John Chen speaks to Bloomberg TV in may just 2011.
each person have resolutions and issues we would prefer to work higher at in 2014, but there are few who’ve as tough a road beforehand as BlackBerry’s latest chief government officer, John Chen.
Getting the ball rolling early on a Monday morning when many in the tech world are still on vacation if now not slowly meandering again into the office, Chen penned a memo for CNBC outlining the beleaguered cellphone maker’s revised technique.
Bottom line: BlackBerry will concentrate on what it already does best possible, doubtless shuttling away any rumors or hopes (if there are any) about new shopper sector projects.
Acknowledging (in an extraordinarily understated method) that BlackBerry is “going through difficult circumstances,” Chen highlighted three gadgets where the cellular firm will beef up its efforts: endeavor products and services, BlackBerry Messenger (particularly for iOS and Android users), and the QNX running device.
Chen hinted we will see more of that last item next week at the client Electronics exhibit in Las Vegas; however he emphasized BlackBerry’s leadership with the government crowd in mobile device administration.
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Here is more from Chen:
Many within the regulated industries — those with probably the most stringent security desires — still rely exclusively on BlackBerry to steady their cell infrastructure. For governments, BlackBerry cannot simply get replaced — we are the only MDM supplier to acquire “Authority to function” on U.S. division of safety (Dodd) networks. This means the Dodd is best allowed to make use of BlackBerry. Throughout the globe, seven out of seven of the G7 governments are additionally BlackBerry consumers.
Declaring that BlackBerry is already the chief in MDM, Chen noted that BlackBerry has already signed greater than 80,000 companies as MDM clients.
as a consequence, Chen stated that BlackBerry can be persevering with to push more difficult internationally, particularly by leveraging its Foxconn ties for new smartphones with a view to function “iconic design, world-class safety, software construction and undertaking-mobility management.” the sort of transfer reinforces Chen’s previous choice not to scrap the smartphone department altogether.
To recollect, the former Sybase head used to be appointed to the CEO chair again in November, replacing Thorsten Heinz. That was once after BlackBerry, formerly known as analysis in motion, co-founders and co-CEOs Jim basally and Mike Lazaridis resigned from their posts one at a time.
The Canadian corporation’s revolving door of CEOs, to not mention falling stock costs and weak sales numbers quarter after quarter, have brought about investors, analysts, consumers, and even workers to lose faith in the firm. This sort of sample is harking back to many corporations on the brink of complete cave in.
However in the tech world, that leadership downside sparks recollections that would draw comparisons to Yahoo ahead of Marissa Mayer stepped in back in the summertime of 2012. In line with the more advantageous inventory prices in addition to much more positive media and analyst coverage in contrast to the earlier four CEOs in four years, Yahoo done what may had been assumed ahead of as an unattainable comeback.
