The company said in a statement that it has created a special committee looks for options to enhance value and accelerate the expansion of BlackBerry 10 (BB10), its latest operating system on which their future.
“Given the importance and strength of our technology, industry developments and competitive landscape, we believe that now is the right time to explore strategic alternatives,” the note said President and CEO of the firm Thorstein Heins.
Among other alternatives, BlackBerry said study joint ventures, partnerships or strategic alliances and even a sale of the company.
Monday’s announcement comes after it was reported on Friday that BlackBerry was considering leaving the bag through a purchase of shares.
Even so, the firm said there is no guarantee that this process will lead to a transaction.
Meanwhile
Prem Watsa, chairman and CEO of Fairfax Financial, the largest shareholder of BlackBerry, said he will resign his post to avoid potential conflicts of interest in the process.
In the first quarter of its fiscal year, which ended last June 1, BlackBerry lost $ 84 million despite increasing revenues by 9% to $ 3.100 million.
The company, which in recent months has launched its new BB10 operating system and a new generation of phones that has placed all his confidence to face the iPhone and Android terminals, then reported that revenue increased in all regions except Latin America.
The firm launched last January 30 BB10, after nearly a year of delays, along with two new handsets, the Z10 and Q10, in an attempt to revive its fortunes after the other two operating systems have its market share reduced to a minimum.
BlackBerry
shares, which rose 15.38% on Friday, gained another 9.12% in electronic trading before the opening of operations in Wall Street.
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