BlackBerry has introduced a new service called “Secure Work Space,” that will allow iPhone and Android users to switch between personal and corporate mode.
Companies can have control over data that flows through their networks, even on a user”s personal phone through Secure Work Space as corporate email, calendars, contacts and intranets are sealed off and IT departments can add or remove other apps from that corporate section without affecting any personal information.
Malware infecting the personal side of the phone won”t make its way into corporate data with Secure Work Space.
If Secure Work Space takes off, it could help BlackBerry get its share of the corporate market back after losing out to Apple and Google.
According to CNN Cowen & Co. analyst Matthew Hoffman said Blackberry still has a chance to come back into the market with Secure Work Space but is not convinced about BlackBerry being the only company in the field.
Hoffman said a full switch from hardware to software would be messy for Blackberry but it would be a big corporate transition. (ANI)
