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John Sims: BlackBerry Achieves DoD Certification for Mobile Platform


blackberry logoBlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has obtained security certification from the Defense Information Systems Agency to operate its mobile management platform across the Defense Department’s networks.

Government users can access DoD network resources such as email, data and apps through their BlackBerry 10 mobile devices following the Full Operational Capability validation, BlackBerry said Thursday.

John Sims, president of global enterprise services at BlackBerry, said the company collaborated with DISA on the certification process with the goal of providing the government a secure mobile infrastructure.

A BlackBerry 10 smartphone features the BlackBerry Balance technology for switching between work and personal profiles.

The technology was developed to isolate work-related data from personal content stored within the device.

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