Sick Kids remains a BlackBerry customer and has upgraded to the BES10 server, ordering Z10 and Q10 devices. But to manage its non-BlackBerry devices, it turned to Silicon Valley-based MobileIron and now deploys more Apple devices than BlackBerrys, says chief information officer Daniela Crivianu Gaita.
The reason: Software firms that made the specialized applications the hospital used to manage patient files and X-rays on desktops created mobile app versions � but not for BlackBerry. And while BlackBerry now offers the capability to manage all of Sick Kids� mobile devices, Ms. Gaita says its solution came too late. �Based on what I know from my peers, most people have a similar strategy � they still have the BES but have either implemented, or are in the process of implementing, another mobile device management solution. Being Canadians, we�d love BlackBerry to do well. I think that�s why they�re keeping the BES.�