Blackphone Announces BP1 Added to Good Technology List of Certified Devices

GENEVA, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackphone today announced that the BP1 has been officially certified by Good Technology to run Good for Enterprise® (GFE), the mobile security leader's award-winning productivity app that delivers secure access to corporate email, calendar information, documents repository, contacts, tasks management and a secure browser.

Blackphone's mission is to enable secure and private communications for individuals and the enterprise. Blackphone has been delivering its mission to the individual consumer since initial delivery of the BP1 smartphone in late June 2014. Now, with this announcement, Blackphone officially launches itself as a viable smartphone for the enterprise with no additional license costs to support BP1 within organizations.

"Good Technology has been recognized as a leader in Gartner's Enterprise Mobility Management Magic Quadrant for four consecutive years now," said Jon Callas, CTO & Co-Founder of Blackphone. "This will further our ability of providing private and secure communications for enterprises around the world."   

"We're delighted to add the Blackphone to Good's list of certified devices," said Nicko van Someren, Chief Technology Officer, Good Technology.  "The combination of Good's secure containerization technology on top of Blackphone's PrivatOS offers one of the most compelling layered security solutions for security and privacy conscious customers."

"Good Technology has a long heritage of innovation around mobile enterprise collaboration and security, with more certifications and accreditations in this space than all other Enterprise Mobile Management (EEM) provider.  With the Blackphone being certified on GFE, we can raise the bar for secure and private communication for enterprise customers," said Dr. Daniel Ford, CSO of Blackphone. "In addition, the combination of Blackphone and Good Technology's products will allow for a significant decrease in the risks associated with enterprise mobile communication."

About SGP Technologies SA
SGP Technologies is the manufacturer of Blackphone, the best privacy oriented Android phone for personal and enterprise use. Formed as a joint venture between the internationally recognized secure communications provider, Silent Circle, and award-winning Spanish mobile device manufacturer, Geeksphone, SGP Technologies is based in Geneva, Switzerland, with major operations in Madrid and Washington, DC, Silicon Valley and cities throughout Europe, East Asia, and North America. For more information on Blackphone, please visit https://www.blackphone.ch.

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