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Microsoft extends software support to 10 years (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Taking a page from major enterprise software providers like Oracle and SAP, Microsoft announced this week Business Ready Customer Care, an initiative that includes major enhancements to its maintenance and support program for Microsoft Dynamics, ERP and CRM, applications.

Scammers Get Jail Time for Microsoft Software Scheme (PC World 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.

Sprint Nextel will provide code to unlock cell-phone software (The Kansas City Star) - Sprint Nextel Corp. will provide customers wanting to switch carriers the programming code they need to unlock their cell phones' software.

Mediware Licenses Software to Texas (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Health care technology provider Mediware Information Systems Inc. said Friday the Texas government has licensed a software program that keeps track of medications taken by patients.

Software company puts higher buyout price tag for Oracle (Eastday.com) - US software company BEA Systems put a price tag of over US$8 billion yesterday for any potential buyers, citing its leadership in the industry, deep customer base and growth opportunities in China and other markets.

City agrees to pay cost of software (The Southern Illinoisan) - WEST FRANKFORT - City officials have agreed to pay the costs for a software package that was erroneously purchased for their use.

Microsoft extends software support to 10 years (InfoWorld) - Taking a page from major enterprise software providers like Oracle and SAP, Microsoft announced this week Business Ready Customer Care, an initiative that includes major enhancements to its maintenance and support program for Microsoft Dynamics, ERP and CRM, applications. The customer support initiative does three things: Extends for five years the time over which Microsoft will support ...

Schools warned against signing up for software from Microsoft (Independent) - Schools should not sign software licensing deals with Microsoft because of the computer giant's alleged anti-competitive practices, a government watchdog has warned.

Software AG Profit Climbs 12%, Sees `Strong' Orders (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) - Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Software AG, Germany's second-largest software maker, reported a 12 percent jump in third-quarter profit after winning customers including Austrian insurer Uniqa Versicherungen AG, boosting license sales.

SJ Software Maker Rejects Oracle’s $6.7Billion Bid (CBS 5 Bay Area) - Business software maker BEA Systems Inc. has said it will let Oracle Corp.'s $6.7 billion takeover bid expire Sunday, intensifying the pressure on management to prove the company is worth more than the offer it's leaving on the table.