BlackBerry will enable mobile device management (MDM) companies to directly manage devices with the BlackBerry 10 operating system.
According to BlackBerry, AirWatch, Citrix and IBM have expressed intentions to be the first companies to work with it "to enable a more open mobility ecosystem".
"In doing so, BlackBerry will provide organisations with more options to embrace multi-operating system mobile environments by enabling other MDM companies to manage BlackBerry 10 devices," says the company in a statement.
Citing research firm Gartner, BlackBerry says MDM remains a top priority for IT buyers, with growing investment levels influencing its decision to open up management of its OS to other companies.
The Gartner research notes that "proliferation of and demand for workplace mobility necessitate the need for quality and flexible management tools," which prompted BlackBerry to announce its decision in a bid to find what it says is "the most flexible solution to support a broader enterprise mobility strategy".
Ron Louks, BlackBerry's president of devices and emerging solutions, says: "Offering the end-to-end secure solutions valued by our customers in government and other regulated industries remains central to our strategy; however, BlackBerry understands the opportunity and importance of opening our BlackBerry 10 software.
"This is a natural next step in our enterprise strategy as we seek to provide our customers with maximum choice in how they will meet the full array of employee mobility needs."
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