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“The bank is the second-largest in the U.S. by assets and has about 220,000 employees worldwide,” Bloomberg reports. “UBS AG, Switzerland’s biggest bank, said it is also considering allowing its staff to use iPhones for company messaging as more of them opt for the Apple product. UBS has more than 63,000 employees.”
Bloomberg reports, “Standard Chartered Bank said in May it’s switching from the BlackBerry to the iPhone for employees and expects to have 15,000 distributed by year-end.”
“Apple said in July that more than 80% of the Fortune 100 companies are deploying or testing the iPhone,” Bloomberg reports. “The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has taken steps to improve the iPhone’s security, such as strengthening encryption tools, adding the ability to set longer passcodes and integrating with servers that could wipe out or lock an iPhone if it’s lost.”
“Cost savings and employee preference were the two biggest factors cited by companies for the shift in the Sanford Bernstein survey,” Bloomberg reports. “Employees would rather own an iPhone and are increasingly willing to buy the device themselves, which helps cuts costs as companies look to rein in spending, said Sanford Bernstein’s Mr. Ferragu.”
Bloomberg reports, “Other research suggests BlackBerry loyalty may be fading among the bankers, lawyers and government workers who drove RIM’s initial success. About 42% of BlackBerry users say they want to stick with the brand when they buy a new phone, according to an August survey by Nielsen Co. The rate is 89% for iPhone owners and 71% for Android devices.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Buh-bye, RIM.
Full speed ahead!! Damn those iPhones! Rim yelled as they stoked the boilers of the unsinkable market share of the SS Rim…..
Looks like it’s time for all the crackberry addicts to clean up their act and start consuming ‘Apples’
Do you think that the 42% of BlackBerry users that “say they want to stick with the brand” are also willing to suffer using Windows too.
Does that make them kinky or just crazy?
that’s why i prefer my iPhone, no sticky keyboard.
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RIM, as in “Circling the…”
Didn’t Fester tell them without a keyboard it’s not a good email device?
Research in Motion,
Rest in Peace