Thursday, February 6, 2014

Shares of BlackBerry soar thanks to demand from the Pentagon - The Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Defense gave evidence to assess the safety for that BlackBerry phones are known, with a contract that took the company’s shares surging in recent days.

The BlackBerry was virtually eradicated in the consumer market, but continues to have presence in the segment of companies and institutions. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Pentagon ordered 80,000 devices that brand. Figures released by the Information Systems Agency Defense illustrate the preference for Canadian manufacturer: beyond the BlackBerry, the Department of Defense has only 1800 other mobile devices for general use, including models of iPad, iPhone, of tablets Samsung and Motorola mobile phones.

The company’s shares, which is in financial difficulties, have been up since Monday. Today, rose 8.56% in New York Nasdaq, closing at $ 10.78.

In December, the new CEO of the multinational, John Chen, wrote an open letter in which he stated that the recovery strategy will undergo a return “to the heritage and roots,” referring to services for businesses and government organizations , including the BlackBerry devices and the communication services provided by the company (and that can be used with devices from other brands).

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