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Scammers get jail time for Microsoft software scheme (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Four people have been sentenced to jail time and tens of millions of dollars in fines for buying discounted Microsoft software and then illegally reselling it at a profit.

Microsoft Reports Strong Gain on Sales of PC and Server Software (New York Times) - Microsoft reported surprisingly strong quarterly profits and sales growth in its core software products, sending its stock up 12 percent in after-hours trading.

Last Call: Advent Software Rises (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Shares of Advent Software Inc., which provides investment management software, gained Thursday after a 22 percent increase in sales and higher bookings lifted the company's third-quarter profit.

Progress Software CEO Exercises Options (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The chief executive of business software developer Progress Software Corp. exercised options for 43,400 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Rockwell addition makes software for ethanol refineries (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - As it remakes itself into a software company, Rockwell Automation Inc. on Thursday announced the acquisition of what...

Software Maker?s Earnings Triple (New York Times) - VMware, reporting its first financial results since its I.P.O., said third-quarter profit more than tripled on demand for software that makes computers more efficient.

Trio sentenced to prison for software resale scam that ripped off Microsoft (The Star Online) - OAKLAND, California (AP) - Three people convicted of scamming Microsoft Corp. out of millions of dollars by reselling sharply discounted software were sentenced to lengthy prison terms.

Quest Atlantis visits Centenary College to teach about software (The Warren Reporter) - As part of a NASA grant, Quest Atlantis visited Centenary College on Monday, Sept. 24 and presented a seminar on their software for 20 New Jersey elementary school teachers about how to most effectively use the software in their respective classrooms.

Purchase of Fast ForWord software approved (The Marshall News Messenger) - The purchase of Fast ForWord software was approved by the Marshall Independent School District during its meeting Thursday.

NM Software signs up new customers (BizJournals) - New Mexico Software Inc., a leading provider of Web-based medical and general business system software, said Thursday it had signed up 10 new customers for its services at the start of its fourth quarter.