Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Transport Guy: BlackBerry Is On Fire Today

Steve Kovach January 21, 2014 at 08:37AM


A man is silhouetted against a video screen with the Blackberry logo as he pose with a Blackberry Q10 in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, September 21, 2013.


BlackBerry stock is up nearly 8% today following news that the U.S. Department of Defense will support 80,000 new BlackBerry phones.


Since BlackBerry has largely failed to resonate with normal consumers, the company has decided to focus on providing devices and services to governments and enterprises. Additionally, the company's new CEO, John S. Chen, is making a push in emerging markets like Indonesia where the BlackBerry brand is still very popular.


BlackBerry has also gone on the defensive against Samsung, which is also trying to make bigger moves in the enterprise this year. In a new company blog post, BlackBerry points out a potential security flaw that researchers found in Samsung's Knox enterprise software for mobile devices.


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BlackBerry Is On Fire Today from Business Insider: Steve Kovach


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