Blackberry Introduces Single Platform For Multi-OS Mobile Management
BlackBerry has completed another step of its integration of the BES 12, Good Dynamics and WatchDox by BlackBerry products for a single management experience. Whereas best of breed management of devices, apps and content has traditionally required multiple consoles from multiple vendors, with BlackBerry's multi-OS EMM (Enterprise Mobility Management) platform administrators will be able to securely manage their full mobile deployment at the device, app and content layer from a single platform. The product integrates BlackBerry tools from its BES12, Good Dynamics and WatchDox by BlackBerry products. It will launch at the end of June.
On Monday, the company's AtHoc division released a new version of its crisis communications software, which is designed to help organizations handle campus emergencies with automated steps to replace time-consuming manual approaches.
Emails and other alerts can be generated to the correct recipients with the software, which was used by various agencies in responding to Winter Storm Jonas in January in the eastern U.S.
One update with AtHoc's software package helps response groups use templates to easily designate the severity level of alerts. There is also a new tool to automatically contact staff who have the right skills for a certain emergency; the tool will stop adding respondents when the required number is reached.
Also on Wednesday, BlackBerry said its QNX Software subsidiary has developed 2D and 3D software to support automobile instrument clusters. QNX software already runs in 60 million cars.