BlackBerry Limited
BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion) is a Canadian software company specializing in cybersecurity. Founded in 1984, it originally developed the BlackBerry brand of interactive pagers, smartphones and tablets. Initially leading the mobile phone and pager industry in the 1980s and 90s, the company struggled to grow into the new smartphone market dominated by Apple Inc. and Android phones. In 2016, it transitioned to a cybersecurity enterprise software and services company under CEO John S. Chen. Its products are used by various businesses, car manufacturers, and government agencies to prevent hacking and ransomware attacks. They include the BlackBerry Cylance, the QNX real-time operating system; BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BlackBerry Unified Endpoint Manager), and a Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) platform.
BlackBerry headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | |
| Formerly | Research in Motion Limited (1984–2013) |
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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | March 7, 1984 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Giamatteo (CEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | US$718 million (2022) |
| US$−2 million (2022) | |
| US$12 million (2022) | |
| Total assets | US$2.57 billion (2022) |
| Total equity | US$1.56 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | 3,225 (2022) |
| Subsidiaries | Cylance |
| Website | www |