Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM)
today introduced BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion – the Company’s
next-generation enterprise mobility solution and RIM’s entry into the
multi-platform Mobile Device Management (MDM) marketplace. Building on
years of leading enterprise mobility management solutions from RIM,
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will simplify the management of smartphones and
tablets running BlackBerry®, Google® Android® and Apple® iOS® operating
systems.
“We are pleased to introduce BlackBerry Mobile Fusion – RIM’s next
generation enterprise mobility solution – to make it easier for our
business and government customers to manage the diversity of devices in
their operations today,” said Alan Panezic, Vice President, Enterprise
Product Management and Marketing at Research In Motion. “BlackBerry
Mobile Fusion brings together our industry-leading BlackBerry Enterprise
Server technology for BlackBerry devices with mobile device management
capabilities for iOS and Android devices, all managed from one web-based
console. It provides the necessary management capabilities to allow IT
departments to confidently oversee the use of both company-owned and
employee-owned mobile devices within their organizations.”
RIM is the leading provider of enterprise mobility solutions with
over 90 percent of the Fortune 500 provisioning BlackBerry devices
today. The enterprise market for smartphones and tablets continues to
grow in both the company-provisioned and employee-owned (Bring Your Own
Device or BYOD) categories. BYOD in particular has led to an increase in
the diversity of mobile devices in use in the enterprise and new
challenges for CIOs and IT departments as they struggle to manage and
control wireless access to confidential company information on the
corporate network. This has resulted in increased demand for mobile
device management solutions.
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion brings together the market-leading
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server (version 5.0.3) for BlackBerry
smartphones; new management capabilities for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets
built on BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology; and mobile device
management for smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS operating
systems.
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will provide the following mobile device management capabilities for all supported mobile devices*:
• Asset management
• Configuration management
• Security and policy definition and management
• Secure and protect lost or stolen devices (remote lock, wipe)
• User- and group-based administration
• Multiple device per user capable
• Application and software management
• Connectivity management (Wi-Fi®, VPN, certificate)
• Centralized console
• High scalability
BlackBerry smartphones will continue to benefit from the many
advantages of the end-to-end BlackBerry solution including the same
advanced IT management, security and control available with BlackBerry
Enterprise Server 5.0.3, which is part of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion.
These advanced features include BlackBerry® Balance™ technology
supporting the use of a single device for both work and personal
purposes without compromising the organization’s need to secure, manage
and control confidential information; over 500 IT policies; over-the-air
app and software installation and management; high availability; and
much more. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will also introduce new self-service
functionality for employees to secure lost or stolen BlackBerry
smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets.
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is currently in early beta testing with
select enterprise customers. RIM is now accepting customer nominations
for the closed beta program which will start in January, and general
availability is expected in late March.
For more information, visit www.blackberry.com/mobilefusion.
* Device security, manageability and controls will continue to vary
according to the inherent capabilities of the individual device
operating systems.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation,
revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the
BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services
are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to
the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded in
1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North
America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. RIM is listed on the
NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:
RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.