BlackBerry Introduces Good Secure EMM Suites To Boost Security

Canadian smart phone maker, BlackBerry has announced the introduction of the new Good Secure EMM Suites , a comprehensive set of mobile security, management, productivity and collaboration.

The solution offers best-in-class app security and containerization, Identity and Access management, and enterprise File sync and Share with file level data protection.

The new platform provides the most complete set of multi-OS EMM capabilities in a simple, user-based subscription model.

This is even as research firm Strategy Analytics predicted the combined market share of BlackBerry and Good at 25% in the EMM segment.

With the new solution, users can immediately increase their productivity through a single integrated offering of BES 12, Good Dynamics and WatchDox by BlackBerry that allows flexibility of deployment and security options for businesses as their mobile needs evolve.

Good Secure EMM Suites included leading security capabilities at each level of the platform in order to address the needs of customers for securing devices, applications, content and work data – at rest and in transit.

“The new Good Secure EMM Suites provide simple and flexible options for customers to deploy industry leading security across devices, apps, content and data. BlackBerry now has five tailored mobility suites to meet the current and future needs of businesses of any size,” Billy Ho, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Product and Value Added Solutions, BlackBerry, said, adding that, “This major step in the integration of Good Powered by BlackBerry comes less than three months after the close of the acquisition, enabling us to expand our industry leadership and further drive innovation in the EMM market.”

The Good Secure EMM Suites combine a broad set of management, security, productivity and collaboration capabilities in different combinations and enable seamless access to data and applications behind the firewall or in the cloud – across any mobile endpoint or platform including:

BES12 multi-OS EMM platform

Best-in-class Good Dynamics secure mobile app platform and container

Best-in-class MDM/MAM supporting iOS, Android (including Android for Work and Samsung KNOX), BlackBerry, Windows 10 and Mac OSX

All-in-one Good Work email and collaboration app

Good Share secure file access supporting SharePoint, file shares, OneDrive and Box

Good Connect secure enterprise instant messaging for Microsoft Lync and Cisco Jabber environments

Good Access secure browser with SSO support for enterprise web applications and cloud services

Deployment of ISV apps from BlackBerry’s broad partner ecosystem

Deployment of custom developed apps secured by Good Dynamics

WatchDox enterprise file synchronization and sharing (EFSS) including complete DRM capabilities and file level security

Identity and Access Management capabilities to extend 2-factor authentication to mobile apps and to use the mobile device as a second factor for accessing corporate applications.

Pricing and availability

The Good Secure EMM Suites will follow the established user-based subscription licensing model with pricing starting at $3 USD per user per month for the Good Secure Management Suite.

The other product offerings will then range from Good Secure Enterprise Suite for $5 USD, Good Secure Collaboration Suite for $10 USD, Good Secure Mobility Suite for $15 USD to Good Secure Content Suite for $25 USD per user per month.

The Good Secure EMM Suites can be deployed on-premise or via a cloud-based model, and are now being introduced to customers worldwide.