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Microsoft continues pursuit of software pirates (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Microsoft Wednesday continued its efforts to stop people from pirating or using pirated versions of its software. The company launched a Web site and also revealed that it has filed 20 more lawsuits against people it claims are dealing counterfeit or pirated software in 13 states.

Review: Bundled software plagues Microsoft Webcam (CNN.com) - The Microsoft LifeCam NX-3000 is an inexpensive, basic Webcam for laptops that delivers acceptable video quality and little else. The bundled LifeCam software is third-rate -- we prefer the apps that Creative and Logitech bundle with their Webcams -- although the design mirrors the Creative Live Cam Notebook Ultra, which we like.

MontaVista(R) Software Acquires Korean Company to Expand Embedded Linux(R) Sales and Services in Korea (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) - MontaVista(R) Software, Inc., the leading provider of Linux(R) for intelligent devices and communications infrastructure, announced today that it has purchased a Seoul-based company to meet the growing demand from Korean device manufacturers and software developers for MontaVista embedded Linux software and services. The announcement was made at a press conference in Seoul.

Click Software 3Q Earnings Down (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Business management software company Click Software Ltd. said Wednesday third-quarter profit fell 12 percent as costs climbed.

Click Software Sees 2007 Sales Up (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Business management software company Click Software Ltd. said Wednesday it expected yearly sales to rise, based largely on major contacts.

Microsoft files 20 software piracy suits (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that it's filed 20 lawsuits in 13 states against alleged dealers of counterfeit software.

Companies Settle Lawsuit Over GPL-Licensed Software (GigaLaw.com) - After a false alarm last month, the first lawsuit to test the GPL in the U.S. has actually settled. The Software Freedom Law Center announced that it has reached an agreement with Monsoon Multimedia to end the SFLC's copyright infringement suit against the company.

Microsoft offers software checking site (TechWorld) - And aims another broadside at software pirates. Microsoft is continuing its efforts to clamp down on people using pirated versions of its software with the launch of a new website and a slew of new lawsuits.

Ebix Inc. Third-Quarter Earnings Grow on Significant Increase in Software Licensing Revenue (Canadian Business) - ATLANTA (AP) - Ebix Inc., a provider of software used by insurers, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit more than doubled, helped by a significant increase in software licensing revenue.

Stray bullet hits software engineer in Bangalore (IBN via Yahoo! India News) - Imagine going home at the end of a tiring day and end up with a bullet in your abdomen. This is what happened to Niharika Jeena, a software engineer, who was seriously injured after she was hit by a stray bullet.