BlackBerry unveils Good Secure EMM suites, Report

Three months after a $425 million acquisition of Good Technology, BlackBerry this week announced the integration of its mobile management services with Good’s EMM offerings. The move is a clear attempt to lure Citrix and AirWatch customers.

How Good Secure EMM Suites helps

Good Secure’s Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) suites offer several useful services such as identity and access management, containerization and enterprise file sync and share with file-level data protection, said BlackBerry. It also secures access to data and applications behind a firewall or in the cloud for multiple devices.

BlackBerry is particularly interested in Good’s secure applications and containerization technology. Good also has experience in supporting iPhones since iOS devices account for 64% of its activations, followed by Android and Windows. The Canadian firm is also making efforts to build its Android credentials, for which it is working with Samsung on its Knox security software.

The Good Secure Management suites are available at a starting price of $3 per user per month. The starting price of the Good Secure Enterprise suite is $5; Good Secure Collaboration Suite is $10, the Good Secure Mobility Suite is available for $15 and the Good Secure Content Suite will cost $25 per user per month.

In November, BlackBerry completed the acquisition of Good Technology for $425 million. At that time, it said the deal would contribute $160 million worth of revenue in the first year. The Canadian firm informed users that the software can be deployed in two ways: on-premise and a cloud-based model.

Agencies/Canadajournal