BlackBerry today said it has agreed to acquire AtHoc for an undisclosed sum.
AtHoc provides secure crisis communications for businesses so they can push critical data in real-time during business- or life-threatening events. The AtHoc service can send alerts to any device, including iOS, Android, Windows, and Macs, as well as radios, IP phones, digital displays, and even sirens or speakers.
Homeland Security and the Department of Defense are among AtHoc’s customers. BlackBerry said it will integrate AtHoc’s offering into its own portfolio of enterprise communications services.
The deal gives AtHoc global reach to expand its business and helps round out BlackBerry’s business offerings. BlackBerry said it expects to complete the deal during its fiscal third quarter.
