{"id":3316,"date":"2016-10-11T09:45:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T13:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/?p=3316"},"modified":"2018-02-23T09:44:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T14:44:36","slug":"blackberry-stops-making-devices-focuses-on-emm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/blackberry-stops-making-devices-focuses-on-emm\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackberry Stops Making Devices, Focuses on EMM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/blackberry-stops\u2026s-focuses-on-emm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/blackberry-stops\u2026s-focuses-on-emm\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/blackberry-stops-making-devices-focuses-on-emm\/free-blackberry-ea-games\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blackberry Stops Making Devices, Focuses on EMM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games-300x131.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3340 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games.jpg\" alt=\"Blackberry Stops Making Devices, Focuses on EMM\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games.jpg 800w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games-180x79.jpg 180w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2016\/10\/free-blackberry-ea-games-400x175.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enterprises may want to look into Blackberry a bit more closely for Enterprise Mobility Management offerings, as the company has officially stopped producing devices and will no longer have a split focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back in May, we reported that the organization had <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/blackberry-says-bb10-will-remain-despite-discontinuation-of-classic-handset\/\" target=\"_blank\">plans to discontinue their classic handset<\/a>,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> but still remained committed to its traditional keyboard as well as the BB10 platform. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, their <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">most recent earnings report revealed that they won\u2019t be making any devices at all in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe company plans to end all internal hardware development and will outsource that function to partners,\u201d BlackBerry\u2019s CEO John Chen said in a statement. \u201cThis allows us to reduce capital requirements and enhance return on invested capital.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He went on to say that they are \u201creaching an inflection point\u201d when it comes to their strategy. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appstechnews.com\/news\/2016\/sep\/29\/blackberry-moves-away-smartphones-more-focus-software-and-security\/\" target=\"_blank\">appstechnews.com<\/a>, that strategy is\u00a0moving toward EMM, software and security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we reported earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/blackberry-aims-to-increase-mobile-security-partners-with-zimperium\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blackberry just <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">announced a partnership with Zimperium Inc. in an effort to boost their mobile security. With this deal, the company will now offer anti-hacking software for iOS and Android devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They also acquired Good Technology just last year, which may have been part of the reason Blackberry made the cut for Gartner\u2019s latest EMM Magic Quadrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">InfoWorld says Blackberry still offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/3125508\/mobile-security\/whats-left-for-blackberry-the-products-that-still-matter.html\" target=\"_blank\">products that matter in this market, including\u00a0secure EMM suites<\/a> and messaging; especially after buying<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0SecuSmart two years ago to offer encryption-secured calls and texts for both Android and iOS smartphones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If this sounds good to you, look into Blackberry for your EMM needs. If not, check out our MDM Buyer\u2019s Guide for more information on vendors that may be a fit for your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a class=\"speedbump-1\" href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/buyers-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1682\" title=\"MDM Buyer's Guide\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/mobile-device-management\/files\/2019\/02\/mobility-bg-speedbump.jpg\" alt=\"Download Link to MDM Buyer's Guide\" width=\"800\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enterprises may want to look into Blackberry a bit more closely for Enterprise Mobility Management offerings, as the company has officially stopped producing devices and will no longer have a split focus. 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