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SAP shares drop after software maker announces €4.8 billion acquisition (International Herald Tribune) - Analysts attributed the sharp decline to both the size and timing of the friendly takeover bid for Business Objects, a leader in the fast-growing market for business intelligence software.

Intel Launches a Digg to Rate Software Startups (Wired News) - To stay on top of the latest software trends and cool new startups, Intel makes public a Digg-like voting site called CoolSW (for "cool software"). The site will tap the wisdom of the crowd for the most promising new software companies worldwide.

FDA OKs Cerner's radiology software (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Cerner Corp. said Monday that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market new software that streamlines the process radiologists must navigate to view images.

SAP to buy maker of business software (International Herald Tribune) - The move to buy Business Objects underlines the appeal of software that can cull through data to help companies cut costs, spot sales opportunities and outwit rivals.

BMC Software Acquires Emprisa Networks (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - BMC Software Inc., which makes software to manage information technology systems, said Monday it has acquired privately held Emprisa Networks, a provider of smart network configuration and security software.

BMC Software scoops up Emprisa Networks (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - BMC Software Inc. has acquired smart network compliance company Emprisa Networks Inc.

SAP to acquire software rival for $6.8 billion (MSNBC) - SAP AG has agreed to acquire software maker Business Objects SA in a tender offer valued at more than 4.8 billion euros ($6.8 billion), the companies said Sunday.

Concern over gas guzzling software (The Register) - Code green When we wrote about the possibilities of green software back in July , the response from Register Developer readers was mainly positive. Thanks for going easy on us.…

Alexon Business Gateways Powered by Jungo's Software Are Now Certified by NTT for Hikari Denwa Service (Broadcast Newsroom) - ?? Highlights: ?? -- Alexon releases the IPV721 gateway powered by Jungo's OpenSMB(TM) software to the operator-managed business market ?? -- The IPV721 gateway is certified for deployment for the NTT East and NTT West Hikar.

Software Could Be NZ’s Greatest Export (Scoop.co.nz) - National leader John Key was told last night that, with government support, software could be New Zealand’s greatest export, by the CEO of Software Associates, one of the country’s fastest growing information technology specialists.