CompTIA buys software expo

OAKBROOK TERRACE --The Computing Technology Industry Association, or CompTIA, announced Tuesday it acquired the Software Marketing Perspectives Conference & Expo, a leading event for software company product and marketing managers. CompTIA, a trade association for the world's technology industry, acquired the event from King Content Co. of Newton, Mass. The fourth annual Software Marketing Perspectives expo takes place May 7-9 at the Santa Clara (Calif.) Convention Center.