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IBM Researcher John Vlissides Dies; Software Design Innovator, Mentor (Washington Post) - John M. Vlissides, 44, a researcher for IBM who revolutionized the field of software development, died Nov. 24 of a brain tumor at his home in Mohegan Lake, N.Y.

New SOA Software Rolls Out For Left-Out Mainframes (Web Services Pipeline) - Hoping to help users and resellers pull mainframes in as a more active participant in service-oriented architectures (SOAs), GT Software has rolled out a set of development tools designed to leverage existing technical resources and programmer skills.

Software available for data transfers (The Charlotte Observer) - Q. Is there any software that will allow users to copy just certain programs and files from one hard drive to another?

Software Industry Shifting Piracy Strategy (Slashdot) - Sensible Clod writes "The U.S. software industry's strategy against global software piracy is shifting to focus on claimed economic benefits of copyright protection in response to a new study released by the BSA, according to an article at Internet News. The study concluded that countries with high software piracy rates have more to gain economically by protecting intellectual property rights.

Pocket Watch Software's 50% Off Sale (Pocket PC Thoughts) - "With the Holidays coming up fast, Pocket Watch Software has announced a 50% off deal for our five most popular editions of ActivePrint. Giving someone a Windows Mobile Device for Christmas or have one yourself? Add the ability to print up to 80 document types to any Windows compatible printer for as little as $15 (USD)." From now until December 24, 2005, you can get 50% off the following titles

Microsoft Puts Clamps on Software Pirate (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) - An investigation by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) into an online sales organization that sold some $5.25 million worth of counterfeit software to UK customers has resulted in the shutdown of that purveyor of pirated goods.

HP admits strategic focus shift and targets software (ITP.net) - HP is looking to make more acquisitions to bolster its global software business, a senior executive said last week.

NBI cracks down on pirated software (INQ7.net) - AGENTS of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday raided three Internet cafés using unlicensed Microsoft software and seized 32 computers worth over P1 million.

Vector graphics line up right for artwork software (Chicago Tribune) - For what this software does, the $89 price attracts people who suddenly find they need to acquire graphic artwork.

Microsoft Offers Free Software For Small Retailers (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - Microsoft Corp. is giving small retailers in the United States free add-in software to integrate Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 with either Microsoft Point of Sale or Microsoft Retail Management System.