BlackBerry interim CEO reassures Enterprise customers

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BlackBerry interim CEO reassures Enterprise customers
In an open a letter to Enterprise customers, BlackBerry interim CEO John Chen has reassured them that the company is 'here to stay'. He stressed that investments made by customers in BlackBerry infrastructure and solutions were secure. During the restructuring period, Chen said that the team was refocusing resources and that it was serious about multi-platform MDM and even more serious about multi-platform EMM.

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