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BMC Software to Buy Identify Software (AP via Yahoo! News) - BMC Software Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy diagnostic software maker Identify Software Ltd. for $150 million in cash.

Keeping Free Software Free (BusinessWeek) - Next-generation computers are designed to restrict how you use them even before you buy them. What can the free software community do?

Cognos updates software to boost ease, efficiency (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Cognos Inc. is launching new software aimed at making it easier and more efficient to use its business analysis tools, which Canada's biggest software maker hopes will drive demand and sales.

Infosys to Set Up New Software Center (AP via Yahoo! News) - India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd., will set up a new software development center in the southern city of Hyderabad that will employ 25,000 people, the company said Monday.

Microsoft Unveils Hosted CRM Software (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) - In the wake of announcements last week that Microsoft is delaying the consumer version of the next-generation Vista operating system, the company issued a statement on Sunday to highlight a few of its software initiatives on the business front.

BMC Software adds to recent purchases (Houston Chronicle) - The deal to purchase the diagnostic software maker should close by June.

BMC Software to buy Identify Software for $150 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - BMC Software Inc. , which makes software used to manage business computers, said on Monday it had agreed to buy Israel's Identify Software Ltd., an application problem resolution software maker, for about $150 million.

China vows to bar software piracy (International Herald Tribune) - China is requiring computer makers to install only licensed software and will crack down on all large companies found to use pirated software, a government official said Monday.

Citadel Security Software Cuts 4Q Loss (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Network security software maker Citadel Security Software Inc. said Monday it narrowed its fourth-quarter loss, helped by a sharp rise in revenue and a cost-cutting plan implemented in 2005.

Software company breaks ground on new HQ (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Quadrant Software, a software development company that relocated from Taunton, Mass., last summer , has put down roots in Temple Terrace.