BlackBerry Securing IoT Devices In New Licensing Deal With Swiss Consumer Electronics Maker Punkt
BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB; TSX:BB) today announced it has signed a technology and brand licensing deal for
“BlackBerry Secure” with Swiss consumer electronics maker, Punkt Tronics AG.
The new agreement enables Punkt to bring to market a range of highly-secure products which
will embed BlackBerry cybersecurity technology, be certified as BlackBerry
Secure, and be shipped ready to safely and securely connect to home and enterprise
networks.
“If 2017 has taught us anything it is that every device needs to be
secured because any vulnerability will be found and exploited,” said Alex
Thurber, SVP and GM of Mobility Solutions, BlackBerry. “With cybersecurity
becoming a concern for every household and enterprise, savvy manufacturers like
Punkt are recognizing the value of protecting the integrity of their
innovations and the resonance our brand has with consumers who are increasingly
anxious about the security of the products they choose to bring into their
homes and lives.”
“At Punkt we’re focused on using technology to help us adopt
good habits for less distracted lives, and we do this with carefully designed
and elegantly crafted products,” said Petter Neby, CEO & founder, Punkt.
“By incorporating BlackBerry’s Security Technology into our premium products,
we can now offer customers the highest level of security, without compromising
on the simple, modern design they love.”
BlackBerry Secure is the most secure and comprehensive
platform to connect people, devices, processes and systems. A BlackBerry Secure
license provides product manufacturers with a deeply embedded security solution
that comprises BlackBerry's proprietary software and applications. Products
built with components from the BlackBerry Secure software platform will have
best-in-class security that helps safeguard end-user privacy and protects
enterprises from attackers looking to exploit device vulnerabilities.
For more information about how a BlackBerry Secure license
can bring world class security to the products you offer,
contact bbsecure@blackberry.com.
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