Ford to replace BlackBerrys with Apple iPhones

TOKYO: Ford Motor is deploying iPhones for corporate use to employees worldwide, scoring a win for Apple as it seeks to lure more corporate customers. The US automaker will replace BlackBerry smart phones with iPhones for about 3,300 workers by the end of this year, Sara Tatchio, a Ford spokeswoman, said in an interview on Tuesday.

About 6,000 more employees will receive iPhones over the next two years, re placing flip phones, she said. Ford is hiring a mobile technology analyst whose main focus will be to oversee the “global deployment of corporate iPhones,“ the company said in an online job posting.