Never heard of AtHoc? That’s okay. They’re a company that AtHoc facilitates real time secure communications during emergencies. People like DHS and the department of defense in the US use them. And now BlackBerry has bought them. Here’s why:
“BlackBerry is making strategic investments in security, privacy and the Internet of Things, and acquiring AtHoc will enable us to provide a holistic, end-to-end approach to communications,” said John Chen, BlackBerry Executive Chairman and CEO. “We have a proud history of securing mission-critical communications for the public sector as well as enterprises operating in the most highly regulated industries. AtHoc’s technology and expertise will play a key role as BlackBerry works to connect and secure a broad range of endpoints.”
“AtHoc and BlackBerry share a common vision of a securely connected world,” said Guy Miasnik, President and CEO, AtHoc. “Federal departments, state and local agencies, and commercial enterprises alike depend on AtHoc to communicate reliably during their most critical moments. Becoming part of BlackBerry will give us the ability to scale more quickly to expand our global reach and introduce new applications for the AtHoc platform, while continuing to serve our government and enterprise customers.”
If you look at some of the companies that BlackBerry has acquired over the last little while, they’re clearly trying to position themselves as the secure communications provider. It will be interesting to see how it pays off for them.
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BlackBerry Acquires AtHoc
Never heard of AtHoc? That’s okay. They’re a company that AtHoc facilitates real time secure communications during emergencies. People like DHS and the department of defense in the US use them. And now BlackBerry has bought them. Here’s why:
“BlackBerry is making strategic investments in security, privacy and the Internet of Things, and acquiring AtHoc will enable us to provide a holistic, end-to-end approach to communications,” said John Chen, BlackBerry Executive Chairman and CEO. “We have a proud history of securing mission-critical communications for the public sector as well as enterprises operating in the most highly regulated industries. AtHoc’s technology and expertise will play a key role as BlackBerry works to connect and secure a broad range of endpoints.”
“AtHoc and BlackBerry share a common vision of a securely connected world,” said Guy Miasnik, President and CEO, AtHoc. “Federal departments, state and local agencies, and commercial enterprises alike depend on AtHoc to communicate reliably during their most critical moments. Becoming part of BlackBerry will give us the ability to scale more quickly to expand our global reach and introduce new applications for the AtHoc platform, while continuing to serve our government and enterprise customers.”
If you look at some of the companies that BlackBerry has acquired over the last little while, they’re clearly trying to position themselves as the secure communications provider. It will be interesting to see how it pays off for them.
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