Soluteo App for Canadian Media Leader Now Certified Built for BlackBerry

CBC News Delivers Superb User Experience with Its New BlackBerry 10 App

MONTREAL, June 20, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Soluteo, a BlackBerry Alliance Partner and leader in smartphone lifestyle and enterprise applications, announced today its BlackBerry 10 app for CBC News is now certified Built for BlackBerry. Since its launch earlier this year, Soluteo's innovative app for CBC News has undergone additional rigorous testing by BlackBerry.  The CBC News app has excellent native performance and leverages key BlackBerry 10 features that differentiate this platform in the smartphone market.

"With this app, Soluteo has extended our online presence to BlackBerry 10 users, opening up a highly engaged audience for us," said Soo Kim, Senior Director, Digital Operations, CBC. "We're getting great feedback from them on how fast and easy it is to access and navigate our latest local, national and international stories, photos, video and sound. It's no surprise that they're regularly giving us 5-star reviews like this one: "The best app for Canadian news, a must have."

"Soluteo apps bring the BlackBerry 10 advantage to brands, giving clients like CBC News more visibility, a wider audience and superb user experience," said Soluteo's Founder and President, Sigisbert Ratier. "With our deep expertise on this platform, we are experts at delivering a "wow" factor to our clients and their audiences. Organizations considering a BlackBerry 10 app have everything to gain by extending their brands to this valuable platform and its power users."

To learn more about Soluteo and how its revolutionary BlackBerry 10 apps are energizing brands and delivering great value to organizations throughout North America and Europe, visit www.soluteo.com/built4BB.

About Soluteo
Since 2001, Soluteo has been a leader in mobile application innovation, producing high-value solutions for both enterprise and consumer markets. Soluteo applies its deep expertise in mobility, engineering and BlackBerry technology in every engagement, providing advanced, open-architecture solutions that feature exceptional user experience, leading technology and substantial financial benefits. Backed by a longstanding partnership with BlackBerry, Soluteo delivers high-performance productivity- and lifestyle-enhancing mobile applications for a wide array of clients such as Air Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the McIntyre Group, Radio-Canada, VIA Rail and Videotron. Soluteo's mobile solutions empower more than 500K global users and 4M daily transactions.

About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.

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