BlackBerry OS

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mobile operating system proprietary software

BlackBerry OS was a proprietary mobile operating system developed by BlackBerry Limited, best known for its secure messaging, email capabilities, and widespread use in early smartphones, especially in corporate and government environments.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
BlackBerry 10	1
BlackBerry OS 10.3.3	1
BlackBerry OS family	1
BlackBerry Tablet OS	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mobile operating system ⓘ proprietary software ⓘ
competitor	Android ⓘ Symbian ⓘ Windows Mobile ⓘ iOS ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ
defaultUserInterface	graphical user interface ⓘ
developer	BlackBerry Limited ⓘ BlackBerry Limited ⓘ surface form: Research In Motion
discontinuationAnnounced	2016 ⓘ
discontinued	true ⓘ
finalReleaseDate	2015 ⓘ
finalReleaseVersion	BlackBerry OS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BlackBerry OS 10.3.3
initialReleaseDate	1999 ⓘ
kernelType	proprietary kernel ⓘ
license	proprietary license ⓘ
marketFocus	business professionals ⓘ enterprise users ⓘ government users ⓘ
notableFeature	BlackBerry Enterprise Server integration ⓘ BlackBerry Messenger ⓘ enterprise-grade security ⓘ hardware QWERTY keyboard integration ⓘ push email ⓘ secure messaging ⓘ
notableFor	early smartphone adoption in corporate environments ⓘ strong presence in government communications ⓘ
operatingSystemFamily	BlackBerry OS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BlackBerry OS family
primaryProgrammingLanguage	C++ ⓘ Java ⓘ
sourceModel	closed source ⓘ
successor	Android-based BlackBerry devices ⓘ BlackBerry OS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: BlackBerry 10
supportedArchitecture	ARM ⓘ
supports	BlackBerry World app store ⓘ Java ME applications ⓘ VPN connectivity ⓘ corporate email synchronization ⓘ data encryption ⓘ multitasking ⓘ remote device management ⓘ
supportStatus	end of life ⓘ
targetPlatform	smartphones ⓘ tablets ⓘ
usedOnDevice	BlackBerry Bold series ⓘ BlackBerry Curve series ⓘ BlackBerry Pearl series ⓘ BlackBerry Storm series ⓘ BlackBerry Torch series ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows Mobile → competesWith → BlackBerry OS ⓘ

BlackBerry OS → finalReleaseVersion → BlackBerry OS self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BlackBerry OS 10.3.3

Opera Mini → operatingSystem → BlackBerry OS ⓘ

BlackBerry OS → operatingSystemFamily → BlackBerry OS self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BlackBerry OS family

AIM → platform → BlackBerry OS ⓘ

AOL Instant Messenger → platform → BlackBerry OS ⓘ

BlackBerry OS → successor → BlackBerry OS self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: BlackBerry 10

Flash (software) → supportedPlatform → BlackBerry OS ⓘ

subject surface form: Adobe Flash

this entity surface form: BlackBerry Tablet OS