Andre Yoskowitz
13 Sep 2010 0:04
According to Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase is looking into alternatives for their corporate email needs, moving away from BlackBerrys whilst testing out the Apple iPhone and Android alternatives.
The move would be significant as the bank has 22,000 employees worldwide.
UBS, Switzerland's largest banks, has also said it is testing iPhones to connect to the company's email. UBS has 63,000 employees.
Earlier this year, Standard Chartered Bank Plc distributed 15,000 iPhones to employees that had been using BlackBerrys.
Responds one analyst: "This phenomenon is very new and we expect it to put increased pressure on RIM’s performance," says Pierre Ferragu, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. "BlackBerry isn’t the only alternative to offer employees mobile e-mail."