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Malaysia to raid companies in bid to combat software piracy (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Malaysia pledged to take an aggressive stance on companies using pirated software, with surprise raids on private offices as part of the crackdown.

Ahead of annual talks, US welcomes Chinese move on software (AFP via Yahoo! News) - US officials welcomed news that China has ordered the makers of all domestically made and imported computers to install legitimate software.

Demand Flagging For McAfee Security Software? (Forbes) - S&P Equity Research downgraded the stock after first-quarter warnings from other enterprise software security companies.

Google Buys Software Developed by Australian Graduate Student (Bloomberg.com) - April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. bought software developed by a graduate student in Australia that is designed to improve the quality of Internet search results.

Red Hat to buy open-source software maker JBoss (Detroit News) - RALEIGH, N.C. -- Red Hat Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy open-source software maker JBoss for $350 million in stock and cash.

Chinese Gov't. Says Preinstalled Software Will Fight Piracy (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) - China's computer manufacturers must install operating software before their goods leave the factory gates, the latest effort to address the thorny issue of piracy before President Hu Jintao visits the United States.

Counties unhappy with Ted Mondale software deal (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - A group of Minnesota counties is asking for its money back from a former politician whose software company promised to put government records on the Internet. The company, Nazca Solutions Inc., is headed by Ted Mondale, former state senator, ex-chairman of the Metropolitan Council and son of former Vice President Walter Mondale. "Since when is it news that a software company is late with an

9:11 am | Red Hat buying software maker JBoss (The Charlotte Observer) - Red Hat Inc. has agreed to buy open-source software maker JBoss for $350 million in stock and cash, the Raleigh company announced Monday.

New Microsoft Promotional Offers Push Software Assurance (ChannelWeb) - Microsoft has rolled out a trio of new customer-based licensing offers and rebates in a move aimed at spurring software upgrades and giving partners additional sales opportunities.

Spitzer Sues Software Company Over Spyware (New York Times) - New York's attorney general says that Direct Revenue installed software on computers without permission.