BlackBerry and Samsung join forces on end-to-end enterprise security solution for Android

[Himanshu Arora]

Blackberry has announced a partnership with Samsung to provide what the company is calling "a tightly integrated, end-to-end secure solution" that brings together its new mobile-security software BlackBerry Enterprise Service 12 (BES12) with Samsung Galaxy devices embedded with the Knox platform.

BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen said BES12 gives the company an opportunity to “recapture [lost share] and build on it”.

Knox is a platform that lets people use their own smartphones for both work and personal purposes, ensuring corporate security as well as employee privacy. On the other hand, BES allows companies to remotely manage devices to prevent security breaches and data loss -- for example, it enables admins to wipe data in case the device gets lost.

Although the partnership may seem strange, it will give BlackBerry -- whose global market share stayed flat at 1% in the past year -- access to a larger customer base to sell its security software, while Samsung will benefit from the Canadian company's strong reputation with mobile security. 

BES12 is a cross-platform enterprise mobility management solution, which means that it works on non-BlackBerry operating systems as well, including iOS, Windows, and Android. According to Chen, more than 90% of BES12 licenses will sell as subscriptions to ensure a source of recurring revenue.

The partnership between Samsung and Blackberry comes just a few months after IBM and Apple joined forces to build enterprise applications for iPads and iPhones and sell iOS devices to Big Blue's corporate customers.

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[psycros]

Knox sounds just like Blackberry Blend. Since BES already supports Android this deal was a smart move by both companies. John Chen's strategies seem to be really coming to fruition. I hope the new BB devices are everything that long-time fans have been wanting and that they do really well. This is a company that needs to make a successful comeback if only to prove that not everyone is buying tech solely to play Flappy Birds.

 

[nuttyrat]

Knox sounds just like Blackberry Blend. Since BES already supports Android this deal was a smart move by both companies. John Chen's strategies seem to be really coming to fruition. I hope the new BB devices are everything that long-time fans have been wanting and that they do really well. This is a company that needs to make a successful comeback if only to prove that not everyone is buying tech solely to play Flappy Birds.

Blackberry Blend and KNOX are not the same at all, perhaps you are thinking of Blackberry Balance / Secure Work Space?

 

[Lionvibez]

Knox sounds just like Blackberry Blend. Since BES already supports Android this deal was a smart move by both companies. John Chen's strategies seem to be really coming to fruition. I hope the new BB devices are everything that long-time fans have been wanting and that they do really well. This is a company that needs to make a successful comeback if only to prove that not everyone is buying tech solely to play Flappy Birds.

Blackberry Blend and KNOX are not the same at all, perhaps you are thinking of Blackberry Balance / Secure Work Space?

yes I think that is what he means.

I support a Bes 10 server during the day knox and blend are not the same thing.