Defense Department drops exclusive contract for BlackBerry
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has been dealt another blow by the U.S. government. The U.S. Defense Department recently announced that it is opening its exclusive contract with the company to other device makers, including Apple and Google.
According to Reuters, the Pentagon said it would still use “large numbers” of BlackBerry smartphones but that it was also asking other companies to apply for a government contract to provide software that is capable of monitoring, managing, and enforcing U.S. military security requirements.
A Pentagon spokesperson told Reuters that it was…
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