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Shrink-Wrapped Software's Days Numbered (PC World via Yahoo! News) - The days of selling shrink-wrapped software without also selling services are over, said speakers at a Silicon Valley event Monday.

CDC Software Acquires Australian IT Firm (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - CDC Software, a unit of software and online gaming company CDC Corp., said Tuesday it acquired a majority stake in Vectra Corp., an Australian provider of information security consulting services.

University-based software co wins internat'l award (Scoop.co.nz) - University of Otago-based company 1000Minds has won a prestigious Consensus Software Award overnight in Australia. The Microsoft and IBM-sponsored event provides the only independently-judged awards in Australasia for innovative and ground-breaking software developments.

I2 Technologies Buys Blue Agave Software (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - i2 Technologies Inc., which develops supply chain management software, said Tuesday it bought Blue Agave Software Inc. to expand its offerings.

Shrink-Wrapped Software's Days Numbered (PC World) - Most revenue will eventually come from selling services, not software, experts say.

Kiwi software companies win international award (The New Zealand Herald) - Two New Zealand based companies, 1000Minds and Unlimited Realities, have won a prestigious Consensus Software Award in Sydney last night. The two companies were among thirteen winners from across Australia and New Zealand in a field of 24 finalists.

SAS Unveils JMP 7 Software for Business (Local Tech Wire) - Posted: Today at 4:36 p.m. Cary — SAS on Tuesday launched its JMP 7 statistical discovery software, providing dynamic graphical capabilities, the ability to manage virtually unlimited volumes of data and seamless integration with powerful SAS Analytics.

Software turns the mobile into a phrasebook (iTNews) - Software developer CoolGorilla has unveiled an application that can turn a mobile phone into a translation device.

Scottsdale software maker vies for national customer service award (BizJournals) - Symmetry Software of Scottsdale is among 10 finalists named in the Dell/National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Excellence in Customer Experience Award.

Tibco Software to buy Spotfire for $195M (BizJournals) - Tibco Software Inc. said Tuesday it will buy privately held software company Spotfire Inc. for $195 million in cash.