathan Gibson
905-614-9596
nathan.gibson@bell.ca
@Bell_News
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