July 31 (Reuters) - BMC Software Inc's quarterly profit fell almost 50 percent as the business software maker on a strong dollar and economic headwinds.

7/31/2012 4:34 PM ET (RTTNews) - BMC Software Inc. (BMC:Quote) Tuesday reported a decline in profit for the first quarter, due mainly to higher operating expenses.

BMC Software Inc. (BMC - Analyst Report) recently announced that it has provided its information technology service management (ITSM) support to College of Marin for an undisclosed amount.

HOUSTON, Jul 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Key growth areas within the Company's ESM business - including Cloud management and SaaS solutions - continue to show solid growth;.

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BMC Inc. (BMC) is scheduled to announce its first-quarter 2013 results on July 31, 2012, and we do not see much variation in the analysts' estimates at this point.

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Expected earnings reports and the whisper number impact for Tuesday, July 31st: BMC Software (BMC): The whisper number is $0.76, one cent ahead of the analysts' estimate.

BMC Software is expected to report Q1 earnings on July 31. Here's what Wall Street wants to see: The 10-second takeaway. Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict BMC Software's revenue will improve ...