BlackBerry and Telus partner on critical event management

WATERLOO and VANCOUVER — BlackBerry and Telus today announced they are expanding their long-standing relationship with a new partnership to provide secure emergency management and crisis communications to organizations across Canada. With this new partnership, Telus will resell BlackBerry’s AtHoc critical event management and communications solution with Telus’ connectivity to provide Canadian organizations with the emergency preparedness tools they need to keep their residents and employees safe, says the BlackBerry press release. The companies also announced Edmonton Police Services has chosen BlackBerry AtHoc as its emergency preparedness solution. Telus will also resell BlackBerry AtHoc to government entities across British Columbia,...