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Software AG acquires JackBe for mashup tooling, real-time analytics

A new Intelligent Business Operations Platform is also in the works

DECLASSIFIED docs nail NSA domestic spying — HP way down, Donatelli out, VEGHTE in — YAHOO passes Google — UBUNTU Edge tanks — WINDOWS PHONE sweeps Latin America

5 big things to watch for at VMworld

The cloud, virtual networking, storage, OpenStack, and mobile computing are all expected to be hot topics at VMworld this year

Cisco patches serious vulnerabilities in Unified Communications Manager

The vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands or disrupt telephony-related services, Cisco says

Ubuntu Edge smartphone misses crowdfunding goal by $19 million

Canonical raised only $12.8 million of the $32 million it wanted, but still intends to ship an Ubuntu-based smartphones next year

Newly declassified docs prove NSA collected data on tens of thousands of Americans

But the collection of phone and Internet data may have been inadvertent, the declassified documents show

Siri vs. Android: Watch the speech recognition showdown

Talking trumps typing as the preferred method of using a smartphone -- so which mobile OS is better at voice commands?

Update: HP replaces enterprise chief, posts Q3 sales drop

HP's revenue fell 8 percent, with declines in all but one business unit

We must destroy data to protect it, aka the MI5 way

James Bond today: Licensed to kill, pulverize hard drives, shred memory chips, and intimidate partners, all for the war on terror

Ubuntu Edge smartphone probably not going to get funded

Ambitious crowdfunding smartphone project shatters records, but looks to be coming up short