(Telecompaper) BlackBerry has appointed Sandeep Chennakeshu to lead a new business unit to be called BlackBerry Technology Solutions, or BTS, effective immediately. The BTS unit comprises BlackBerry's technology assets, including QNX (embedded software), Project Ion (Internet of Things application platform), Certicom (cryptography applications), and Paratek (RF antenna tuning), as well as BlackBerry's patent portfolio.