BlackBerry Makes Four Announcements At CES

Today BlackBerry made a series of announcements during CES that highlighted its broad portfolio and demonstrated how the company is moving forward into areas such as IoT and wearables.

The news includes:

  • BlackBerry IoT Platform – launched a cloud-based, secure and reliable platform that leverages BlackBerry’s extensive technology portfolio. The solution extends the company’s best-in-class security and reliability to emerging IoT (Internet Of Things) applications.
  • NantHealth HBox – became the software provider for the next-generation of NantHealth’s Internet of Medical Things device. BlackBerry’s QNX technology powers the HBox, a device that captures and transmits secure medical data between the patient, doctor and hospital.
  • BlackBerry Passport and BlackBerry Classic for AT&T – announced with AT&T the exclusive availability of a uniquely designed BlackBerry Passport with rounded edges. Both the Passport and Classic with the BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 will be available to AT&T customers online and in retail stores in the near future with options including AT&T Next, a two-year agreement or no annual commitment.
  • BBM for wearables – previewed BBM on Android Wear smartwatches, which will be available early this year. The new feature allows users to receive alerts, read messages and act on them, and accept BBM invites from their smartwatches.

I’ve linked to the relevant press releases which I hope that you take some time to read. All four of these releases show that the company is clearly on the move.

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