Rivals start gunning for BlackBerry’s Enterprise Service business

[Wireless News]

There’s a reason BlackBerry is trying to get some sort of deal done as quickly as possible: It can’t stay in limbo while its rivals are intent on tearing down its barricades. The Wall Street Journal reports that rival mobile device management firms such as MobileIron are raising big cash and are looking to take on one of BlackBerry’s core businesses of helping companies manage their fleets of smartphones and other devices. The Journal says that MobileIron “is set to raise $50 million as it looks to expand into new markets and readies an initial public offering,” and that rival MDM firm Airwatch raised more than $200 million earlier this year. The Journal also notes that a recent study from

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