Mr. John Sims reports

LEADING ORGANIZATIONS INVEST IN BLACKBERRY ENTERPRISE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS

Several leading Canadian BlackBerry Ltd. customers are deploying BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, including Volker Stevin, City of Waterloo and Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd.

According to J. Gold Associates, over the next year or two the average enterprise user will employ three to five personal devices and use eight to 10 business applications. With the growing need for enterprise users to connect to at least five different enterprise systems, such as VPN, e-mail and the cloud, to perform work-related tasks, the management and security of devices will become increasingly more complex to control without the right enterprise mobility management solution.

Migrating to BlackBerry's EMM solution allows organizations to seamlessly manage devices, operating systems, applications and security. "Our enterprise customers know they can trust BlackBerry because they've long counted on our mobility solutions to arm their employees with the best tools to help them be more productive and collaborative -- all without ever having to worry about the security of their data," said John Sims, president, global enterprise services, at BlackBerry.

Volker Stevin, one of the largest heavy civil and highway maintenance contractors in Western Canada, is deploying BES10 and BlackBerry 10 smart phones as the company's sole EMM solution. "We have hundreds of employees on and off the field, and they all require one thing -- fast, secure and consistent communication tools," said Mike Philip, wireless program manager, Volker Stevin. "We evaluated other MDM solutions like MobileIron and AirWatch, but BES10 was a clear winner in terms of being more user-friendly and cost-effective. BlackBerry 10 smart phones and BES10 allow us to improve operational efficiency with security capabilities that are second to none."

The City of Waterloo continues its long-standing partnership with BlackBerry in innovating and injecting new ideas and technologies to provide valued services that help build the best quality of life for its citizens. In addition to deploying BES10 and BlackBerry 10 smart phones for its work force, the City of Waterloo also worked with BlackBerry to develop the Ping Street.

The City of Waterloo has also embraced BBM to stay connected and share secure real-time updates and news with its employees during emergency situations. BBM groups used during emergencies sped up response time and drastically improved collaboration and critical communication during emergency incidents. "BlackBerry 10 devices are by far some of the best business smart phones available. While they deliver tangible productivity benefits and iron-clad security standards, our whole crew, from planners to bylaw personnel to firefighters, can also enjoy all the benefits of a cutting-edge device with all the enterprise apps they need at their fingertips," said Max Min, director of information management and technology services, City of Waterloo.

Samuel, Son & Co. Canada's oldest and largest metals service centre and metal manufacturing company, has chosen BES10 and BlackBerry 10 smart phones as its core end-to-end business mobility solution. "We're confident that our investment in BlackBerry 10 is the best mobility solution for our work force," said Bob Carter, chief information officer, Samuel, Son & Co. "The powerful combination of BlackBerry 10 smart phones and BES10 offers us an integrated mobile device and server solution that meets our highest security and productivity needs. BlackBerry also offers a best-in-class customer service experience and product training support, which makes deploying BlackBerry 10 a great value proposition over all."

The BES10 multiplatform solution allows customers to manage BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices from a single, highly secure, reliable platform. Around the globe, nearly 33,000 BES10 commercial and test servers have been installed to date. To further accelerate migration to BES10, BlackBerry launched the new EZ Pass offer that provides free migration for existing BlackBerry customers or those on any other mobility management platform. The EZ Pass offer will be available from March 31, 2014, through Jan. 31, 2015.

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