He said Afaria customers will hear more about the SAP product and related mobile device management tools at upcoming conferences in November, either Sapphire Now or SAP Tech ED, both being held in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 13-16. Poonen also this week on some of SAP's plans. Poonen said that BlackBerry Balance holds promise for many organizations, especially those in regulated industries such as securities and banking.

"We will partner with RIM on [Balance], but that won't run on other platforms," Poonen said. "We have no issues with Balance. The challenge just isn't BlackBerry alone."

Poonen said the containerization feature from SAP might not add to the cost of Afaria, without offering specifics. "Stay tuned," he said.

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