security protocols BlackBerry equipment and Samsung were approved by the Pentagon for use in the DoD networks. The teams that were cleared are BlackBerry 10 smartphones and PlayBook running Enterprise Service 10 , and those devices that have Android version Knox Samsung .
The Pentagon also announced last week that during the early days May also approve computers running Apple iOS 6.
Lt. Col. Damien Pickart , spokesman for the center, said that the fact that these units allow use within the administration does not involve the purchase by the State of equipment of these brands , but simply that the working groups within the institution will have some freedom to choose what type of device are more useful for their tasks.
Since February the Pentagon began a process of diversification in the number of computers that meet their security protocols to Department workers have access to the latest technologies communication without relying only few devices . A misinterpretation of this intention to “extend the payroll ” of equipment caused the rumor that the Pentagon would get rid of all BlackBerry that had their employees, version eventually was denied.
To ensure safety, equipment and operating systems go through a review process approved by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
building in Virginia has a plant around 26 000 employees , and in fact more than 70 years of construction still holds the record for being the tallest office building in the world. But with more than 700 bases in over 60 countries, the Pentagon has altogether a succulent plant 600 000 users of smartphones, tablets and other mobile equipment. Of these, 470 000 are Blackberry users, because of the now defunct company exclusivity. Now with the new initiative of the Department, the Canadian firm will face increasing competition from inside the offices, where there are already 41,000 users Apple and Android users 8700 comprising of different test programs.
Via: TechCrunch, Reuters
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