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Computer Software That Can Turn You Into a Songwriter (New York Times) - How one well-wired dilettante became a composer using Apple Computer's GarageBand software.

Mercury focusing on SOA with software quality package (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Mercury Interactive on Monday is taking the wraps off an upgraded version of its Mercury Quality Center software quality testing platform, which is geared toward SOA and Web services.

Amdocs Buys Danish Software Firm (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Customer management software maker Amdocs Ltd. said Monday it bought Stibo Graphic Software, from Stibo AS, a Denmark-based printing and publishing software developer, for an undisclosed amount.

Check Point Software Warns (TheStreet.com) - The Internet security software company lowers first-quarter sales and profit estimates.

SAP To Acquire Compliance Software Maker Virsa (ChannelWeb) - SAP has agreed to acquire compliance software maker and close partner Virsa Systems, the two companies announced Monday. SAP said the deal will be an all-cash transaction, but it did not disclose Virsa's purchase price.

Review: New Software Technology Eases Biometric Process (CRN) - BioPassword's New Software Product Takes The Complexity Out Of Deploying Secure Biometrics

Microsoft to buy privately held business software firm (Market Watch) - LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. said Monday it has agreed to acquire ProClarity Corp., a privately held developer of software used to analyze corporate data. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

IBM expands data-integration software business (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - IBM on Sunday said it would expand its business of selling software and services that enable businesses to more easily access information stored in myriad computer sources and systems, an area the company is eyeing for future profits.

EDS eyeing ownership stake in Indian software co. (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Electronic Data Systems Corp. said Monday that it plans to make an offer for a majority stake in MphasiS, a software service company in India.

American Software Developer to Visit Space Station (SPACE.com) - Former Microsoft software developer Charles Simonyi is set to become a space tourist for a visit to the International Space Station (ISS), the orbital tourism firm Space Adventures said Monday.