Monday, February 29, 2016

Fight deal 425 million acquisition of rival BlackBerry Mobile security company

  The old saying goes, do not fight or no deal, which fits in today's a big deal. Canada BlackBerry well-known handset makers to buy mobile security firm Good Technology for $ 425 million in cash, which the two companies can be a lot of exhausted their energy.

  Once the phone giant stumbled on BlackBerry smartphones, has recently begun to focus on enterprise-grade mobile security, this is Good Technology sites. Good Technology was created in 1996 in United States, California, the main industry is mobile security technology. The two companies began fighting, Good Technology has released a white paper to compare the advantages and disadvantages of both companies products.

  "Some people may not realize it, but in fact the two companies do mobile safety programs for more than ten years. This business is highly competitive, and constantly in development, so the last two had some aggressive stance is not surprising. But if you look closely, you will find that we share a common tradition in safe areas, can well complement. "Marty Beard, Chief Operating Officer of the BlackBerry said.

  The deal means that future blackberries will be bet on the mobile security market, mobile phone market is too difficult to do. Good Technology boasts more than 6,000 customers, in areas such as banking, aviation, medical and defense.

  BlackBerry says the acquisition will enhance its existing software and cloud services, to create the most comprehensive mobile security platform. Good Technology CEO Christy Wyatt said the company's technology will contribute to the BlackBerry's ability to manage networked devices in support of wearable technology, such as Apple watches and other Android devices. Internet war for talent printed in Dragon battle

  Although the BlackBerry Security meets all common mobile OS, but Good Technology says its 64% of active users from Apple's iOS system. This is probably the value of BlackBerry, as Apple now use an increasing proportion in the operating systems in the enterprise.

  BlackBerry announcing the deal after its share price rose by nearly 5%.

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