BlackBerry Q4 Conference Call: Live Blog

BlackBerry Ltd BBRY reported earnings on Friday morning. The company will hold a conference call at 8:00am ET; below is a live blog of the events.8:51am:

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8:45am: Chen is comfortable with the company's productivity 8:44am: Morale at the company will gradually turn positive; it's a lot better than a year ago 8:38am: Chen says we want to manage all endpoints in your shop. 8:36am: $13M of license in quarter are motivated by Easy Pass 8:33am: 11% of company is in sales or direct sales; has risen in the last year. Need to get that to at least 15-20% 8:27am: Mid-year ramp up for the $600M software revenue goal 8:22am: Guidance estimates for $(0.08) to $(0.13) is somewhat reasonable, but 'we hope to do better' 8:21am: Chen says No. 1 focus for FY2016 is profitability and sustaining it. No 2. focus is to generate free cash flow every quarter 8:20am: Chen Expects $600M in Software Revenue in FY 2016 8:13am: Chen says Had 2,200 Customer Wins in Quarter, Including Delta Airlines, Canadian Government 8:09am: CEO Chen Says Cash Balance at Highest Ever Level, Financial Viability No Longer in Question 7:30am: Shares resumed trading 7:01am: Blackberry shares were halted following earnings report. Related Link: BlackBerry Posts Q4 Profit, But Revenue Misses Views

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