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Microsoft declines to intercede in software piracy case (International Herald Tribune) - A principal at a school in the Urals is charged with software piracy in a case that has galvanized public opinion in Russia.

Gorbachev to Gates: Show mercy on software "pirate" (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom.

Oracle extends reach of its enterprise search software (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Oracle has shipped the first major upgrade to the stand-alone enterprise search software it debuted last year emphasizing new links to third-party data sources and identity management systems.

HDS Set To Acquire Data Archiving Software Maker (CRN) - Hitachi Data Systems is set to announce Tuesday its acquisition of a developer of software for archiving and searching of data for compliance applications.

Cell software gets funding (Dallas Morning News) - A Plano software company that lets smart-phone users create, read and edit Microsoft Office files said Monday that it has secured $7 million in venture capital and named former PalmSource chief executive Patrick McVeigh to its board.

Hiatus teaches value of software (The Washington Times) - For most of the past week, I've worked without what I used to think was essential software from Microsoft Corp. No Microsoft Office 2007, or even 2003. No Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook.

HP to bulk up software group with Bristol buy (CNET) - PC maker plans to acquire Bristol Technology, a maker of software for monitoring complex business transactions.

Blind employees sue for equal access to state's software (Houston Chronicle) - Blind people typically access computer software when what is on the screen is turned into speech or displayed in Braille.

UK's Boots Selects TradeStone Software PLC (ebizQ.net) - TradeStone Software, a specialst in delivering the Unified Buying Process through domestic and international sourcing, product lifecycle management and order management, today announced that Boots The Chemists, a division of Alliance Boots, ...

Google Planning Presentation Software (InformationWeek) - Google refused to confirm or deny that it is working on presentation software that could compete with Microsoft's PowerPoint application.