Data SheetBlackBerry Connect
The Challenge
Decision-making speed can be the difference between
winning and losing a deal, executing a trade at a profit orloss, and delighting or infuriating a customer. Competitors’
instant messaging apps for business were designed for thedesktop, and where mobile clients do exist, the messages
are unencrypted and vulnerable to potential data loss.
Enteprises need a secure solution that enables employees tocommunicate in real-time.

The Solution
Provide Secure Instant Messaging and File ShareBlackBerry® Connect provides an easy to use, secure instant messaging app for iOS and Android platforms that fully interoperates with desktop clients
while maintaining the highest levels of security. It integrates with your existing Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) investments such as Microsoft Lync,
Skype for Business, IBM Sametime and Cisco Jabber to extend secure instant communication to mobile devices.
With BlackBerry Connect you can easily communicate in real-time just like on the desktop:• Set presence status, track your colleagues’ availability and initiate or receive an instant message or file•

Manage contact lists and groups and find co-workers via Global Address List (GAL) look-up•

Receive alerts for new instant messages•

Initiate a phone call to contacts to escalate key issues.

Improve Time to Decision and Collaboration
BlackBerry Connect goes beyond just instant messaging to enable users to be fully
productive on the go. With its extensive capabilities and tight integration with othercollaboration tools built on BlackBerry Dynamics, it enables users to complete
business workflows in real-time from common mobile devices.
With BlackBerry Connect, users can:• Share, open, and edit files directly within the app and send back tocolleagues via IM for faster collaboration• Access email, calendar, contacts, browser and more during a chatfrom the integrated BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher•Collaborate with teams via intuitive group chat capabilities, and save•

View and manage instant message history, even in offline modetime relaying messages to different individuals

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Provide Unparalleled Security
Many enterprise instant messaging apps are unencrypted and vulnerable to potential data loss. BlackBerry Connect is part of BlackBerry Secure, acomprehensive endpoint-to-endpoint approach to security. Built on BlackBerry Dynamics, the best-in-class mobile container, BlackBerry Connect
eliminates the threat of data leakage and provides an additional layer of defense against malware infected applications. With BlackBerry Connect you caneffectively embrace BYOD programs without compromising corporate security or employee privacy.
BlackBerry Connect ensures that valuable data being relayed across instant messaging stays within the organization by:•Protecting data both in transit and at rest with FIPS-certified AES encryption libraries•Routing instant messages safely from behind the firewall to mobile devices, without compromising your business information or network.

•Safeguarding corporate contact and message data using application policies such as password requirements, remote lock and wipe,and disabling of copy/cut/paste.

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