    Sentence. 1: Progress Software plans :to  acquire: “privately, “ held © DataDirect  Technologiés. for about “$ 88 million ‘in    cash, , the. companies: said’ Friday    Sentence .2:' Progréss | Software “Corp. is  acquiring DataDirect: Technologies” Ltd   » a” privately‘ held supplier. 6f, data~  access “software .,. for ‘approximately ‘$  88 gillion , the companies said Friday    