[CrackBerry News]

Ita� Unibanco,*the largest private bank in Latin America, has now announced they'll be upgrading their more than 7,000 BlackBerry smartphones to BlackBerry 10 smartphones starting initially with 1,000 BlackBerry Q5's. In addition to the device upgrades, they'll also be moving to BlackBerry Enterprise Server 10*for enterprise mobility management, in order to manage and its smartphone environment and protect corporate data.?

"Enterprise mobility is a key technology for us. That is why we selected BlackBerry, which offers the best options for our employees by helping them increase responsiveness, while it maintains security and flexibility for our IT group," said Luis Antonio*Rodrigues, Executive Director of*Ita�*Unibanco.
"Ita�*Unibanco*was one of the first customers to use the BlackBerry solution in Latin America. We have a long-standing partnership that is based on trust. We are honored to support*Ita�*Unibanco, which selected BlackBerry for its secure corporate mobility solution," said Wes*Nicol, Managing Director of BlackBerry for Latin America.

Needless to say, that's a nice order for BlackBerry and Ita�*Unibanco*in the fact it gets*Ita�*Unibanco employees off BlackBerry OS devices and into something more suited for today's mobility needs. If you're looking for the full press release, you'll find it below the break and feel free to discuss more in the forums.

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