BlackBerry has updated and refreshed BlackBerry Secure UEM & Productivity Suites to help businesses simplify the management of their fast-changing security and complex Internet of Things (IoT) environments.
A strategic update of the company’s Enterprise Mobility Suite, BlackBerry Secure UEM & Productivity Suites are now offered as three tiered suites, allowing organisations to choose the solution that best fits their security and productivity needs now, and then seamlessly choose more advanced capabilities as the demands of their organisations evolve.
BlackBerry Secure UEM & Productivity Suites deliver consistent Mobile Device Management (MDM) policies and controls across key platforms (iOS, Android™, Android for Eenterprise, Windows, macOS, BlackBerry and Samsung Knox) and device ownership models.
BlackBerry Secure UEM & Productivity Suites allows you to mobilise your critical workflows, business processes and application, including Microsoft Office mobile apps. BlackBerry provides a seamless connection and management between the BlackBerry Dynamics secure mobile container and Microsoft Office mobile apps.
You can access business files from Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Box and more, all with native document editing capabilities, securing files even outside the firewall with BlackBerry Workspaces.
Admins can simplify access and entitlement with Microsoft Active Directory integration, PKI integration, Kerberos and SAML support for browser access. More advanced IAM capabilities are also available with single sign-on and complete cloud service federation, as well as token-based two-factor authentication.
“As the number of endpoints and devices continues to grow in the Internet of Things, enterprises and governments require flexible solutions to safeguard their data, while allowing users to be productive and safe,” said Billy Ho, Executive Vice President of Enterprise Products, BlackBerry.
“By continuing to innovate on one of our flagship solutions, we’re delivering on our promise to meet the evolving needs of our global customers and prove that organisations can have both world-class security and productivity in a streamlined solution.”
All the BlackBerry Secure UEM & Productivity Suites, offer a subscription model eliminating upfront capital costs and allowing predictable yearly operating expenses, and are as follows:
Choice Suite
The Choice Suite offers the ability to manage all devices and apps, across key platforms and device ownership models. With a single platform to streamline device management, both the IT and end user experiences will be simplified.
The Choice Suite supports the direct management of Microsoft Office productivity apps (such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) alongside existing corporate applications managed by BlackBerry. Admins can apply policies to Office mobile apps in the same console that’s used to manage other corporate apps – whether they’re managed by native OS MAM, third-party containers, or BlackBerry Dynamics.
The Choice Suite includes productivity and collaboration apps, and supports an ever-changing set of third party and custom-built apps.
The Choice Suite includes includes BlackBerry UEM, BlackBerry Work, BlackBerry Access, BlackBerry Tasks and and BlackBerry Connect.
- UEM
- Productivity Apps
- Analytics
- Instant Messaging
Freedom Suite
Building on capabilities included in the Choice Suite, the Freedom Suite offers Mobile Content Management (MCM), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and the ability for users to access files in Microsoft® mobility apps.
It also includes development tools to add security, mobility and platform features to custom apps, regardless of how your developers build apps.
The Freedom Suite includes includes BlackBerry UEM, BlackBerry Access, BlackBerry Enterprise BRIDGE, BlackBerry Dynamics Apps, BlackBerry Enterprise Identity, BlackBerry 2FA and BlackBerry Workspaces – Collaboration Edition.
- UEM
- Productivity Apps
- Analytics
- Instant Messaging
- Secure Collaboration
- Bridge
- SDK
- ISV and Custom Apps
- Identity & Access Management
Limitless Suite
The Limitless Suite builds on the Choice and Freedom Suites by adding multi-channel notification capabilities and a secure Content Collaboration Platform (CCP) with complete Digital Rights Management (DRM) for file level security policies.
The Limitless Suite includes BlackBerry UEM, BlackBerry Access, BlackBerry Enterprise BRIDGE, BlackBerry Dynamics Apps, BlackBerry Enterprise Identity, BlackBerry 2FA and BlackBerry Workspaces – Secure Plus Edition.
- UEM
- Productivity Apps
- Analytics
- Instant Messaging
- Secure Collaboration
- Bridge
- SDK
- ISV and Custom Apps
- Identity & Access Management
- Secure Content Management
- Multi-Channel Notification
BlackBerry Secure UEM & Productivity Suites Comparison
| Choice Suite | Freedom Suite | Limitless Suite | |
| Intelligence and Analytics | |||
| Dashboard Reporting | √ | √ | √ |
| App Analytics | √ | √ | √ |
| Security | |||
| Monitored Secure Communication Infrastructure | √ | √ | √ |
| FIPS 140-2 Validated Cryptography | √ | √ | √ |
| Available PKI and MFA for Secure Mobile Apps | √ | √ | √ |
| Active Directory Integration | √ | √ | √ |
| Data Encryption | √ | √ | √ |
| Enterprise Connectivity | √ | √ | √ |
| Common Criteria EAL4+, UK CESG, ASD EPL, DoD STIG | √ | √ | √ |
| Secure Connectivity for Any Apps | √ | √ | |
| Complete Cloud Service Federation and SSO Solution | √ | √ | |
| Deployment and Services | |||
| Cloud | √ | √ | √ |
| On-premises | √ | √ | √ |
| Hybrid | √ | √ | √ |
| Professional Services | √ | √ | √ |
| Mobile Device Management (MDM) | |||
| Cross Platform Support | √ | √ | √ |
| Real-Time Tracking | √ | √ | √ |
| PC’s Included | √ | √ | √ |
| Single Console | √ | √ | √ |
| BYOD | √ | √ | √ |
| Jailbreak/Root Detection | √ | √ | √ |
| Remote Device Wipe | √ | √ | √ |
| Regulated Sector Control | √ | √ | |
| Secure Business Productivity | |||
| Unified App Launcher | √ | √ | √ |
| Secure Browser | √ | √ | √ |
| Secure PIM (Email, Calendar, Contacts) | √ | √ | √ |
| Secure Tasks | √ | √ | √ |
| Virtual Apps | √ | √ | √ |
| Virtual Desktops | √ | √ | √ |
| Secure Sharing | √ | √ | √ |
| Instant Messaging | √ | √ | √ |
| Secure Notes | √ | √ | |
| Secure Collaboration | √ | √ | |
| Create, Edit, and Format Microsoft Office365 Docs | √ | √ | |
| Access Files from Microsoft Office 365 (Bridge) | √ | √ | |
| Multi-Channel Notification (UEM Notifications) | √ | ||
| Mobile Application Management (MAM) | |||
| App Containerisation | √ | √ | √ |
| Unlimited ISV App Deployment | √ | √ | √ |
| Unlimited Custom App Deployment | √ | √ | √ |
| BlackBerry Dynamics ISV App Deployment | √ | √ | |
| BlackBerry Dynamics Custom App Deployment | √ | √ | |
| SDK | √ | √ | |
| Identity and Access Management (IAM) | |||
| Two-Factor Authentication(2FA) | √ | √ | |
| SSO Enterprise Identity | √ | √ | |
| Mobile Zero Sign-On (Enterprise Identity) | √ | √ | |
| Desktop Zero Sign-On (Enterprise Identity) | √ | √ | |
| Mobile Content Management (MCM) | |||
| Tracking for Audit | √ | √ | |
| Secure External File Sharing | √ | √ | |
| Watermarking | √ | √ | |
| Advanced Policy Control | √ | √ | |
| Offline Control | √ | √ | |
| Enforced Digital Rights Management (DRM) | √ | ||
| Third-Party Compatibility | √ | ||
| File Locking | √ | ||
| Read Receipts | √ | ||
| E-Signature Support | √ | ||
| Form Fill | √ | ||
| Workspaces API/SDK | √ | ||
| Content Management System(CMS) and File Store Connectors | √ | ||
| Advanced Role Management – Assign User Roles | √ | ||
| Advanced Branding (All Apps, Links and Naming) | √ |
