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Spyware Group Defines Pesky Software, Sets Vendor Guidelines (TechNewsWorld.com) - As Cyber-Security month draws to a close, ASC unveiled its final, consensus definition of spyware, which was developed by coalition members including major anti-spyware companies, software developers and public interest groups.

Software AG Quarterly Profit Gains on Tax Rate, Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) - Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Software AG, a German maker of databases that's among the country's best performing technology stocks this year, said third-quarter profit rose as the company had a lower tax rate and software sales increased.

St. Bernard Software in $64.5 Million Merger Deal (RedNova) - By Kathryn Balint, The San Diego Union-Tribune Oct. 28--Sand Hill IT Security/Acquisition Corp. of Menlo Park said yesterday it will merge with San Diego's privately held St. Bernard Software in an all-stock transaction valued at about $64.5 million.

Software firm picks Southwest Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - A subsidiary of multibillion-dollar technology firm CGI Group Inc. announced today that it is opening a software-development plant in Russell County, adding 300 jobs to the hard-pressed Appalachian economy.

On The M&A Radar: BI Software (InternetNews.com) - Business intelligence could be next big area of M&A activity in enterprise software area, according to Robert Frances Group.

St. Bernard Software merges with Sand Hill IT (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) - Menlo Park-based Sand Hill IT Security Acquisition Corp. (OTC: SHQC.OB) and San Diego-based St. Bernard Software, Inc. on Thursday announced that they have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction. St. Bernard Software will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sand Hill.

Splasm software has seen the need for an easier, more configurable, and cheaper alternative to QT7 Pro and the other (Ars Technica) - " article. Their new piece of software, Podner , gives you drag and drop iPod encoding. Drop your video onto the window, select a profile and a quality level, name the video and click a button and you're on your way.

Illegal software investigations rise (Addict 3D) - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) says that so far this year it has carried out 300 investigations into businesses reported to be using software illegally.

Compuware triples profits for 2Q; CEO says company will focus more attention on software, services revenue (Crain's Detroit Business) - Second-quarter profits more than tripled for Detroit-based Compuware Corp. , but Chairman and CEO Peter Karmanos Jr. said Thursday that he isn’t satisfied with software and services revenue for the three-month period.

Review: Software Converts ITunes Songs (ABC News) - Review: Software Promises to Free ITunes Music From IPods, but Use It at Your Own Risk