Waterloo, ON, December 18, 2014: BlackBerry Limited, a global leader in mobile communications, today announced the availability of two new enterprise solutions bundlesthat provide increased productivity and collaboration benefits to enterprises at a reduced cost. The Secure Productivity bundle for BlackBerry 10 smartphones and the cross-platform Enterprise Communicator bundle are available today.

The Secure Productivity bundle has been designed for organizations using BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 or BES12: a cross-platform EMM solution by BlackBerrythat need to protect mission-critical business data while offering employees seamless access to company informationon theirBlackBerry 10 smartphones.The bundle includes the following solutions:

  • VPN Authentication by BlackBerry allows employees to use their iOS, Android or BlackBerry smartphone for two factor authentication, for a great user experience.This solution eliminates the need for the issuance, management and use of costly and inconvenient hardware tokens, helping minimize overall expenses and improve employee productivity.
  • BBM Protectedoffers an enhanced security model for BBM messages sent between iOS, Android, and BlackBerry smartphones that protects corporate data intransit by adding an additional layer of encryption to BBM.
  • BlackBerry Blend for Enterpriseallows employees to securely access corporate data on personal devices without a VPN, and streamlines IT administration through simple IT policies that govern how corporate data is shared across devices. BlackBerry Blend is now available forBlackBerry Classic and BlackBerry Passport smartphones, Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone from BlackBerry, and coming soon to all BlackBerry 10 smartphones.
  • Advantage Level Support helps keep an enterprise’s demanding cross-platform mobility environment up and running smoothly, with 24x7x365 phone support and access to online resources and training.

The Enterprise Communicator bundle extends secure communications and mobile collaboration to iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices enabling employees to be more productive on the go.