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Yahoo's hosting clients get blogging software (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News) - Yahoo Inc. will make available to subscribers of its Web hosting services the open-source WordPress blog publishing software, both organizations are announcing on Tuesday.

The End of Software as We Know It (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) - Computing is a dynamic field in which standards and practices rarely stay the same for long. Nowhere is this truism more evident today than in software installations.

Best practices are key in IBM software portfolio tool (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - IBM is upgrading its software for managing enterprise software development projects, emphasizing best practices and integration with Rational tools.

Security Software Firm's Customer Database Hacked (Washington Post) - Guidance Software Inc. -- a leading provider of software used to diagnose hacker break-ins -- has itself been hacked, exposing financial and personal data connected to thousands of law enforcement officials and network-security professionals.

IBM to buy software company (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - IBM Corp. says it will buy Bowstreet Inc., whose software is used to create portals that integrate documents, databases and applications, for an undisclosed amount.

Sun: No Rush to Open Software (eWeek) - Sun's chief open-source officer says the company's process of open-sourcing its software stack will not be rushed and will not happen quickly.

Symantec Anti-virus Software Open To Attack (TechWeb) - A bug in Symantec's line of anti-virus software is vulnerable to attack, a prominent security researcher says.

Exstream Software Makes Inc. Magazine's 500 List (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) LEXINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--www.exstream.com--Exstream Software, Inc. announced today it has been named one of America's 500 fastest growing private companies for 2005 by Inc. magazine for the second year in a row--an achievement realized by only about one-third of the companies on the list. Exstream was ranked #324 on this

Guidance Software Investigating Stolen Data (InternetNews.com) - A computer forensics software developer finds itself on the receiving end of a malicious hacking attack.

Progress Software 4Q Profit Jumps (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Progress Software Corp., a maker of tools that allow businesses and government agencies create and use software, on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit grew 29 percent on stronger sales of new products.