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BlackBerry Answers Rising Demand for Sovereign Endpoint Control

BlackBerry UEM advances AI-assisted operations and post-quantum readiness while strengthening dat...

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BlackBerry Answers Rising Demand for Sovereign Endpoint Control

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BlackBerry Answers Rising Demand for Sovereign Endpoint ControlBlackBerry UEM advances AI-assisted operations and post-quantum readiness while strengthening data residency and cloud independence with expanded macOS support for enterprise, defense and governments WATERLOO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / BlackBerry Secure Communications, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB), today announced enhanced capabilities coming to BlackBerry® Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) designed to meet growing demand for sovereign endpoint control across enterprise, government, and regulated industries.Sovereign control over endpoints is becoming a mainstream requirement well beyond traditional regulated sectors, driven by tightening data-residency requirements across Europe, finalized post-quantum cryptography standards, and accelerating adoption of Apple devices in environments that cannot route management through a public cloud. The upcoming UEM release extends the BlackBerry platform's sovereign endpoint management capabilities across AI-assisted operations, post-quantum cryptography, macOS, multi-tenant environments and secure file sharing."Organizations should not have to choose between modern capabilities and sovereign control," said Nathan Jenniges, Senior Vice President and General Manager, BlackBerry Secure Communications. "These enhancements enable customers to adopt AI, prepare for the post‑quantum era, and manage diverse device fleets on infrastructure they own and control."As enterprises and governments expand macOS deployments, many endpoint management solutions remain tethered to vendor‑hosted clouds, introducing jurisdictional exposure that European and public‑sector buyers are actively designing out of their environments.BlackBerry is expanding macOS management within UEM through its on‑premises deployment model, enabling organizations to manage Apple, Windows and Android devices from a single console without cloud dependency or third‑party data paths. BlackBerry UEM is the first and only endpoint management solution certified by Germany's Federal Office for Information Security under Common Criteria, validated for managing Apple and Samsung devices in government environments.To address emerging cryptographic risks, BlackBerry UEM is advancing its post‑quantum roadmap by upgrading cryptogra...

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