But chief financial officer
On a Wednesday call to discuss the
"Those types of things are bigger rocks and that doesn't happen overnight," he told analysts.
"We'll obviously actively (be) looking at how to go about that and formulating the plans to execute on those."
In the company's third quarter it reduced its head count by about 200.
Rai's remarks came as the company reported a
BlackBerry, which reports its earnings in
Its revenue for the quarter ended
Revenue from its Internet of Things business marked a new quarterly record of
BlackBerry's cybersecurity revenue totalled
On the same call as Rai, chief executive
"BlackBerry delivered a solid quarter where we either met or exceeded expectations and, in the process, set a number of new records," he said.
BlackBerry spent much of the quarter working to separate its Internet of Things and cybersecurity divisions from one another.
Giamatteo said the company is still working on its strategy to establish two profitable stand-alone divisions and has appointed several finance, human resources and legal leaders to build out teams for each division.
His remarks and the financial results came the same day as a former BlackBerry employee has filed a lawsuit against the company and Giamatteo, who she claims sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her after she reported the behaviour.
“BlackBerry and
“BlackBerry is committed to maintaining a respectful and productive work environment free from discrimination and harassment. To this end, we do not tolerate, condone, or ignore workplace discrimination or harassment or any unlawful behaviour. We conducted an extensive investigation, which found no evidence of wrongdoing or violations of the company code of conduct, and we are confident that the robustness of our process and its findings will be made evident in court.”
A law firm named as representing Giamatteo in the court documents did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his behalf.
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