Smartphone maker BlackBerry today announced the availability of BES12, a cross-platform EMM solution that securely manages devices from all of the major enterprise mobile platforms.
BES12 is the foundation for BlackBerry's portfolio of enterprise security, productivity, and communication and collaboration services that will help organisations securely connect employees with each other and with corporate information and machines.
BlackBerry also announced a new partnership with Samsung where BES12 will manage a wide range of Samsung KNOX smartphones and tablets. The companies will work together in regulated industries and with government customers.
The company says BES12 simplifies the task of mobilising an organisation by providing a single command and control centre for managing the availability and usage of devices, apps, activities and mission-critical data.
According to a global study released today, highly-regulated organisations lack confidence that data is fully protected. "For example, 76% say the risk of legal liability and costly lawsuits will increase unless organisations make a concerted effort to adopt a comprehensive enterprise mobility management strategy," says BlackBerry.
"This is no longer an issue that is solely the concern of the CIO's organisation; it is now elevated to the agenda of the risk management and governance committees with boards of directors."
This type of risk is why BES12 provides expanded EMM capabilities that can manage any mobile device usage model such as BYOD, COPE and COBO, and leverages BlackBerry's global infrastructure, the company adds.
"The BES12 platform seamlessly supports iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS.
"The flexibility and scalability of the new BES12 architecture will allow customers to move easily and securely from on-premise environments to various cloud models, including private, public and hybrid."
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