A long time ago, BlackBerry’s main conference was called Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES). But when the company transitioned to a more consumer-focused product line, the name changed to BlackBerry World, followed by BlackBerry Live. Now, they’re no more — at least for 2014.
According to a recent company blog post, BlackBerry has decided to cancel the May extravaganza to opt for smaller, more intimate gatherings. BlackBerry noted that it “will not be hosting a BlackBerry Live conference in 2014. Instead, we’re planning to continue with an engaging lineup of smaller, targeted events taking place all around the world over the next 12 months.”
The BlackBerry Live events updated users on where the company was heading, offered developer sessions and a trade show floor, and usually included at least one product announcement. Next year, which aligns with the renewed enterprise-based vision of BlackBerry, the company will hold events that are “designed with a greater focus on the specific business, developer, and partner audiences.”
BlackBerry has already listed some of the events which they’ll be participating in — ranging from CES, Pepcom, a few government- and security-focused events, in addition to ConFoo, Wavefront Wireless Summit and Mobile World Congress (where, hopefully, new devices will be announced).
Onward and upward!
Source: BlackBerry (2)
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