BlackBerry is re-entering the tablet market with a new slate called Secutablet, which is basically a modified Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5.

It's been quite a long time since BlackBerry took a shot at the tablet market, but this time it's not a new PlayBook. The latest Secutablet from BlackBerry is made in collaboration with Samsung and IBM, and leverages top-notch encryption technology from Secusmart, a security company BlackBerry purchased last year.

The new Secutablet is not designed for the general consumer, as it aims to serve as a secure device for government and enterprise use. According to BlackBerry, the slate is secure enough to handle even the most sensitive enterprise information or classified government documents.

As previously mentioned, the new Secutablet from BlackBerry is based on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (see image above), but is built with extra security in mind.

"Security is ingrained in every part of BlackBerry's portfolio, which includes voice and data encryption solutions," Dr. Hans-Christoph Quelle, CEO of BlackBerry-owned Secusmart GmbH, touted in a new press release. "National and international government customers have entrusted their voice and data communications with the Secusmart Security Card for years. This same technology is what secures the new SecuTABLET. Working alongside IBM and Samsung, we have added the last link in the chain of the Federal Security Network. Subject to certification of the SecuTABLET, German government agencies will have a new way to access BlackBerry's most secure and complete communications network in the world."

The Secutablet will also leverage app wrapping technology from IBM, which will make it more secure. Even if an employee accidentally downloads a malicious app, for instance, it would not compromise the secure documents stored on the tablet.

"The SecuTABLET closes a supply gap and opens up for government and administrations an opportunity to derive greater benefit from digitization and the mobile Internet, with system integration as a fundamental success factor," Stefan Hefter, Senior Management Consultant with IBM, further explained in the press release. "We have contributed our longstanding expertise as a system integrator for mobile solutions. The technology used to make mobile apps secure by means of so-called wrapping has already proven its worth in the United States."

As one can imagine, this new BlackBerry Secutablet for enterprise and government use will cost a pretty penny, as the slate will cost about $2,300 when it becomes available this summer.