"Security is ingrained in every part of BlackBerry's portfolio, which includes voice and data encryption solutions," Hans-Christoph Quelle, CEO of Secusmart said in a statement.
The release of the SecuTABLET is the latest enterprise launch from BlackBerry, as it struggles with declining smartphone market share and narrows its focus on the business space. BlackBerry has not yet given details about pricing and availability.
In 2011, BlackBerry tried—yet failed—to challenge the Apple iPad's dominance in tablets with the Playbook, a sleek device that critics ultimately found unsatisfying for lack of applications and other functions. BlackBerry was forced to take a writedown on the tablet. Earlier this month, CEO John Chen told reporters that he was open to re-entering the tablet market in some form.
For the SecuTABLET, IBM will provide a so-called "app wrapping" solution which protects certain apps with a higher level of encryption. BlackBerry said, however, that personal apps such as Facebook and Twitter can still be used.
Secusmart will also include its Security Card technology, which is a microSD card that provides ultra-high level encryption. The German company says on its website that it would take "149 billion years to crack" its encryption code.
The device is undergoing certification at the German Federal Office for Information Security, in order to obtain a security rating that would make it eligible to be used by government officials.
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