John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO of BlackBerry, said at the Empire Club Monday that he is two-thirds of the way through his company turnaround.
In Conversation with Amber Kanwar, Anchor & Reporter, BNN, Chen reiterated that the company is in the business of monetizing assset opposed to selling them.
“We have made investment over a billion-plus, all in software, all in security, and now we need to execute it,” Chen said two days before the company will report its second-quarter earnings.
Chen once again reiterated that handsets are the entry point of security, not a thing in and of itself and that handsets are an important part of an end to end secure solution. Whether it’s iPhone, Android or BlackBerry 10. He pointed out that for Banks and Governments that BlackBerry 10 is the most secure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TASE8iKZO20
While he didn’t say much on handsets, there was no indication that they’re exiting the smartphone market. Considering the launch of the DTEK60 is due to happen shortly, this is hardly a surprise – despite the dross reports elsewhere.
