Looks like Blackberry may finally be able to win back its coveted market share as the smart phone maker has launched its first SecuTablet working in collaboration with giants like IBM, Samsung and Secusmart to cater to customers.
BlackBerry on Saturday, March 14 announced the launch of SecuTablet, what it claimed was a "high security tablet". Developed in partnership with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Samsung Co. Ltd, the device awaits approval from Germany's infosec agency, according to The Register.
Citing the company's struggle to get back on track after the smartphone market threw it out clumsily, BlackBerry had to stop its operations, make some difficult decisions in the senior management and also sell out its assets.
According to The Westside Story, in an attempt to ensure that things fall in line, BlackBerry has launched its first tablet named SecuTabled, priced at $2,300. The upcoming tablet focuses on secure communications and is undergoing certification at German Federal Office for information Security for secure rating.
The Register noted that BlackBerry unveiled its high security tablet at tech fair CeBIT 2015 in Germany. The device is based on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5.
BlackBerry said in a statement that its new SecuTablet for national and international public sector markets and enterprises will enable data that requires special security to be used on the move. Apps that are not additionally secured such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Whatsapp as well as personal applications, can also be used.
According to The Westside Story, the newest launch of smartphone giant consists of many softwares from IBM as well as special memory card from Secusmart. To ensure that the data is protected in motion as well as in rest, numerous cryptographic chips have been put in place.
The Knox-secure-boot technology of Samsung makes sure that the operating system of SecuTablet can never be tempered. In addition, IBM's latest technology ensures that all the applications installed in this tablet by the user are safeguarded by two-layered security system.
Managing Director Secusmart, Hans-Christoph Quelle hoped that German federal IT security agency would give the SecuTablet a good security rating in regard with Nato Restriction by the end of 2015. The Westside Story noted that the entire management is confident about its success in the long run as they hope that the SecuTablet will be a game-changing option in the near future.
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