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Cuba embraces open-source software (USA Today) - Cuba's communist government is trying to shake off the yoke of at least one capitalist empire -- Microsoft -- by joining with socialist Venezuela in converting its computers to open-source software. Both governments say they are trying to wean state agencies from Windows to the Linux operating system.

Cuba to migrate to open-source software (CNET) - Country's technology leaders distance themselves from Microsoft with wide-ranging plans for open-source software.

Habari: New Blog Software to Watch (WebProNews) - What is Habari ? It's a new group that's building new blog software. Why do I care? Because it'll be interesting to see what a new group comes up with and because I saw several blogs (especially on Chris Davis ' blog) mention it today. I've seen this happen several times and new companies almost always result out of the effort. Interesting that at least some people feel that Automattic's ...

Palm Desert Software Firm Hopes Growth is Near (RedNova) - By Kimberly Pierceall, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Feb. 18--When data backup programs try to share shelf space with better-known, sexier software titles, economics usually favors the latter.

Sage Software Recognized as Outstanding Vendor for Work With Global Construction Leader Skanska (SYS-CON Media) - Sage Software announced today that it hasreceived a prestigious 'Vendor of the Year' award from Skanska USA BuildingInc. Skanska is annually ranked among the top construction firms in theworld.

HD DVD DRM-cracking software (AME Info) - SlySoft has released AnyDVD HD to enable people to remove AACS encryption from HD DVDs, according to DailyTech. This means the HD DVDs can be viewed without HDCP compliant graphics cards and displays. The software also removes CSS encryption and region codes from DVD movies.

Uwchlan Software Firm Makes Purchase (Daily Local News) - Infrastructure software firm Bentley Systems of Uwchlan said Monday it has acquired C.W. Beilfuss & Associate, a consulting and software firm headquartered in Downers Grove, Ill., for an undisclosed amount.

Effective Software Integrates Apple Xsan Storage Solution into Core Services (SYS-CON Media) - Effective Software Inc., a leading software solutions provider, announced today the company has received Apple Xsan Administration Certification and will integrate the storage solution into existing core services.

Should software vendors be liable for bad security? (TechWorld) - Bruce Schneier, BT CounterPane CEO, is probably wrong to say that software companies should be made legally liable for the security flaws in their products, as attractive as that idea might sound to the many victims of sloppy code.

Software to Fight Digital Piracy Getting Smarter (GigaLaw.com) - As media companies struggle to reclaim control over their movies, television shows and music in a world of online file-sharing software, they have found an ally in software of another kind.