Today, we’re pleased to announce that harmon.ie has launched a native Office 365 and SharePoint app for the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10, part of the harmon.ie 4.0 product suite and available for download at the BlackBerry World store. These apps will be showcased this week at BlackBerry Live in Orlando.

The harmon.ie app provides full-featured Office 365 and on premise SharePoint functionality, including secure connectivity and offline document access. With the combination of Office 365 and a native BlackBerry 10 app user experience, customers using the BlackBerry Q10 or the BlackBerry Z10 smartphones can increase their productivity in the workplace and use their BlackBerry devices as a business tool.

Using harmon.ie, you can now work on contracts, spreadsheets and presentations by securely accessing Office 365 from your BlackBerry 10 smartphone. You can also get real-time updates as colleagues update important documents, save Office 365 on your device for off-line availability, and securely upload documents from email attachments onto Office 365.

“BlackBerry has always been invested in providing enterprise customers with effective tools to get business done”, said Martyn Mallick, BlackBerry’s VP of Global Alliances and Business Development. “We are thrilled to have harmon.ie bring both SharePoint and Office 365 to the BlackBerry 10 platform and are confident BlackBerry users will appreciate the social nature of these business solutions.”

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More information is available about system requirements and features. harmon.ie works with existing SharePoint credentials; there is no need to make application changes or server-side configurations.

How does your business use Office 365 and SharePoint for mobile collaboration? Share with us in the comments below.

This year’s BlackBerry Live will give you our most mobile conference experience yet. We have some very exciting news: conference attendees will receive a BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, courtesy of Brightstar, our premier mobile sponsor!

Your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone will be a valuable tool throughout BlackBerry Live. The Mobile Conference Guide application has been designed to leverage features unique to BlackBerry 10, making it easy for you to:

• Build and edit your conference schedule in the Session Catalog while on the go
• Scan into breakout sessions using NFC functionality
• Interact with sponsors
• Complete conference surveys
• Much more

Quantities are limited, so register for BlackBerry Live today! To learn more about Brightstar, head over to www.brightstarcorp.com.

We’re at Infosecurity Europe 2013 this week, demonstrating exactly how we can bring harmony to your BYOD or corporate owned device strategy. Beyond these discussions, we’ve also got a very special guest in town: the BlackBerry Q10!

Infosecurity is Europe’s No. 1 Information Security Event and is being held at London’s Earl Court Exhibition Centre from Tuesday until Thursday evening this week. As well as the super exciting previews of the first BlackBerry 10 device with a physical keyboard, the BlackBerry Q10, you’ll be able to get hands on with the BlackBerry Z10! Our technical specialists will be on hand to discuss anything from Security, Enterprise Compliance, App Development or Government at Stand E30.

We’ll also be running an in-depth session on the first day of the event focused on Malware and Mobile Platforms. Mike K. Brown, our VP of Security Product Management and Research, will be speaking about “Protecting the User and Enabling Developers” at the Business Strategy Theatre from 4pm.

Registration is free on-site, so feel free to come by and join us at Infosecurity Europe! Attendees will hear about our mobile computing strategy and how we’re putting security at the core of our R&D. Did I mention that you’ll also have the chance to win a BlackBerry Q10 smartphone? There’s one up for grabs on each day of the event – find us at stand E30 for more information.

What are you most looking forward to at this year’s Infosecurity Europe conference? Share in the comments below.

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Attendees were able to get hands-on demos with BlackBerry Z10 smartphones; network and chat with peers, carriers, and BlackBerry staff, as well as enjoy performances by Janelle Monáe, Young the Giant, DJ Z-Trip, Quest Love, and Ludacris.

We’ve been launching BlackBerry 10 in market after market around the world, and we can’t wait for you to try it. There’s no need to wait for in-store availability later this month; head over to AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon Wireless to order your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone today!

It’s official – the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is now available for purchase from Verizon Wireless in the United States.

Since we first unveiled the BlackBerry Z10 on January 30, we’ve been providing details about many of the amazing features of BlackBerry 10 and we can’t wait for you to try them out!

BlackBerry Balance makes it easy for professionals to leverage one device for work and personal use by keeping personal and work data separate and secure. And, BlackBerry Hub offers a unified communications solution by managing all of your conversations from social media, texts, emails and calls in one place.

The BlackBerry Z10 is also designed to provide an effortless typing experience that adjusts to your writing style as you go, helping you to type faster and more accurately with the least amount of effort.

Tell us what feature you are most excited to try in the comments below!

On the heels of our U.S. launch of BlackBerry 10, we are thrilled to share more exciting news. As of yesterday, the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is available for purchase from T-Mobile in the United States.

We’ve been receiving great feedback from our customers since we first unveiled BlackBerry 10 on January 30th and we can’t wait for you to try it out. With more than 100,000 applications available right now on BlackBerry 10 such as Amazon Kindle, Open Table and the Wall Street Journal there is definitely something for everyone including a slew of business apps designed for working on-the-go.

We also have a great line of accessories available for life on the move including the leather swivel holster, the extra battery charger bundle with a cable included for charging on the go and the mini stereo speaker for music listening and hands-free calling.

Do we have any T-Mobile subscribers out there picking up their BlackBerry Z10 smartphone today? Let us know your initial thoughts below!

Last week we held an incredible BlackBerry Experience Event in New York City to celebrate the launch of BlackBerry 10 in the United States; we know that anticipation and energy have been high since we first unveiled the platform on January 30th. As of Friday, March 22nd, our U.S. fans are able to purchase BlackBerry Z10 smartphones from AT&T, with Verizon and T-Mobile following later this month.

BlackBerry 10 is a brand new mobile computing platform that learns and adapts to the way you work. The BlackBerry Hub keeps all of your communication unified and organized, accessible at any time with a quick and intuitive gesture. The flow of the experience is unparalleled, providing slick navigation and access to the information that you need. And with BlackBerry Balance, you can use your BlackBerry Z10 smartphone for both your work and personal life without compromising on the user experience.

When managed with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 – our next-generation enterprise mobility management solution – you can use your BlackBerry 10 smartphone to access behind-the-firewall corporate data, enterprise apps, and get your work done when you’re on the move.

We’re very excited for the U.S. launch of BlackBerry 10, and we look forward to the additional launches of BlackBerry 10 in markets around the world. Learn more at www.blackberry.com/blackberry10, and let us know your thoughts once you pick up yours!

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Momentum for BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 continues to build as the BlackBerry Experience Forum (BEF) adds more stops to its international tour. Connecting with well-known Fortune 500 customers, IT decision-makers, and developers has made this whirlwind experience undeniably worthwhile. The BlackBerry 10 platform has received note-worthy acclaim in many international markets. These BEF events provide attendees with valuable hands-on time not only with the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, but also 1:1 time with the BlackBerry executive team. Rob Orr, BlackBerry Managing Director for the UK, kicked off the day’s activities with an engaging keynote session which invited BlackBerry customers on stage to demonstrate how they use BlackBerry technology to power mobile innovation. Customers on stage commented that the BlackBerry solution has been not only fun to use but also efficient, scalable, and beneficial for their global workforce.

Many attendees came away with a newfound appreciation for the powerful BlackBerry 10 platform, especially the BlackBerry Balance functionality that many enterprise customers have already been taking advantage of in the UK market. “We’ve come to the event today to learn more about BlackBerry 10 and find more information about how the developments have been taking off,” said Drew Evans from Aneurin Bevan Health Board. The Health Board employs over 13,000 staff, two thirds of whom are involved in direct patient care (nurses, midwives, allied professionals, and community workers). The fully booked event featured customer presentations from large organizations, and keynote participation from public sector BlackBerry customer Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT), which announced a deployment of 1,800 BlackBerry Z10 smartphones across their organization.

According to Gavin Clements from MBDA, a world leader in missiles and missile systems, with 10,000 employees at industrial facilities in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the United States, “BlackBerry is the only CESG approved device for email traffic – there is only one email solution.” This CESG approval allows government employees access to classified data up to and including “Restricted.”

Enterprise customers participated in breakout sessions focused on educating IT decision-makers on how the BlackBerry 10 platform and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 can easily deploy, manage, secure, and control BYOD and corporate devices to empower employees. More than 100 UK public and private sector organizations are currently trialing BlackBerry 10. Organizations include BT, Centrica, Aviva, The Co-Operative Group and University Hospital Birmingham. Jon Mooney from Aviva added, “No other device can really give us the kind of integrity and management of a handset that BlackBerry Enterprise Service can already offer us.” Aviva provides over 43 million customers with insurance, savings, and investment products, and is one of Europe’s leading providers of life and general insurance.

Vivek Bhardwaj, Head of the BlackBerry Software Portfolio and often recognized for his expert BlackBerry 10 hands-on demo’s was also in attendance to show his support for BlackBerry enterprise customers. Vivek remarked that, “it’s great to be here today and see so many enterprise people so focused on BlackBerry 10.”

The energy continues as the BlackBerry Experience Forum continues its world-tour to Dubai, Sydney, Paris, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, and New Delhi. To learn more, visit www.blackberryexperienceforum.com.

Since the official launch events on January 30th, we’ve been launching BlackBerry 10 in markets around the world. Early reviews are in and the feedback has been positive, with anticipation growing in the United States – particularly among business users who have long appreciated the features and benefits of the BlackBerry platform.

BlackBerry 10 is designed for those who are active, connected, and who want to get things done quickly. It learns how you work to intelligently filter, prioritize, organize, and predict what you need. Beyond the beautiful hardware design of the BlackBerry Z10, BlackBerry 10 excels with the flow of apps to enhance your experience, and offers unified communications with the BlackBerry Hub. BlackBerry 10 also comes with the redesigned Documents To Go, deep integration with cloud storage providers like Box and Dropbox, as well as useful business apps like Cisco WebEx Meetings and Splashtop remote desktop, which are available on the BlackBerry World storefront.

For businesses and professionals, security and reliability are critical. BlackBerry Balance allows BlackBerry Z10 smartphones to be leveraged for both work and personal use – keeping personal and work data separate but maintaining a seamless experience that allows you to access both worlds side by side.

BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, our next-generation enterprise mobility management solution, allows IT departments and administrators to manage not only BlackBerry 10 smartphones, but also iOS and Android devices – all from a single unified and web-based console. With BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry Balance, and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, your business will have an advanced and secure mobile ecosystem

Beginning today, B2B customers can work directly with their T-Mobile sales representative to pre-order their new BlackBerry Z10 smartphones, with delivery expected as early as the end of this week. If you’re a business that doesn’t have a T-Mobile sales rep, find one on the T-Mobile web site. For consumers and end users, sign up for updates on when you’ll be able to purchase your BlackBerry Z10 from T-Mobile online or in-store.