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More than 800,000 new BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 licenses issued since the launch of migration program

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Earlier today, we reported how BlackBerry’s BES10 has the Lowest TCO Multi-Platform Enterprise. BlackBerry Have now announced that its industry-leading enterprise mobility management (EMM) platform BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES10) is continuing to win over customers and industry analysts alike.

According to a report from Strategy Analytics, BlackBerry is the most cost-effective EMM provider on the market.  The report evaluated six multi-platform EMM solutions and found that in both commercial and regulated environments, BES10 boasts the lowest overall total cost of ownership (TCO) over five years. The report also found:

*         BlackBerry is the lowest TCO for commercial and regulated and high-security EMM environments.

*         Respondents noted that BlackBerry is the most secure solution as competitors do not offer the same level of IT policies and compliance controls as BlackBerry.

*         BES10 offers the most comprehensive set of capabilities for the broadest range of customers, including regulated, enterprise and SMBs.

This news comes on the heels of more than 800,000 client access licenses (CALs) issued to customers worldwide for the  BlackBerry EZ Pass migration program since it launched on March 31. The migration program makes it simpler for new and current customers to take advantage of BES10 by seamlessly and at no cost migrating to the most updated software.

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Waterloo, ON (May 8, 2014) —BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX), a world leader in mobile communication, today announced that BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 (BES10) is the most cost effective multi-platform enterprise mobility management solution, according to a report by the global market research firm Strategy Analytics.

“Our detailed report found that the pricing offered by BES10 creates a lowest-cost migration path from a TCO perspective”, said Andrew Brown, Executive Director, Enterprise Research at Strategy Analytics. “We attribute this to multiple factors, including the Enterprise Server License Trade-up program, the impact of BlackBerry Software Assurance across its Advanced and Premium support categories, and new tiered support categories.”

The Strategy Analytics report, “Enterprise Mobility Management: A review of Total Cost of Ownership,”[1][1] found that BES10 is the lowest cost Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution based on a five year total cost of ownership (TCO). Migrating from BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5 (BES5) to a BlackBerry competitor is, on average, more than double the cost over 5 years thanmigrating from BES5 to BES10. The Strategy Analytics report went on to note that the “all inclusive” nature of the BlackBerry offering provides a tangible cost advantage which is then sustained throughout the TCO period.

“BlackBerry customers consistently tell us that cost, coupled with world-class security, is a top priority when choosing a multi-platform mobility management partner,” said John Sims, President, Global Enterprise Solutions, BlackBerry. “The report exemplifies why BlackBerry is the only company that can support the full range of EMM requirements, from the most secure to the most open BYOD environments. Customers also recognize the additional security provided from our global NOC infrastructure. No other company has this range of capabilities and we will work diligently to earn the trust of enterprise customers globally.”

Strategy Analytics analyzed the TCO of each solution and took into consideration multiple cost drivers, implementation, support and payment scenarios for enterprises migrating from BES5 to BES10 or to other mobility management platforms, as well as enterprises adopting an EMM solution for the first time. Based on the report, BlackBerry ranked the strongest in these categories:

  •          Lowest TCO for commercial EMM deployments: BlackBerry offers an implementation and service package that is substantially cheaper than any of its competitors for the EMM package. (See Figure 1)
  •          Lowest TCO for EMM deployments in regulated and high-security environments: Even in a fully regulated environment where BlackBerry offers the highest form of security, it also proves to be the lowest cost solution based on a 5 year TCO.
  •          Highest security: CIOs and IT decision makers listed BlackBerry as the most secure solution. The report concluded that competitors do not offer the same level of IT policies and compliance controls as BlackBerry and cannot deliver a similar end-to-end security model.
  •          Scope of EMM capabilities: BES10 offers the most comprehensive set of capabilities for the broadest range of customers, including regulated, enterprise and SMBs. (See Figure 2)

BlackBerry EZ Pass Migration Program Gains Momentum

Customers are realizing the benefits and cost savings of the recently launched BlackBerry program, which provides free license migration and support for BlackBerry customers to move from BES5 and other MDM platforms to BES10.

Since the program launched on March 31, 2014, more than 800,000 BES10 client access licenses have been issued to customers worldwide. The enterprises participating in the program represent a cross-section of industries from financial services and healthcare, to telecommunications and government organizations.

The BlackBerry EZ Pass migration program is designed to help customers take full advantage of the BES10 multi-platform solution by seamlessly migrating from BES5 and includes access to BlackBerry’s technical support services.

For more information about the BlackBerry EZ Pass migration program, please visit:www.blackberry.com/ezpass. For more information about BES10, please visit:www.bes10.com.

For more information about the Strategy Analytics report, please visitwww.blackberry.com/tco.
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