Software shorts (Aug 09): Apple dates Snow Leopard

A round-up of this month's news from the business software industry. Here is a quick summary of what's happened so far:
 

24 Aug - Apple announced a 28 Aug release date for the next version of Mac OSX.

21 Aug - Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems is approved by the US Justice Department.

12 Aug - Google unveils 'Caffeine', its next-generation search system.

11 Aug - Facebook to take over FriendFeed, the company's first acquisition in over 2 years.

10 Aug - Tax specialist BTCSoftware has released a stripped down “express” edition of its personal tax application for £175.<br />

6 Aug - Windows 7 starts shipping to Microsoft hardware and software partners. Full commercial availability will take place in stages between now and October.<br />

4 Aug - Microsoft releases XP Mode release candidate, enabling businesses to test software migration and compatibility on the upcoming Windows 7.<br />

3 Aug - Concur confirms acquisition of French expenses management developer Etap-On-Line to cement its position as leading supplier of on demand spend management services.

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