BlackBerry 10 approved by the Department of Defense ... - Money.pl

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Author: Peter Barycki

U.S. Department of Defense has approved today under the control of smartphones running BlackBerry 10 BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and BlackBerry Enterprise Network Solution Service 10 for internal use.

Phones with BlackBerry 10 passed a series of demanding tests conducted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) with a positive result, hitting so that the list of approved devices (UC APL). In this group were tonight BlackBerry models like the Z10, Q10 BlackBerry and BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

Full press release:

Waterloo, ON – BlackBerryÂŽ (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today Announced the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has approved BlackBerryÂŽ 10 BlackBerryÂŽ smartphones and PlayBook tablets with BlackBerryÂŽ ? Enterprise Service 10 is be used on DoD networks. Working with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets have undergone successful testing through DoD labs leading to a Subsequent listing on DISA’s Unified Communications Approved Product List (UC APL).

The approval

all DoD Allows customers to use the BlackBerryÂŽ Z10 and Q10 BlackBerryÂŽ smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets on DoD networks.

“IDC research shows That mobile security continues to be of utmost Importance to government agencies around the globe,” said Stephen D. Drake, Program Vice President, Mobility & Telecom at IDC. “The U.S. Department of Defense’s strict security requirements The are amongst the highest in the world, and this Allows other government bodies to follow suit. The role of BlackBerry Including devices and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 continues to be important and relevant for security conscious Organizations.”

“BlackBerry 10 is ideal for our government customers because it offers a rich, highly responsive mobile computing experience, along with BlackBerry’s proven and validated security model – a combination that’s unmatched in the industry,” said Scott Totzke, SVP, BlackBerry Security at BlackBerry. “This approval will enable DoD customers to connect Their BlackBerry Z10 or Q10 BlackBerry smartphones to DoD networks and Securely access assets from work, while enjoying the wealth of consumer-oriented functionality BlackBerry 10 That brings to market.”

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