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BlackBerry Software Will Move to New Devices (PC World via Yahoo! News) - New software from Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) will enable all BlackBerry wireless applications to run on smartphones from rival handset makers.

Business Objects Buys Financial Software Vendor (PC World via Yahoo! News) - Business Objects SA has agreed to buy Cartesis SA, a maker of finance and performance management software, for,225 million in cash, or about US$300 million, the companies announced Monday.

Update: Business Objects to buy financial software vendor (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Business Objects has agreed to buy Cartesis, a maker of finance and performance management software, for €225 million in cash, or about $300 million, the companies announced Monday.

RIM to roll out "virtual BlackBerry" software (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Research In Motion Ltd. is set to roll out new software that will let users turn smartphones running on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile platform into virtual BlackBerries.

Salesforce opens up online software marketplace (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Salesforce.com Inc. said on Sunday customers no longer have to buy its core product to use the company's online market for business software, in a move aimed at better tapping into rising demand for Web-delivered applications.

RIM to unveil new software application (USA Today) - Research In Motion is introducing a software application that can make Palm Treos and other Windows-based mobile devices made by rivals work like a BlackBerry. The software, due in the fall, is designed to extend BlackBerry's dominance by offering an option to individuals who may not want to switch devices to get the service.

TVA Buys $5 Million IBM Software Package (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The Tennessee Valley Authority will buy a $5 million software package from International Business Machines Corp. to manage its power plants and electric transmission system.

RIM to Unveil New Software Application (Washington Post) - NEW YORK -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is introducing a software application that can make Palm Treos and other Windows-based mobile devices made by rivals work like a BlackBerry.

JDA Software 1Q Profit Up on Acquisition (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - JDA Software Group Inc., which makes supply chain software for retailers, said Monday its first-quarter earnings increased more than tenfold, largely due to its 2006 acquisition of Manugistics.

Research In Motion to Sell Software for Rival Devices (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - April 23 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd. will start offering software that lets rival e-mail devices work like its BlackBerry, allowing the company to collect service revenue from subscribers who use competing phones.