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Online crooks shift to players, software: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Online criminals shifted their attacks in 2005 from computer operating systems such as Windows and others to media players and software programs, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Cyberattackers slither through software holes (USA Today) - Cyberattackers, in a major new approach, are exploiting flaws in popular software programs especially anti-virus and backup tools to break into the computers of consumers, government agencies and businesses.

Sony BMG Sued Over CD's With Anti-Piracy Software (New York Times) - The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Texas attorney general filed lawsuits against Sony BMG for violating consumers' rights and trading in malicious software.

Sony BMG sued over anti-piracy software (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Sony BMG was hit with lawsuits alleging that it deceived consumers by using copy protection programs on its music CDs that opened up personal computers to hackers and malicious software.

TiVo speaks on Mac Desktop software, iPod support (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News) - On Monday Digital Video Recorder (DVR) pioneer TiVo Inc. announced plans to support the video iPod and the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) in an upcoming software update to its TiVoToGo solution. MacCentral spoke with Jim Denney, TiVo’s vice president of product marketing, to find out more.

Sentencing for illegal sales of software (CNET) - Four years in prison for Microsoft employee who illegally sold company software to gray market.

Agile Software Widens 2Q Loss to $4M (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Agile Software Corp., a maker of product management software for large corporations, said Monday its fiscal second-quarter loss widened, citing lower demand and unpredictable customer spending patterns.

MoU to develop software complex in Pune (CIOL) - MUMBAI: Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh and Mahindra-British Telecom (MBT), a software exporter and solution providers to telecom companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a software development and residential complex at Hinjewadi in Pune.

Dell to Ship Wave Security Software on New PCs (eWeek) - Dell signs a deal with Wave Systems to bundle security software on Dell business PCs that use a TPM chip.

Convergys to use ClickFox software (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Convergys Corp. and ClickFox, Inc. have formed an alliance in which Convergys will use ClickFox software in its customer management processes.