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BlackBerry Case Study

Stockbrokers select BlackBerry® as single platform for mobile application development. MoboTel provide Bloomberg and MarketTerminal on BlackBerry.

The Challenge

A member of the London Stock Exchange since 1852, Charles Stanley is one of the UK’s largest and longest established Private Client stockbrokers. With its network of 25 branch offices throughout the country, Charles Stanley provides portfolio management services to private individuals and companies.

In 2004, Charles Stanley’s IT department was receiving an increasing number of requests for mobile access to email. Its investment professionals were becoming much more mobile as a direct result of the company’s commitment to providing personal attention to its clients. Moreover, its corporate finance arm was rapidly growing, also resulting in increased mobility.

At around the same time, the company’s mobile phone contracts were up for renewal, so the IT department used the occasion as an opportunity to find a way to provide staff with access to email via a device connected to its mobile operator’s network. Faced with an overwhelming range of choices when it came to technologies and devices, Charles Stanley turned to MoboTel, a UK business solution provider, for help with selecting the right solution.