UTD- For the goals of our project, we needed BlackBerry smartphones and the Ceryx hosted solution because of the way we can control our research environment - Dr. Marion Underwood, UT Dallas

Business Challenge

Dr. Marion Underwood, Professor of Psychology at UT Dallas’ Center for Children and Families, has been conducting a multi-year study on adolescents’ social networks and their impact on development. The study required an enterprise-grade solution that could deliver a reliable, economical messaging platform and handle high volumes of data – all the while helping to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the participants.

Solution


  • Dr. Underwood’s research team chose a BlackBerry® hosted solution from Ceryx based on its ability to provide a controlled environment for their research.
  • To ensure accuracy, the project required a customized messaging solution that could meet a high volume of messages with archival and search functionality.

Results


  • Easy access to large amounts of data
  • Relatively trouble–free management with the Ceryx messaging platform
  • Helps to meet privacy and confidentiality needs of the study’s participants
  • A platform for ongoing research to provide insight into adolescent peer culture

Industry Health Sciences/Research
Region North America
Company Size Mid-sized Study – 185 participants
Type of Solution Customizable, hosted messaging platform utilizing Hosted Blackberry services and Message Archiver
BlackBerry Alliance Members
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