BlackBerry extends BBM; hires on two more executives

WATERLOO, ON – BlackBerry’s popular mobile messaging platform BBM is used by more than 85% of BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) enabled organizations running BlackBerry smartphones. An end-to-end solution that allows logging, archiving and auditing of BBM conversations and that aids in meeting compliance requirements in regulated industries, BBM use within the organization is available today on BlackBerry OS, and will become available this spring for BlackBerry 10 users in regulated environments, the company confirmed Thursday.In other company news, James S. Mackey was named EVP for corporate development and strategic planning, and Mark Wilson was appointed SVP of marketing.Before joining BlackBerry,...