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8
• Launched BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, the Company’s new enterprise mobility management solution. BlackBerry
Enterprise Service 10 brings together device management, industry leading security and mobile applications management
for pre-existing BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and new BlackBerry 10 smartphones in a
consolidated solution. It also provides a single console for managing BlackBerry devices and devices running Google®
Android® and A
pp
le® iOS® o
p
eratin
g
s
y
stems;
• Launched the BlackBerry 10 Ready program to help enterprise customers prepare their environments for BlackBerry 10.
More than 3,500 uni
q
ue com
p
anies have re
g
istered for the
p
ro
g
ram;
• Launched BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Voice, a free update that allows customers to make free voice calls to other BBM
customers over a Wi-Fi connection;
• Received FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 certification for the BlackBerry 10 platform in November
2012;
• Built outstanding momentum in the developer community through 44 BlackBerry Jam sessions in 37 countries, attracting
more than 9,300 attendees;
• Commenced the CORE program to drive significant improvements and efficiencies across all functions in the Company’s
or
g
anization;
• Surpassed the CORE objective of reducing operating costs by $1 billion compared to the Q4 FY12 run rate, one quarter
ahead of initial tar
g
ets;
• Selected by EnStream, a joint venture of Bell Mobility Inc., Rogers Wireless Partnership and TELUS Communications
Company, to provide its Secure Element Manager (SEM) solution to manage credentials on wireless handsets in Canada
that support Near Field Communication (NFC) Service. NFC is the technology that can make secure, convenient and
contactless mobile payments a reality for Canadian wireless handset users. BlackBerry’s SEM solution is designed to
securely manage credentials on SIM (subscriber identity module) cards installed in all types of mobile devices, including
BlackBerr
y
smart
p
hones, Android devices and Windows
p
hones.
• Launched affordable new BlackBerry 7 smartphones (the BlackBerry Curve 9300 series) for customers in several markets,
including: the U.S., Vietnam, Singapore, Kenya, Nigeria, Malaysia. South Africa, the Caribbean region, Latin America,
India, the Phili
pp
ines and Indonesia.
• Launched the BlackBerr
y
9620 in Mexico, the first BlackBerr
y
7 smart
p
hone for the Nextel Evolution network.
• Launched the BlackBerry Partners for enterprise portal to support independent software vendors, system integrators,
application hosters, professional services organizations as well as corporate developers looking to enable or deploy
BlackBerr
y
10 a
pp
lications and services for enter
p
rise customers.