BlackBerry and Samsung sign Mobile service cooperation agreement share price rose

November 14 Morning in Beijing, BlackBerry announced in Thursday that it has signed deals with Samsung and other leading technology companies to further expand its mobile device management and security platform. BlackBerry's share price rose 7% in the news. Since the beginning of 2015, BlackBerry and Samsung will be facing Samsung's Android devices to provide a highly secure mobile solution. BlackBerry's information security platform will be integrated with its own information security software in Samsung Galaxy devices. "Cooperation with Samsung is an important transaction," said John Jackson, an analyst at IDC Technology industry, Jackson. It is hard to imagine that there is a greater cooperation than this potential influence. BlackBerry says it will be a long-term partnership. "In order to work with Samsung, we have contacted the highest level of both companies, which is a very serious relationship," said John Sims, head of BlackBerry Enterprise Services, John Hims. He also said that this cooperation is only the tip of the iceberg. The BlackBerry also announces a wide range of current product developments, including the ability to implement mobile video conferencing via messaging applications, and how to divide the cost of use between employers and employees. In Thursday, the BlackBerry's shares in Nasdaq rose 7% to $12.06, the highest record since June 2013. The BlackBerry's new BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES12) platform helps businesses and government agencies manage a wide range of devices, including BlackBerry, Android, and iOS devices, and ensure information security for these devices. In addition, the platform will be able to manage and secure medical diagnostics, industrial equipment, and even automobiles. The BlackBerry also announced that it would collaborate with BES12, the world's largest wireless distribution company, and Salesforce with cloud computing software company Brightstar. The latter's customers in medical and other regulated industries will be able to secure access to Salesforce software data via the BlackBerry platform. BlackBerry CEO Chen said: "This plan is not different from the one I proposed on the first day, but it was hard to understand and believe what I said because it was a mess." The key message today is that the telecommunications industry is very excited about the impending return of the ecosystem. These new products and services are the backbone of Chen's revival plan for the BlackBerry. Over the past few years, BlackBerry handsets have been competing against Apple, Samsung and many other Android companies. While BlackBerry is still involved in the smartphone market, the company has shifted its focus to services and to the huge demand for information security from corporate customers. BlackBerry says its customers have registered 5.1 million BES licenses since its launch in March this year, with 30% of its customers moving from rival mobile device management platforms. The BlackBerry also said it would launch its long-awaited classic smartphone in New York, Frankfurt and Singapore on December 17. Similar to the once popular BlackBerry bold, the product will be sold immediately in the starter market at a price of 449 dollars. (QiuMore)