WATERLOO, ON, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Announced
today, BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) and IBM
(NYSE:IBM) have established a new partnership to bring BlackBerry's
industry leading BlackBerry Spark® platform to
organizations across Canada. IBM
will resell BlackBerry's endpoint management, endpoint security and
critical event management software, to enterprises and governments
nationwide.
BlackBerry is trusted by millions of people around the world for
its best-in-class security, productivity and safety software. The
company's outstanding technologies give businesses the tools,
protections and comfort they need to operate in today's digital
economy.
"BlackBerry and IBM share a strong track-record of technology
innovation and deep expertise in industry verticals," said
Neelam Sandhu, Senior Vice President
and Chief Elite Customer Success Officer, BlackBerry. "Together we
will bring best-in-class solutions to people across Canada, at a time when security, productivity
and safety are needed most and without compromise. We are delighted
to establish this partnership."
"We are proud to partner with BlackBerry to enable the digital
transformation of organizations across Canada," said Xerxes
Cooper, IBM Canada's General Manager for Global Technology
Services. "As the world's leading open hybrid cloud platform and
artificial intelligence company, our strength in delivering
excellence to clients across industries is well recognized.
Together with BlackBerry, the solutions we provide will help
address critical business issues for Canadian organizations."
For more information on BlackBerry software, including
BlackBerry Spark® unified endpoint management,
BlackBerry Spark® unified endpoint security, and
BlackBerry® AtHoc® and BlackBerry
Alert®, visit BlackBerry.com.
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,
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.
Trademarks, including but not limited to BLACKBERRY and
EMBLEM Design are the trademarks or registered trademarks of
BlackBerry Limited, and the exclusive rights to such trademarks are
expressly reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their
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
About IBM Canada
For more information about IBM
Canada, visit: www.ibm.com/ca-en
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