Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Telecommunications – BlackBerry CEO: Our business is now Software – Süddeutsche.de

Direct from the dpa news channel

Barcelona (AP) – BlackBerry CEO John Chen wants to host the struggling with sales problems smartphone pioneer in the software business

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“We focus on doing business with software,” Chen said Tuesday on the mobile exhibition Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. “And we want to ensure that our software works with all devices.”

He mean not only the management of smart phones from different providers in business, but also applications for all types of networked technology of vending machines to rice cookers, Chen said. “Everything has an IP address, we want to manage.”

The rehabilitation of BlackBerry’m ahead of schedule, Chen said. The sales performance was stabilized after the downturn of the past few years, will now BlackBerry also increase profits. “I do not have much patience Although it is a five-year plan -. But one in which we earn money every year,” said Chen

BlackBerry was once a leading player in the smartphone business, but gradually lost. the launch of the iPhone to connect to rivals such as Apple and Samsung. The expensive flop a touchscreen model two years ago overthrew the Canadian group into a deep crisis.

Chen took the lead just under one and a half years ago and stopped the free fall with a stronger focus on corporate customers. The smartphone sales fell last year, however, continue to two thirds. The market share was down to 0.4 percent.

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