iManage Work Mobility for BlackBerry Dynamics is a new app available for download from the App Store. It contains the same features that are available in iManage Work Mobility for iOS. However, it's designed for users who use BlackBerry Mobile Device Management (MDM), which enables layering of MDM policies with app-level policies using the BlackBerry Dynamics mobile security platform.

iManage Work Mobility for BlackBerry Dynamics is built to operate inside the BlackBerry Dynamics container, which facilitates Mobile Application Management (MAM). It's immensely useful when you need to secure and enable unmanaged devices of external consultants or employees who bring their own mobile devices, as you cannot employ the MDM approach, which requires you to install the MDM agent for managing apps.

BlackBerry Dynamics SDK Version

This version of iManage Work Mobility for BlackBerry Dynamics uses BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS 12.0.1.79.

Additional technical background

BlackBerry Dynamics is a special, FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards)-compliant mobile security platform. It isolates enterprise applications physically on the iOS device from other personal applications. BlackBerry Dynamics SDK is built into the new iManage Work Mobility for BlackBerry Dynamics app.

BlackBerry Dynamics SDK provides an extra layer of containerization and security. Containerization prevents malware or other intruders from interacting with the iOS applications, and any of its sensitive information. Containerization is used on iOS mobile devices when there is a risk to sensitive corporate information. It enables administrators to isolate applications, disable some of their functions, and remotely wipe devices in case of loss or theft. One of the biggest benefits from a management perspective is that the administrators can take a unified security approach and apply various security policies across multiple devices.

The containerization concept is illustrated in the following figure:

Figure: Containerization