BlackBerry will team up with Boeing in order to make a secret, self-destructing phone that will be developed so the Homeland Security, defense contractors and employees can use it.
The partnership shows a great push from Boeing, being the second largest defense contractor, into the development software as its military hardware sales decreased due to the different budget cuts. BlackBerry now has another way to cling to its government market as sales decline with consumers.
John Chen, the CEO and chairman at the Waterloo, Canada based company said that they are very pleased to let the public know that the U.S. government is currently working with BlackBerry to produce mobile solution that is secure for devices running Android using their BES12 platform.
Due to security reasons, Chen was not allowed to give any further details regarding the phone.
Boeing, the aerospace company, which is based in Chicago, has the secure smartphone in testing. The phone is called the Boeing Black, which has Blackberry’s business server product known as BES that has software allowing the government and large corporations to keep track of devices used by their employees.
The server can run both with iPhone and Android devices.
Both companies are looking for opportunities that would allow the Boeing device to pair with a server for Blackberry.
Boeing has many years of experience with making and providing security and defense customers with secure communication systems.
The company is currently working on one with BlackBerry to help make the BES12 OS compatible and optimized with mobile devices that are ultra-secure for the security and defense community.
Software, Security
Since being in charge, Chen has focused on making software and providing security for corporations and the government, while also announcing new devices that are for business consumers, like the Classic and the Passport.
Boeing has not released many details on what is inside the device, which they say is designed with modularity and security in mind.
While the new decide might look similar to a thicker version of Android devices, it is packed with different features, including certain triggers that can make the device self-destruct.
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