BlackBerry Recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools

WATERLOO, Ontario, July 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) (TSX:BB) today announced it has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant by Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools. The Magic Quadrant evaluates the ability to execute and completeness of vision for vendors in the unified endpoint management (UEM) market.

BlackBerry was one of five UEM vendors to be positioned in the Leaders quadrant this year.

“Whether you’re a fleet manager that uses smart sensors to track and monitor your assets or a hospital administrator who relies on the interaction of patient and personnel data along with sophisticated and simple equipment to deliver high-quality care, being able to manage an enterprise of IoT devices is quickly becoming the new norm for businesses across all industries,” said Billy Ho, EVP of Enterprise Products at BlackBerry. “By leveraging the BlackBerry UEM platform, enterprises can manage a large fleet of diverse and connected devices from a single console, while ensuring the necessary compliance, privacy, and security needed in today’s hyperconnected world.”

Download the complete 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools at www.blackberry.com/GartnerMQ-UEM.

Additional information about the BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite is available here.

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools, Chris Silva, Rich Doheny, Bryan Taylor, Rob Smith, Manjunath Bhat, 23 July 2018.

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About BlackBerry
BlackBerry is an enterprise software and services company focused on securing and managing IoT endpoints. The company does this with BlackBerry Secure, an end-to-end Enterprise of Things platform, comprised of its enterprise communication and collaboration software and safety-certified embedded solutions. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company was founded in 1984 and operates in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. The Company trades under the ticker symbol “BB” on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange. For more information, visit www.BlackBerry.com.

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