RIM known as research in motion which is a
BlackBerry phone makers is going to offer their security tools for apple and
android devices like as iPhone and others. Further Research In Motion is
introducing a software tool that gives corporate customers the option of linking
employees' personal iPhones to the BlackBerry network without compromising
security. The move, announced on Tuesday, is RIM's first tangible acknowledgment
that it has lost its iron grip on the corporate smartphone market and must
accommodate the growing preference of workers for Apple and Google's Android
devices. Its battered shares jumped on the announcement.
RIM's Mobile Fusion service is designed to give
the Canadian company the leading role in managing corporate communications,
whether over the BlackBerry or a rival device. RIM's often-volatile stock jumped
more than 8 percent to $17.82 in morning trade on the Nasdaq. Even so, the
shares are still down more than 70 percent this year following a string of
delayed or botched product launches and disappointing quarterly results.
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion brings together the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
(version 5.0.3) for BlackBerry smartphones, new management capabilities for
BlackBerry PlayBook tablets built on BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology,
and mobile device management for smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS
operating systems. Mobile device management capabilities for all supported
devices will include asset management, configuration management, security and
policy definition and management, secure and protect lost or stolen devices
(remote lock, wipe), user- and group-based administration, multiple device per
user capable, application and software management, and connectivity management (Wi-Fi,
VPN, certificate).