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Tech rivals Microsoft and Novell form software alliance (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Longtime US computer software rivals Microsoft and Novell unveiled an alliance to make their competing programs interoperable.

Ex-software CEO gets 12 years in prison (AP via Yahoo! News) - The former chief executive of Computer Associates International Inc. was sentenced to 12 years in prison and was fined $8 million on Thursday for his role in a massive accounting fraud scandal at one of the world's largest software companies.

Software executive gets 12 years (BBC News) - The former boss of Computer Associates gets an $8m fine and a long jail sentence for his role in a $2.2bn fraud at the software firm.

Oracle buys software company Stellent for $440M (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Database software giant Oracle Corp. said Thursday it bought Stellent Inc. for $440 million in cash.

Microsoft, Novell Agree to Make Software Compatible, People Say (Bloomberg.com) - Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc., rivals in the market for software that runs server computers, are near an agreement to make their products work together, people familiar with the situation said.

CoBRA Software Introduces Support Tools For Explosives Response Community (Space War) - by Staff Writers Alexandria VA (SPX) Nov 03, 2006 Defense Group announced the launch of the newest module for its CoBRA software, a series of tools aimed at supporting the explosives ordinance disposal and bomb tech community.

Former Software Official Pleads Guilty (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The former general counsel of leading voicemail software maker Comverse Technology Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to a scheme to pocket millions of dollars by backdating stock options.

SIIA sues eBay sellers over pirated McAfee software (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - The Software & Information Industry Association said Thursday it filed two new lawsuits in U.S. District Court, Central District of California alleging sales of pirated software.

Ex-Software CEO Gets 12 Years in Prison (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The former chief executive of Computer Associates International Inc. was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $8 million on Thursday in an accounting fraud scandal estimated to have cost investors $400 million at one of the world's largest software companies.

HighJump buys Canadian software firm (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Supply chain specialist HighJump Software has completed the purchase of Global Beverage Group Inc. , a software company that helps track the delivery of foods and beverages to stores.