“When the first big security flaw even happens in one of the large enterprises, you will see this turn around. Wait for the day this happens.”
So says RIM’s new CEO, Thorsten Heins, as both iOS and Android devices are invading enterprises, the long-time realm of the BlackBerry. While there is a lack of curation in the Android Market, which has led to some security scares, the security of both iOS and Android are clearly good enough for enterprises. Each has added enterprise-grade encryption and device management over the past few years.
As that happened, RIM refused to mature its aging platform and interface and some enterprises have simply moved on. A big security flaw could indeed shake confidence in the alternatives to a BlackBerry, but then again, RIM has had its own share of issues that don’t instill stability: Multi-day service outages, although rare, won’t win over new business in the enterprise.
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