WATERLOO, Ontario, and
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced a new distribution
agreement in the United States
with SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a leading business
process services company, and its Westcon-Comstor division, which
focuses on security, collaboration, networking, and data center
solutions. SYNNEX now distributes the BlackBerry Enterprise
Mobility Suite, a comprehensive suite of software and services that
helps enterprises manage and control access to Internet of Things
(IoT) devices as well as secure communications for all messaging
and file types.
As part of the agreement, SYNNEX will work to accelerate partner
recruitment for the BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program and
is responsible for the training, enablement, and management of key
reseller partners in the commercial and enterprise markets.
The expanded relationship builds upon existing collaboration
between Westcon-Comstor and BlackBerry, spanning a number of years
in Latin America and Asia Pacific markets. Additionally, SYNNEX is
a partner within the BlackBerry Cylance Partner Program,
distributing BlackBerry Cylance advanced endpoint security
solutions through the reseller network. As a result of the
agreement, SYNNEX is one of only two major distributors in
the United States to represent
these principal lines of business, providing a full security and AI
portfolio to its joint partners.
"Trusted and respected security-centric partners are extremely
important as organizations recognize benefits of secure IoT
initiatives," said Richard McLeod,
Global Vice President, Enterprise Software Channels, BlackBerry.
"SYNNEX has a very strong reputation, reach, and partner network in
the commercial and enterprise markets, and we look forward to
leveraging the combined power of the BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility
Suite and BlackBerry Cylance's machine learning (ML) and artificial
intelligence (AI) based threat detection services with SYNNEX to
attain new levels of mutual growth and customer/partner value-add
in the years ahead."
By working with SYNNEX, resellers can grow their customer base
in strategic territories while relying on value-added services as
well as flexible financing options including subscription and
consumption based programs.
"We are pleased to help BlackBerry expand its commercial and
enterprise businesses in the U.S. through this strategic new
agreement," said Reyna Thompson,
Senior Vice President, Product Management, North America, SYNNEX Corporation. "Due to our
commitment to partner enablement through comprehensive services and
support offerings, as well as our expertise in security and IoT, we
are well-positioned to help customers effectively manage and grow
their business with BlackBerry."
The BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program is designed to help
partners gain new capabilities that enable them to exceed market
demand by ensuring they are equipped to successfully design,
architect, implement, and support BlackBerry solutions. The program
enables partners to build differentiated solutions that leverage
BlackBerry's expertise in cybersecurity, endpoint management,
encryption, and data privacy.
For more information on the BlackBerry Enterprise Partner
Program visit www.blackberry.com/partners or sign up for the
newsletter here. To learn more about BlackBerry through SYNNEX,
email blackberry@synnex.com.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is a trusted security software
and services company that provides enterprises and governments with
the technology they need to secure the Internet of Things. Based in
Waterloo, Ontario, the company is
unwavering in its commitment to safety, cybersecurity and data
privacy, and leads in key areas such as artificial intelligence,
endpoint security and management, encryption and embedded systems.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
About SYNNEX
SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX) is a Fortune 200 corporation and
a leading business process services company, providing a
comprehensive range of distribution, logistics and integration
services for the technology industry and providing outsourced
services focused on customer engagement to a broad range of
enterprises. SYNNEX distributes a broad range of information
technology systems and products, and also provides systems design
and integration solutions. Concentrix, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation, offers a portfolio of strategic
solutions and end-to-end business services focused on customer
engagement, process optimization, technology innovation, front and
back-office automation and business transformation to clients in
ten identified industry verticals. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX
Corporation operates in numerous countries throughout North and
South America, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Additional
information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this news release that are forward-looking, such
as features and capabilities of products and services, security
product offering expansion, technology trends, and general success
of collaborations, involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties which may cause the Company's actual results in
future periods to be materially different from any future
performance that may be suggested in this release. The
Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements contained in this release.
Copyright 2019 SYNNEX Corporation. All rights reserved. SYNNEX,
the SYNNEX Logo, CONCENTRIX, and all other SYNNEX company, product
and services names and slogans are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SYNNEX Corporation. SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Logo and
CONCENTRIX Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other names and marks are
the property of their respective owners.
Media Contact:
BlackBerry Media Relations
(519) 597-7273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
Investor Contact:
BlackBerry Investor Relations
(519) 888-7465
investor_relations@BlackBerry.com
View original content to download
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackberry-appoints-synnex-corporation-as-new-american-distributor-to-manage-and-drive-partner-ecosystem-growth-300887501.html
SOURCE BlackBerry Limited