BlackBerry is going strong on the developer front and has launched another tech center, this time in São Paulo, Brazil. The tech center is BlackBerry's third and will serve Brazils large developer community. As with the other centers, students and developers will be able to go to the center for training and help with development and it will also help with business opportunities for them. The tech center is located at BlackBerry's offices in São Paulo and will be open weekdays.
Press Release
BlackBerry Launches Tech Center in São Paulo
BlackBerry Tech Centers Deepen Commitment to ICT in Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil – May 29, 2013 - As part of the BlackBerry® Academic Program, a global outreach and support program aimed at students and mobile application developers, BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) is opening the doors of its third BlackBerry® Tech Center in Brazil today. The program will serve a dual purpose: to provide ongoing training and the space and resources necessary to help students and developers create and test new mobile applications, and to nurture their entrepreneurship by helping to generate business opportunities for them.
“Brazil has one of the most active and passionate developer communities in the world, and there have been more than 1100 apps for BlackBerry 10 developed here,” said Alec Saunders, Vice President of Developers Relations & Ecosystems at BlackBerry. “The new BlackBerry Tech Center will welcome students and entrepreneurs in Sao Paulo to become specialists on the BlackBerry 10 platform and gain insight into the opportunities in mobile app development.”
Joao Stricker, Managing Director for Brazil at BlackBerry said, "The new center, BlackBerry’s third in the past six months, reflects a deep and long-term commitment to the country. São Paulo is known for its well-educated and skilled mobile developers and we want to bring the community high-quality training, tools and support to help them innovate for the future of mobile computing. BlackBerry is also working closely with University of Sao Paulo, and is selecting 10 top students from USP to become BlackBerry 10 Development Specialists.”
Through the BlackBerry Academic Program, BlackBerry is committed to strengthening the information technology industry in Brazil, broadening and empowering the local developer community, and fostering the skills and competitiveness of local providers. The program is intended to help drive innovation, increase the number of local BlackBerry developers, and nurture local business growth and entrepreneurship.
BlackBerry is also supporting the Government of Brazil's commitment to expand the country's ICT capacity. BlackBerry is proud to be participating in the Science Without Borders initiative and has recently welcomed the first group of students to its headquarters in Waterloo, Canada.
The BlackBerry Tech Center will be located at BlackBerry’s offices in Sao Paulo. It will be open weekdays, has complete office facilities, and staffed by technical leads who can provide support to developers working on the BlackBerry platform.
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