BlackBerry unveils new ultra-secure software and services for the Enterprise of Things (EoT)

LONDON – September 12, 2018 – BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced new software and services as part of BlackBerry Spark, the company’s new Enterprise of Things (EoT) platform designed and built for ultra-secure hyperconnectivity from the kernel to the edge.

Unveiled at the company’s Security Summit in London, the new platform capabilities will empower enterprises to scale their existing infrastructure to securely manage, connect, and use ‘things’ – including the applications and data they transmit – in new and existing workflows. It will also enable OEMs to bring to market secure IoT devices, while at the same time help users realize significant productivity gains while maintaining high-security and regulatory compliance.

“BlackBerry’s technology provides the ultra-security needed in today’s hyperconnected world,” said Charles Eagan, Chief Technology Officer, BlackBerry. “From the office to the factory, we’re proud to be the only company that can provide a single platform to help organizations rapidly build and deploy innovative new solutions for their customers.”

New services and capabilities part of BlackBerry Spark include:

Contextual device management for AWS IoT. Displayed from a simplified management experience, the platform enables enterprises to add consumer and business devices into a corporate network by applying policies and management controls. This offering will enable connected ‘things’ to deliver their expected value to any workflow and reduce exposure to cyber vulnerabilities that can open the entire organization to unnecessary risk.

Manufacturing Service for IoT Device OEMs. Available today, BlackBerry will enable OEMs to establish a BlackBerry Secure hardware root of trust from their own assembly line. As part of the service, BlackBerry will provide a remote and secure workstation - connected to the BlackBerry Network Operations Center (NOC) - that will provision and assign secure tokens and certificates.

Expanded BRIDGE capabilities. BlackBerry has extended the capabilities of its first-of-a-kind solution, BlackBerry Enterprise BRIDGE, to provide customers with the ability to seamlessly access, edit and save Microsoft Office 365 files from applications in the BlackBerry Dynamics container.

BlackBerry UEM notifications. IT administrators can now more efficiently manage compliance and security by ensuring real-time alerts don’t get lost, with the ability to send notifications through multiple-channels, including phone, text and email, from a single system. With BlackBerry UEM notifications, admins can receive within minutes,a record of who was contacted and proof the notifications were received.

BlackBerry Secure Global Directory. Faster, ultra-secure messaging between individuals working at different organizations through the new BlackBerry Secure Global Directory. This capability allows someone to see the contact information of a person outside of their organization within their directory and communicate with them securely via BBM Enterprise.

iManage integration with BlackBerry Workspaces. Lawyers can now apply revocable digital rights management (DRM) protection to documents shared with opposing counsel via iManage.

Spark Intelligent Security. A new service to create digital identities based on continuous, contextual authentication. This innovation uses a range of factors, such as geographic location, biometrics, time, and usage to decide what level of access should be granted to an employee or contractor profile at any given moment. And, because BlackBerry Spark integrates seamlessly with other identity providers and systems, the data can be securely and easily shared.

IoT Mashups. BlackBerry Spark is technology agnostic which allows it to mashup a wide range of applications and use cases. For example, emergency alerts can now be triggered using facial recognition with BlackBerry AtHoc and IBM Watson.

Intelligent transportation systems. With the integration of BlackBerry AtHoc, BlackBerry Radar customers will be able to improve productivity, compliance, security, and driver satisfaction via real-time alerts on a range-of factors. This may include weather, port congestion, and exact location of pick-ups with the integration of BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry Radar.

Sparking Innovation with Privacy and Security

BlackBerry believes that security and privacy are essential for people and machines to confidently trust what their sensors and other endpoints are reporting. This mindset has made BlackBerry the software and services provider for all ten of the top ten largest global banks along with all seven of the G7, as well as the more than 60+ automotive OEMs and Tier 1s who have embedded our software in more than 120 million cars on the road today.