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BlackBerry announces Android smartphone, Good acquisition

2015-09-25 15:56:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) BlackBerry will be launching Priv, a flagship slider device which will run on Android, later in the calendar year. The device will combine BlackBerry security and Android for Work on the BES12 platform. More details will be forthcoming closer to launch. BlackBerry noted that while Priv will provide a choice of OS to new and existing customers, the company remains committed to the BlackBerry 10 OS, which it will continue to develop and enhance. Version 10.3.3 will be introduced in March. The company made the announcement after releasing its fiscal second quarter results, and saying it completed its acquisition of AtHoc at the end of September and signed a new agreement to acquire Good Technology for USD 425 million in cash. The company said the deal with Good will strengthen its leadership in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) value added services. The transaction is expected to close towards the end of the company's 2016 fiscal third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

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