What went wrong with BlackBerry - Computer Total

BACKGROUND – BlackBerry, the company that previously operated for years under the name of Research in Motion (RIM), is probably to exist within a year. Acquisition Talks are under way. What went wrong?

The manufacturer was over a decades decisive in the mobile communications industry, but is forced to retire. Friday showed that, despite the appearance of the new BlackBerry 10 platform, the turnover was only half of previously budgeted, making a change is necessary and 4,500 people resignation will be canceled.

What went wrong? BlackBerry has quite a few years stubbornly maintained a smartphone strategy that did not work: providing secure messaging devices in a world where the shots apps and users want to do everything with their devices. Most journalists, therefore, predicted for a long time that it would be sooner or later. Last Last winter came BlackBerry yet, after wegbonjouren of the founders, the BlackBerry 10 OS to come and Z10 BlackBerry smartphone. Finally there was still a capable modern mobile computing platform, while the company’s trademark, high security, could continue to offer simultaneously. A device with the typical keyboard, the BlackBerry Q10, followed a few months later.

Security King

Although

BlackBerry 10 could pose for iOS or Android, no threat was in many ways be the platform that companies should choose to work. successfully secure smartphones I am thinking to organizations in finance, defense, healthcare and directors. A number of sectors has long called they needed such a platform and iOS and Android was not appropriate. But apparently not – companies do not buy BlackBerries, despite great devices that BB10 running. The new BlackBerry has in many respects to the iPhones and high-end Android smartphones, but if it is about security, then the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 good enough, especially if communicator device.

The sad part is that most companies still stick to BlackBerry especially the older BlackBerry 7 models and not buy the new BlackBerry 10 types. I understand nothing about. Maybe it’s because IT organizations do not want to invest needed to support.

BlackBerry 10 in the new BlackBerry server

Meanwhile iOS and Android have made great strides in recent years in the field of security, but they could never match the standards of BlackBerry. Last week was even Windows Phone 8 yet certified for FIPS 140-2 encryption key standard. The result is that many companies have seen abandoned. BlackBerry reason Former Gartner analyst Philip Redman recently told me that research among companies shows that almost nobody is interested in buying new BlackBerrys – let alone BES10

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Companies Canadian manufacturer turned their backs

Forrester paints the same picture. “Most companies surveyed customers and walk away from BlackBerry,” said analyst Charles Golvin. “These companies are generally satisfied with the level of security in iOS and Android if they are complemented by good MDM solutions. There are small niches where BlackBerry remains strong because of security crown, but this is marginal to mention.”

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The results presented are very disappointing. The board of the manufacturer considers “strategic options” as the sale of part or even the whole company. Reuters reports that the interest in BlackBerry is small, in the smartphone division no one would even be interested. The patents that the company owns are worth less than expected because they depend on standards, which means that a buyer adhering to set licensing fees. And BlackBerry’s two other revenue streams – are BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) management platform and its network operations center for secure messaging – have value only if there circulating BlackBerry’s which should be

the messages protected.

It is therefore not surprising that last week’s message was that BlackBerry 40 percent of its employees hold impetus for the end of the year. The company can not be otherwise. It announced on Friday that the last quarter but $ 1.6 billion in revenue turned, while $ 3.2 billion is expected. Also had to be nearly $ 1 billion in unsold units depreciated.

joke as I have previously suggested that the NSA would be a suitable party to buy BlackBerry and that’s not so crazy. Administrations courts not to supports provided by Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft and their security standards are a niche market. It may therefore be that BlackBerry is bought.

by a government

BlackBerry has officially given the ax has not yet thrown down and will not do so. Last week the company announced the BlackBerry still to Z30, an improved, larger version of the Z10 later this fall will be in stores – if the carriers decide to sell the device. The initial rollout will take place in the United Kingdom and the Middle East markets where BlackBerry outperforms in Europe and the United States. For the rest of the world BlackBerry keeps it “later this year”, which in some parts of the world also “never” might mean.

BBM failure leading

BlackBerry weekend would release a version for iOS and Android are ever popular BlackBerry Messaging service (BBM), but could not due to technical problems after the leak of an early version for Android. Forrester analyst Waves says BlackBerry especially hopes to earn to companies that want to safely handle. Messages, voice and video money But he has strong doubts about the success of this strategy, given the small customer base of BBM and the availability of numerous (free) competing services.

It is too early to say that BlackBerry is specified, but there are plenty of signs to suggest otherwise. I hope I’m wrong, but I think the Z30 is the latest BlackBerry BlackBerry has been.

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Bye bye BlackBerry - how the popular business phone could decay - nrc.nl

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Last night brought Fairfax Financial BlackBerry on a bid of 4.7 billion dollars (3.5 billion euros). If the deal is closed it means that BlackBerry disappears from the consumer. How could the company decay and what does the acquisition for the future?

The first BlackBerry, a pager

1999 Research In Motion (RIM) launched its first mobile device, the BlackBerry 850. It is a pager, a device that can only received, while BlackBerry’s pager can also send messages. Information up to that point The 850 is a device with a screen with a color and includes a calendar and SMS service.

The BlackBerry BlackBerry 850.De 850, the first mobile device from RIM’s BlackBerry 850, the first mobile device from RIM

A year later, the RIM 957, which you can email appears, but still did not call. RIM is not the only company such a device – a mobile phone with which you can not call – makes. Thus comes with the Nokia 9000 series, with its Symbian based Ericsson R380 and the Kyocera 6035 Palm OS turned on.

From business to general

maker phones

In 2002 RIM BlackBerry 5810. presents It is the first BlackBerry that uses GSM and GPRS technology. The breakthrough came a few versions later, with the 6200 – and 7100-series: business start these phones also private use

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In 2005, following the 8700 series. The improved design, many features and QWERTY keyboard adds a growing popularity in the business market. With the BlackBerry Pearl (2006) and Curve (2007) the phone maker focuses for the first time to a wider audience. And it works: the phones ‘to beat’ and be massively bought

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The BlackBerry Curve.

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everything changes

In 2007 appears a new player on the scene: Apple, which just made computers and MP3 players up to that point. In January of 2007, presents his iPhone, a phone with a large 3.5-inch touch screen. It means a revolution in the phone market.

iPhone 2G, the first Apple iPhone.

Phone Makers react negatively and do not bode well for the computer maker. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, even laconic on the launch and states that the phone is too expensive. RIM states that users need a physical keyboard to work properly. Continue to adhere to such a keyboard, years fixed is one of the causes of the collapse the company: the ‘smartphone boat’ is missed

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The ‘Bold’ and ‘Storm’: mix of tradition and innovation

BlackBerry comes in 2008 with the Bold 9000 series, a phone with a physical keyboard. That same year presents its first Google phone, the HTC Dream. The phone has both a touchscreen and a physical keyboard seems therefore somewhat on BlackBerry phones. Were it not for Google’s smartphone has a larger screen.

In November 2008 comes with RIM’s BlackBerry Storm, a phone with a touch screen. Also, the smartphone maker with the BlackBerry App World, in response to Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market. One gets the brand a market share of 20.8 percent, but drops soon gone.

RIM invests, but it does not help

RIM has been through the lot is in trouble and that a small update will not help. The company invests in 2010 in a new operating system that eventually the BlackBerry Tablet OS and BlackBerry 10 should go driving. RIM that BlackBerry PlayBook.

also presents

The BlackBerry PlayBook.

In April 2011, the PlayBook on the market, but it soon becomes clear that the sale is disappointing. Go with the services of RIM not always good. There arises a brief revival after the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 with SMS service Ping that attracts many young people. With the advent of WhatsApp (2009), which also iOS and Android users can send each other messages over the internet the added value of Ping falls away.

A new CEO

In 2012 the bosses of RIM leave. The new CEO, Thorsten Heins, can not turn the tide. Despite investments in new devices like the BlackBerry 10 manages the company barely to keep the water. Above head Last Friday it was announced that BlackBerry (RIM in January 2013 changed its name to BlackBerry) in the second quarter of 2013 has suffered a loss of 995 million dollars, with a massive layoff due.

Technology Editor NRC Marc Hijink the fall of BlackBerry:

BlackBerry was a time so successful that it was difficult to renew long. The company clung hose to the keyboard and operating system are renewed too late. In the booming smartphone market, the Canadians lacked scale, in order to continue to attract developers and customer loyalty.

profit

Last quarter were 225 million smartphones sold worldwide, with 3.7 million BlackBerrys. The total number of users of the BlackBerry service fell to 72 million. That’s a bit too small compared to the 700 million devices (iPhones, iPads and iPods) that run on Apple iOS. And there are more than 1 billion according to Google Android phones in circulation.

CEO Thorsten Heins presented in February this year the BlackBerry Z10.

The future of BlackBerry

That BlackBerry

of the fair is met, does not mean the end of smartphones. The company stopped making consumer phones and plans to four phones with focus on the business market. In addition, BlackBerry is thus probably in private hands. Fairfax Financial soon need to show. No sales Whether that makes for positive coverage and perhaps even a revival? As long as no good alternative is for iOS and Android is very doubtful.

Sources: Engadget and CrackBerry

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BlackBerry is acquired for $ 4.7 billion by investor - nrc.nl

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BlackBerry is acquired for 4.7 billion dollars (3.47 billion euros) by the Canadian investment company Fairfax Financial. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer has just accepted the bid.

BlackBerry has been for years in dire straits due to a disappointing number of units sold. Last Friday made BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins early poor results for the quarter: a loss of nearly $ 1 billion (735 million euros). BlackBerry sold only 3.7 million smartphones in the last three months. As a result, the turnover half lower than expected.

The head of Fairfax, Prem Watsa, was until last month the board at Blackberry. He resigned after the company had indicated a sale to consider.

Last week, BlackBerry announced 40 percent of its staff to dismiss. In fact, BlackBerry halves themselves, says NRC technology editor Marc Hijink today NRC Handelsblad : 2015 to spend 50 percent returned by the operating expenses the company is trying to make itself more attractive to an inevitable sales – before it to a forced sale comes. This sale is now.

Trading in shares of Blackberry is temporarily halted by the bid.

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Blackberry Messenger for Android and iOS delayed - Nutech

The rollout of the online messaging service BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS delayed. The app would initially be released this weekend.

for both mobile operating systems

Blackberry, reports on his blog. Previously leaked the Android version of BlackBerry Messenger, which was installed in a short time. By over a million users

However

The massive installation was not without problems. The service there was quite some time and many could not send messages to each other. The iOS app has been launched in some selected countries. Those who have downloaded the iOS version, can still use Blackberry Messenger.

Blackberry is planning to online messaging and phased roll out. country The smartphone manufacturer has published nothing further about the deployment or specific countries when their turn. “Our team works day and night to bring BBM to Android and the iPhone, but we want the same quality that users expect from BBM.”

Blackberry Messenger allows users to communicate for free with each other through various platforms. The online messaging service, also known as BBM, a full chat app for multiple platforms and be a competitor for WhatsApp.

online messaging allows users to chat in addition also send pictures and voice messages, starting group discussions and post updates. Also, each BlackBerry Messenger user a unique code that can be used. As contact information Therefore it is not necessary to exchange mobile numbers.

or e-mail addresses

Blackberry Messenger is available for Android 4.0 and iOS 6 and newer versions of the mobile operating systems.

BlackBerry Messenger appears for iOS and Android - Portable Gear

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the popular ping and chat application for BlackBerry is available for Android (from Saturday, September 21) and iOS (from Sunday, September 22).

free from this weekend

September 21, 2013 – The arrival of BlackBerry Messenger to iOS and Android is no surprise: the ailing Canadian company announced back in May to bring

the application to competing software platforms.

BlackBerry Messenger for iOS and Android support BBM Chat (to instantly chat with others with Android, iPhone or BlackBerry smartphones). BBM not only shows that a message has been received and read, it is also displayed if the receiver is busy typing a response. With BBM you can not only chat, but also exchange files (such as pictures and voice messages).

Thanks to the support of BBM Groups are further chats with several people (up to 30) possible, also with whom you can share. simultaneously all photos and calendars You can send a message to all your BBM contacts simultaneously. With Broadcast Message Finally, you can have updates show a personal message, profile picture and current status. Each BBM user gets a personal PIN code for optimal privacy.

“For BlackBerry messaging and collaboration is an inseparable part of the mobile experience and it is now the right time to BBM creating a multi-platform service,” said Andrew Bocking, CEO of BlackBerry software product management.

BlackBerry Messenger: available free for iOS and Android the

BlackBerry 4600 puts workers on the street - Emerce

ailing BlackBerry has just announced the dismissal of 4,600 employees. Stock trading on the stock exchange in Toronto has been shut down. The losses for the quarter were larger than expected.

BlackBerry expects a loss of between 950 and 995 miljon dollars on revenues of $ 1.6 billion. Had always counted on 3 billion. Analysts In the last quarter were 3.7 million smartphones shipped, against 6.8 million in the first quarter. The figures for the second quarter will be published next week. BlackBerry says that the poor results due to rapidly changing market conditions and increased competition (Samsung and Apple). The cost should therefore be reduced.

with the half

stops BlackBerry with consumer to be able to focus.

entirely on the business market

Rumors of mass layoffs surfaced earlier on, and turn right: almost half of the staff should disappear. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that all redundancies.

at all levels of the organization

The bad news overshadows the launch of a new smartphone and free messaging software for iPhone and Android this weekend.

Mass Layoff Blackberry: 4500 workers redundant - Wedding

20/09/13, 23:53 – Source: Reuters

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Canadian Blackberry 4500 deletes jobs. That equates to approximately 40 percent of the current number of employees. The company wants to bring back the next year, until early 2015, the cost by about 50 percent as was the producer of a few years ago very popular smartphone on Friday.

Blackberry reported in the second quarter, according to preliminary data, to have suffered. an operating loss of more than $ 950 million The company sold 3.7 million handsets during this period, almost a record low.

In total, the amount of sales to 5.9 million phones, but that includes the devices were shipped. Been to customers The turnover for the past 3 months are projected to reach $ 1.6 billion, almost 50 percent lower than the forecast of analysts.

In addition, the company makes a depreciation of 930 to 960 million dollars, because a new model, the Z10, no interest among consumers has been able to generate. Blackberry will now reduce the number of models from six to four.

Many lost ground
The manufacturer has lost a lot of ground to rivals such as Apple and Samsung in recent years. Blackberry was a long stick to phones with full keyboard, while the customer switched to the touch screens of peers.

The news caused a massive devaluation of the share Blackberry. On the New York Stock Exchange lost share, after trading was suspended in it a short time, more than 16 percent.

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