Business – Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:37
[The subsidiary would be called BBM Inc / Bloomberg]
class=”c11″> Reuters
BlackBerry Ltd is considering spinning off its messaging service into a separate unit, said the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter.
The subsidiary be called BBM Inc , the newspaper said.
The firm has been moving BBM team executives and working on other offerings beyond messaging, including some tools already available for BlackBerry users, as videoconversación, the newspaper said.
The company is also considering that BBM is available for desktop computers, the newspaper noted, citing a person familiar with the matter.
BlackBerry A spokeswoman said the company can not comment on rumor or speculation.
The company said earlier this month it was evaluating options that could include an outright sale.
BlackBerry shares fell nearly 2% to C $ 10.72 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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