Seeking to extend its range of secure
mobile devices, BlackBerry Ltd said on
Saturday it was launching a high-
security tablet, developed with
International Business Machines Corp
and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
The SecuTABLET, based on Samsung's
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and being presented
by BlackBerry unit Secusmart at tech fair
CeBIT 2015 in Germany, reflects the
Canadian company's stress on secure
connections for governments and
businesses as it seeks to preserve a nich
market after a drubbing in recent years a
the hands of emerging smartphone
makers such as Apple Inc.
"Security is ingrained in every part of
BlackBerry's portfolio, which includes
voice and data encryption solutions,"
said Dr. Hans-Christoph Quelle, chief
executive officer of Secusmart GmbH, in
statement on the new device.
The device was undergoing certification
by the German Federal Office for
Information Security for secure rating,
the statement said, adding that the new
tablet used the same security technolog
as the Secusmart Security Card.
"Working alongside IBM and Samsung,
we have added the last link in the chain
of the Federal Security Network. Subject
to certification of the SecuTABLET,
German government agencies will have
new way to access BlackBerry's most
secure and complete communications
network in the world," Quelle said.
BlackBerry Launches Secure Tablet Based on Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 10.5 | NDTV Gadgets
mobile devices, BlackBerry Ltd said on
Saturday it was launching a high-
security tablet, developed with
International Business Machines Corp
and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
The SecuTABLET, based on Samsung's
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and being presented
by BlackBerry unit Secusmart at tech fair
CeBIT 2015 in Germany, reflects the
Canadian company's stress on secure
connections for governments and
businesses as it seeks to preserve a nich
market after a drubbing in recent years a
the hands of emerging smartphone
makers such as Apple Inc.
"Security is ingrained in every part of
BlackBerry's portfolio, which includes
voice and data encryption solutions,"
said Dr. Hans-Christoph Quelle, chief
executive officer of Secusmart GmbH, in
statement on the new device.
The device was undergoing certification
by the German Federal Office for
Information Security for secure rating,
the statement said, adding that the new
tablet used the same security technolog
as the Secusmart Security Card.
"Working alongside IBM and Samsung,
we have added the last link in the chain
of the Federal Security Network. Subject
to certification of the SecuTABLET,
German government agencies will have
new way to access BlackBerry's most
secure and complete communications
network in the world," Quelle said.
BlackBerry Launches Secure Tablet Based on Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 10.5 | NDTV Gadgets
