BlackBerry buys crisis communications software firm AtHoc

WATERLOO – BlackBerry is buying networked crisis communication provider AtHoc, offering customers new capabilities for safety, security and mission-critical business communication. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.As a provider to the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, AtHoc’s software platform enables people, devices and organizations to exchange critical information in real time during business continuity and life safety operations. The platform can alert any device, including iOS, Android, PC and Mac desktops, radios, IP phones, and endpoints such as sirens, fire panels and speakers, to help organizations and people to connect and share information in times of crisis."BlackBerry...