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INTELLIGENT MOBILE TECHNOLOG manage and secure their mobile and connected devices, communication and data with an end-to-end solution. Secure, manage and control today and tomorrow BlackBerry Enterprise Portfolio supports the way we work today, giving IT an improved ability to secure, manage and control the mobile enterprise. Our software and services run on every major operating system, across any network. We knew enterprises would need rock-solid EMM to secure devices, data and content, but also a way to handle the coming EoT, to provide secure messaging and other communication and collaboration tools, and to stay ahead of constantly evolving security threats. That vision becomes reality in the BlackBerry Enterprise Portfolio and this update continues to execute on that plan. Updates help clients maximise business potential BlackBerry enables enterprises to work in ways that work for them. Our true cross-platform solution suite provides mobility and flexibility, collaboration tools, seamless productivity and the best security in the business. Specifically, this BlackBerry Enterprise Portfolio update helps customers: • Manage and secure Microsoft Office 365 mobile apps: Management of Microsoft Office 365 mobile apps, with the ability to apply app protection policies to Microsoft Office 365 mobile apps from BlackBerry UEM. • Access business data on unmanaged laptops: Users of BlackBerry Access will be able to securely work with business data on their personal or BYOL (Bring-Your-Own-Laptop) Windows 10 and MacOS computers. • Provide in-line comments, @mentions and DocuSign materials: BlackBerry Workspaces has been updated to allow in-line comments, @mentions and alerts. DocuSign has also been integrated, adding a key workflow for legally Richard McLeod, Global Vice-President for Enterprise Software Channels at BlackBerry. binding documents such as loan applications and financial transactions. • Leverage app analytics: BlackBerry Analytics gives IT and developers the key insights they need into how workers use their business apps to increase business productivity, such as modifying user experience (UX) flow, modifying training, or altering maintenance schedules. • Manage more wearables: BlackBerry has extended its endpoint management software capabilities to include modern workforce devices, such as smart glasses. provides end-to-end security for all users, devices and policies. • Identify upsell opportunities: BlackBerry Analytics for app life cycle management, and improved identity and authentication management in BlackBerry 2FA and BlackBerry Enterprise Identity can accelerate the transition to a higher BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite that might better suit your customer’s mature mobility needs. • Enable better, more secure collaboration: Two significant improvements can help you expand your Workspaces footprint. DocuSign integration accelerates document approval, and ‘file read’ acknowledgements and the ability to add file-level comments for easier, faster, real-time collaboration. Gemalto integration gives customers the ability to use private security with public clouds with ‘Bring-Your-Own (encryption)-Key’, or BYOK, allowing them to achieve compliance with important regulations, including ITAR in the US or the upcoming GDPR in Europe. Partner resources update New growth opportunities for partners To help you sell the latest BlackBerry Enterprise Portfolio, we’ve updated the available partner resources with new information. If you’re not yet a member of our partner programme, learn more at us.blackberry.com/partners/ solutionsproviders.  When solutions providers invest in BlackBerry, we give them opportunities to expand their expertise and build their businesses. This latest update creates opportunities to support their customers with exciting new capabilities and solutions, so they can grow too. • Ease transition from legacy installs: For those customers still using a legacy MDM waiting for the right moment to upgrade, now is a great time. They can look forward to comprehensive endpoint management from a single console that works across all major operating systems, and EMM . . . the ‘glue’ that connects mobile devices to their enterprise infrastructure. 45