BlackBerry may launch BBM for Windows - Digital Look

even managed to deliver the BlackBerry BBM for Android and iOS, and still considers launching a version of instant messenger for Windows.

Strong indications emerged on account of an event held by the company in Hong Kong, which was displayed in a large panel with the program interface.

But is not exactly one conversation software specific to desktop, but a receiver, since you must have BBM installed on the smartphone and pull the connection to your computer via Wi-Fi, as explained by The Next Web

BlackBerry may lose business partnership with your riding ... - Tecmundo

2013 really is not a good year for BlackBerry. Constantly in crisis, the Canadian company may suffer another blow in the coming months, as one of its partners responsible for the manufacture of its devices can end long partnership.

In a call made to its shareholders, Mark Mondello, president of Jabil, the company that manufactures devices for the BlackBerry, revealed that studying is a way to follow to the end of the partnership with the company.

It is believed that the low sales of the BlackBerry ultimately damaging profits Jabil, they were thinking in their longevity or just preparing for a possible end of the Canadian partner.

Nothing official has been confirmed, but the next few months promise major obstacles to overcome if it wants to continue BlackBerry market.

Funds Fairfax buy BlackBerry - euronews

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BlackBerry should be bought for 4.7 billion dollars - Sol

A Canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry telemveis that financial difficulties, should be bought by the consortium led by Fairfax for 4.7 billion dollars (3500 million euros currency exchange desk current rate).

Under the agreement known today, the consortium led by Fairfax, which already has 10% of Blackberry, offers nine dollars (6.7 dollars) for each of the remaining aces in a operation still depends on being secured funding, which could come from the Bank of America Merrill Lynch and BMO Capital Markets.

The acquisition, which have to be approved in general meeting, will remove the Blackberry pouch, whose aces cotizan about 8 dollars (5.9 euros), well away from maximum of 200 dollars (148 euros) that arrived before the release of the iPhone, Apple’s competitor.

The operation comes after being unwelcome telemvel the new model of the BlackBerry, Z10, which aimed to compete with smartphones from Apple and Samsung, which gained ground equipment to the BlackBerry .

BlackBerry, formerly known as Research in Motion (RIM), announced last week cutting 4,500 jobs (about 40% of workers) after the losses of 960 million dollars (711 million euros) in mobile Z10 sold which appeared in your inventory.

COO of Fairfax, Prem Watsa, said today in a statement that the operation “open a new chapter in the BlackBerry” and that the company is again in a position to give back to its shareholders.

Watsa abandoned in ms past the board of administration of the BlackBerry to avoid possible conflict of interests in the operation announced today.

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BlackBerry is sold for $ 4.7 billion Canadian company ... - State of Minas

Canadian maker of BlackBerry phones, struggling, said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by a consortium of investors for $ 4.7 billion. This operation would remove the handset maker’s purse. The company said it “has signed an agreement of intent whereby the consortium, led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited made an offer to acquire the company.”

The Canadian company Fairfax, headed by billionaire Prem Watsa, is already BlackBerry’s biggest shareholder, with approximately 10% of the shares. Watsa left the direction of BlackBerry in August. Under the proposed agreement, the consortium must provide $ 9 per share and Fairfax will contribute its own shares in the transaction. The BlackBerry said its board of directors support the plan.

The agreement, following the administrative procedures, should be announced on November 4th and also depends on the consortium obtain financing. The BlackBerry said it will continue to seek a better offer in that range. BlackBerry’s shares ceased trading shortly before the announcement, with a price of U.S. $ 8.23 ??per share.

On Friday, the company said it will cut 4,500 jobs or 40% of its strength work. Analysts reacted with moderate optimism to the announcement of purchase. “This is probably the best output among several options unattractive for Blackberry,” said analyst Jack Gold of J Gold Associates.

The BlackBerry helped create the culture of cellular users stuck with the their devices, but since then, many of these customers switched to Apple or other brands like Samsung, most with Android operating system.

The company, which announced losses in the second quarter of its fiscal year about $ 1 billion, will keep 7000 employees. The group had already cut some jobs in recent months in various industries, but held in the spring (in the northern hemisphere) 12,700 employees.

precursor of the market for smartphones, the BlackBerry is in continuous decline for at least three years and in 2012 was forced to dismiss 5,000 employees worldwide. The launch of BlackBerry 10 this year failed to boost sales.

The company will release its results next week and estimates that were sold 3.7 million of its handsets in the second quarter, but especially older models BB7. The company will reduce its product portfolio from six to four devices, according to a statement.

BlackBerry accepted proposed purchase of 4700 million ... - IOnline

announced BlackBerry has accepted an offer to purchase equivalent to 3500 million which should be subject to review over the next six weeks

What started as a simple rumor turned out to be confirmed: the BlackBerry announced it had accepted a proposal for the purchase of 4,700 million dollars, or the equivalent of 3,500 million euros. The proposal came from a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings, which should be subject to review over the next six weeks.

The Canadian company, which in turn has acknowledged the possibility of being acquired, still looking for other potential buyers hoping to find a superior offer. Already a Fairfax, which currently holds about 10% of the company led by Thorsten Heins, offered $ 9 for each of the actions of the BlackBerry, although the development of this acquisition is still dependent on a guarantee of funding.

Once a major players in the market for smartphones, the BlackBerry faced – such as Finnish Nokia – a significant drop in sales of its devices. The new generation of BlackBerry 10 smartphones, introduced earlier this year, was seen as the last major event of the company to re-affirm the market, but sales of its new handsets were far short of the initial expectations.

Summary: CIOs analyst and exploit flaws in the new strategy ... - Digital Look

Directors of technology and market analysts believe that the sale of BlackBeryy will not save the company. The new strategy, presented yesterday by the group interested in the purchase, Fairfax Financial Holdings, is not consistent with reality, according to the Wall Street Journal interviewed.

In an interview with

, Manish Kapoor, CIO of NuStar Energy, says the company has problems of innovation and the sale will not change this culture. Moreover, people are choosing other devices to be used in business. In NuStar, for example, only 60 of the 1400 devices run BlackBerry, he said.

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Ken Grady, CIO of biotechnology company New England Biolabs, believes that there is a certain irony BlackBerry back to its roots. After all, they left the corporate market segment because the ‘consumer’ had swallowed this space. Now, he said, the corporate market is still smaller compared with the time when the BlackBerry decided to abandon it.

For the CIO Healthcare Hartford, Luis Taveras, the manufacturer will not be able to improve its image in the market just because it no longer needs to report results and found someone with enough money to afford it. “It will be a long and very, very difficult battle to change the opinion of people who have left the platform,” he said.

Stu Kippelman, CIO of Covanta Energy, is even more pessimistic. For him, there is no back to the BlackBerry devices, as they are no longer competitive. The same does the vice president of research at Gartner, Carolina Milanesi. The agreement with Fairfax does not mean renewal, just a cut losses.

Finally, according to Chris Hazelton, research director at 451 Research, selling for $ 4.7 billion is optimistic, since he rate the company at $ 2.8 billion. Again, the expert believes that the sale will not bring solution.