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Akonix software named as most secure (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - San Diego-based Akonix's instant messaging management software was named the most secure, according to a report issued Monday by IT market research and advisory firm, IDC.

Software Companies Seen Overcoming 3Q (AP via Yahoo! News) - Despite difficult macroeconomic conditions, U.S. software makers are expected to post solid, if unspectacular, results for the third quarter.

Macrovision adds to software-licensing package (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Macrovision on Monday will unveil FlexNet Publisher 11, an upgrade to its software-licensing system that provides insights into license usage as well as the ability to transfer licenses.

Smart Growth Resource Library: EcoSmart Design Software (Smart Growth Online) - EcoSmart is a Web-based software program designed to evaluate the economic trade-offs between different landscape practices on residential parcels.

Mercury heats up software testing (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Mercury Interactive on Monday is upgrading its product suites with the aim of helping CIOs run IT like a business. After pouring $500 million into acquisitions and R&D, Mercury will roll out new versions of its software testing, real-time application monitoring, and IT governance suites.

Covalent Technologies Joins Open Source Software Institute (LinuxElectrons) - Hattiesburg , MS – The Open Source Software Institute has said that Covalent Technologies has joined the non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the continued adoption and implementation of open source solutions within US federal, state and municipal government IT environments.

DCC adds software feature (Nashville Business Journal) - Dialogic Communications Corp. is partnering with Seattle-based Twisted Pair Solutions to integrate that company's communications software into its Communicator! NXT software.

Exact Software buys Exact Solutions (Boston Business Journal) - Exact Software N.V. has acquired Vanguard Solutions Group, with the companies having already worked together last year to develop a business-analytics software application.

CSG sells Global Software for $251 million (Rocky Mountain News) - CSG Systems International Inc. agreed to sell its Global Software & Services unit for $251 million, in a move to focus on its cable and satellite television customers.

Software offers graph-based physical synthesis into FPGAs (Electronic Engineering Times Asia) - Synplicity has expanded its Synplify family of FPGA synthesis tools with Synplify Premier software.