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Software writers spot open source in Sony BMG CDs (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Controversial copy-protection software used by music publisher Sony BMG (6758.T) on music CDs appears to have tapped an open source project, raising questions about copyrights, software experts said on Friday.

MatrixOne's Software License Revs May Be Hurt (Forbes) - Piper Jaffray lowered the target price on the software company to $5.50 from $7.

The End (of Software) Is Nigh (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News) - Recently, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Bill Gates and his recent hire, legendary programmer Ray Ozzie, issued memos to their troops, declaring that Microsoft needs an extreme makeover. The world of software is undergoing disruptive change, and so far, Microsoft seems to be lagging behind. The memos mention a leader in the brave new on-demand software world: Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM - News).

Software: No longer business as usual (ZDNet) - Microsoft's eyeing free, ad-supported products while companies dump "big beast" software projects in favor of hosted.

Microsoft to Market New Software in Japan (AP via Yahoo! News) - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will start marketing Japanese versions of two new server software products in February, as the U.S. software giant moves to bolster its enterprise business in Japan.

MEDIA 100 OFFERS SOFTWARE-ONLY NLE (Post Magazine) - NEW YORK - At NAB Post+, here, BorisFX’s Media 100 division (www.media100.com) introduced Media 100sw, a software-only nonlinear editing solution costing $395.

IQNavigator Advances Next-Generation 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) Model (CommsDesign) - DENVER, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- IQNavigator, Inc., the leading global provider of services procurement and optimization solutions, today advanced the next-generation Software as a Service (SaaS) model by making available a white paper detailing the aspects of "true Software as a Service," available for download at http://www.iqnavigator.com/wp.html .

Software immediately visualizes network status. (ThomasNet) - OPC-Netlistener checks SNMP variables or ICMP as OPC items, displaying information on errors or status of active TCP/IP network components. This OPC-SNMP-Gateway network watchdog informs users immediately if network component is overloaded or failing, and diagnostics can be displayed in any OPC type of visualization. Along with integration into HMI, software provides option to program individual

The End (of Software) Is Nigh (The Motley Fool) - Recently, Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Bill Gates and his recent hire, legendary programmer Ray Ozzie, issued memos to their troops, declaring that Microsoft needs an extreme makeover. The world of software is undergoing disruptive change, and so far, Microsoft seems to be lagging behind.

Amdocs provides new software to Telkom South Africa (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Amdocs Ltd. will install trouble-ticketing software for Telkom South Africa Ltd. under an extended contract, it said Thursday.