Another day and yet more fantastic BES10 (BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10) news. As you'll see from the following press release - PSA Peugeot Citroen are to supply 10,000 BlackBerry Z10's to their staff in France and Spain. It doesn't get much better than that!
We've seen a host of big companies make the commitment to BlackBerry 10 recently - in fact this is the second we've learned about this week and it's only Tuesday.
Yesterday we saw the awesome video that SNT Group had created with EE and BlackBerry and the CrackBerry community were sure as hell digging that one.
Keep 'em coming BlackBerry. We're loving this.
Press Release
PARIS, FRANCE and WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec. 17, 2013) - BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB) announced today that PSA Peugeot Citroen will deploy 10,000 BlackBerry Z10 smartphones for its operations in France and Spain, and is migrating to BlackBerry's award-winning Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution - BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES10).
BlackBerry 10 is the platform of choice for France-headquartered PSA Peugeot Citroen, the second largest car manufacturer in Europe. "BlackBerry 10 is the best mobility platform for us in terms of integration, security, connectivity and price," said Eric Marchand, Head of Telecom at PSA Peugeot Citroen. "Every day, our employees need to share and access confidential information so it's critical that we have the most secure and user friendly smartphones. With BES10, we are assured that the confidentiality of our information is maintained while also ensuring that Peugeot's employees can enjoy the best experience for personal as well as professional use."
According to Herve Liboureau, Managing Director for Western Europe and Central Europe at BlackBerry, "This significant investment by PSA Peugeot Citroen demonstrates the value and benefits that BES10 with BlackBerry 10 smartphones brings to enterprise customers. BES10 was chosen for its complete end-to-end security, simplified integration with existing IT systems, and numerous enterprise applications."
To date, customers have installed nearly 30,000 BES10 commercial and test servers around the world. In France, more than 60 percent of the CAC 40 companies (the 40 companies with the most significant values among the 100 highest market caps on the Paris Bourse) have ordered, downloaded or installed BES10. Organizations continue to choose BlackBerry because it is the most proven and trusted enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution, supporting iOS, Android and BlackBerry smartphones.
To get the facts on BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, please visit here.
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