BlackBerry Delivers First eBBM Solution, BBM Protected.

[iSK]

BlackBerry Limited has
announced the availability
of BBM Protected, the first
solution in the eBBM Suite
for secure enterprise-class
messaging, said a
BlackBerry release.
The eBBM Suite is a new
family of BBM products and
services built for business
that bring together the
convenience and usability
of BBM with the additional
security and compliance
required by enterprise
customers, the release said.
The eBBM Suite will include
new services designed to
enable mobile workers to
be more productive on the
go, while meeting
enterprises’ needs for
security, manageability and
control. The first product in
the eBBM Suite which was
announced earlier this year,
BBM Protected, is being
delivered ahead of schedule
today, the release added.
As part of the suite, BBM
Protected provides an
enhanced security model
for BBM messages sent
between BlackBerry
smartphones. BBM
Protected brings regulated
industries the most secure
and reliable real-time
mobile messaging
experience in the industry.
BBM Protected is the only
secure mobile instant
messaging app that uses a
FIPS 140-2 validated
cryptographic library. BBM
Protected enables
employees to use the same
app to securely message
colleagues inside the
company for work as they
do to chat and share with
family and friends outside
the company. Secure BBM
Protected chats aren’t
limited to users inside the
company; employees can
chat securely with BBM
Protected users at others
companies too – they do
not need to be on the same
BES server and no
federation between servers
is required.