Ex-Sybase partners stake BlackBerry claim to the Internet of Things

What would make someone leave a CEO position at a rising Redwood City tech company to become chief operating officer of BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), the once dominant smartphone company that is fighting to regain its footing getting knocked off its pedestal by the explosion of iPhone and Android-powered devices around the world? Marty Beard says that he was attracted by the way that his former CEO at Pleasanton-based Sybase, new BlackBerry CEO John Chen, is repositioning BlackBerry to help large companies manage secure communications in a world dominated by mobile computing, ranging from internal corporate servers handsets, wearables, smart home and healthcare devices and Internet connected cars...