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U.S. arms software export guilty plea marks first (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A California man has pleaded guilty to providing restricted software products to China, marking the first successful U.S. prosecution for illegal exports of military-related software code, U.S. prosecutors said on Thursday.

Red Hat delays release of Linux software (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Software maker Red Hat Inc said on Thursday it delayed its August release of a version of its Linux software for personal computers that would compete with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system.

Dell buys software asset management company ASAP Software (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Dell has agreed to acquire ASAP Software in a move to meet demand from large customers for tools and services that help manage their software assets.

Red Hat delays release of Linux software (Boston Globe) - Software maker Red Hat Inc said on Thursday it delayed its August release of a version of its Linux software for personal computers that would compete with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system.

CA Files Lawsuit Against Rocket Software (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Management software company CA Inc. said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against privately held Rocket Software Inc. seeking at least $200 million in damages, claiming the software developer stole its intellectual property.

Wireless Ronin to acquire Canadian software firm (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc., a Minnetonka developer of software for the digital-sign market, announced a deal Thursday to acquire McGill Digital Solutions Inc., a privately held Canadian company. McGill, of Windsor, Ontario, provides custom interactive software primarily for e-learning and digital-sign applications. It has developed thousands of e-learning, performance and marketing products ...

Software and digital content industry to welcome two large events (vietnam net) - VietNamNet Bridge – The software and digital content industry of Vietnam will see two important events in the near future, the International Software and Game Fair 2007 (ISGAF 2007) and rounds of the World Cyber Games in East Asia and Southeast Asia 2007.

HP's Expanding Software Portfolio: Who Is Next? (Seeking Alpha via Yahoo! Finance) - Dan Farber submits: Since Mark Hurd took over the reigns of HP on March 29, 2005, the company has been leaning into software, mostly through acquisition. Within the last 24 months, HPs software group has made six acquisitions, totaling nearly $7 billion.

Out of the Gate: Smith Micro Software (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Shares of Smith Micro Software Inc. jumped on Thursday, after the wireless communication software maker's second-quarter adjusted profit topped Wall Street expectations.

Sales Buoy Software Firm (New York Times) - CA Inc., which makes management software, said first-quarter profits were up sharply.