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HP's Acquisitions Fuel Its Software Ambitions (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - In addition to Mercury, Bristol, and Knightsbridge, HP has acquired at least 10 software companies since 2003, including Peregrine, OuterBay, Novadigm, and several identity management vendors.

Websense Offers Software To Protect Against Data Leaks (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - Worried your own employees might be accidentally or maliciously sending out confidential information? Websense says it has software to tackle that problem.

Free Software; CES; iPhone (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) - You don't need to spend a lot on software these days —in fact, you can run your entire computer and all your applications for free.

Gorbachev Begs Gates For Mercy in Software Piracy (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom.

NextEngine's Next Breakthrough: "Points-to-Parts" Software for $2,495 (SYS-CON Media) - Last year, NextEngine smashed price /performance barriers when it unveiled its $2,495 Desktop 3D Scanner technology on stage atSolidWorks World. At one-tenth the cost of other systems, it rewrote therules for 3D scanning hardware. Now, they are changing the rules again.This time, for 3D scan software.

Hitachi Data to acquire archive software firm (CNET) - Company agrees to buy Archivas, an existing partner, whose software allows for immediate access to protected, archived data.

Software pumps up Mediware's second quarter (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Demand for its new blood-management software is pushing Mediware Information Systems Inc. solidly into the black.

Dell To Bundle Computrace LoJack Software With Laptops (ChannelWeb) - Shares of Absolute Software jumped nearly 30 percent Tuesday after the small Canadian firm reported strong second-quarter revenue and said its theft-recovery software would be bundled on some laptops made by computer giant Dell.

Dell To Bundle Laptop 'Lojack' Software (CRN) - Shares of Absolute Software jumped nearly 30 percent Tuesday after the company reported strong second-quarter revenue and said its theft recovery software would be bundled on some Dell laptops.

BMC Software Ranked as One of the Top Share-Gainers in Goldman Sachs IT Spending Survey (SYS-CON Media) - BMC Software (BMC: NYSE) has been ranked as one of the top three share-gainers in the software and security category by Goldman Sachs. The investment bank's latest IT Spending Survey(1) of Fortune 1000 IT executives also notes a continued strengthening in customer perception of and preference for BMC.