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Predictive Analytics Software Proves Its Presidential Timber (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, locked in an epic battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, need any edge they can get. That's why the Obama team has adopted a powerful software system to zero in on likely voters.

Software Group Files Suit Against eBay Sellers (PC World via Yahoo! News) - The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has filed eight new lawsuits against eBay-based software sellers, alleging that they are selling counterfeit products.

Closing Glance: Web Software, Services (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Web software and services companies' shares rose Thursday along with the broader market, which rebounded from Wednesday's drop as investors looked for bargains and gained some confidence from the release of a regional manufacturing report.

Welcome to the World of Software (PC World) - This blog will help you understand how software impacts your business.

Harald Welte and Groklaw Announced as Winners of the FSF's Annual Free Software Awards (Linux Today) - "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced the recipients of its Award for Projects of Social Benefit and its Award for the Advancement of Free Software. Groklaw received the social benefit award, and Harald Welte received the advancement award.

Opening Glance: Web Software, Services (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Internet software and services stocks traded mixed Thursday morning along with the broader market. Here is how key Internet software and services companies performed Thursday morning:

Portrait Software Acquires Campaign Management Solution Provider (ebizQ.net) - Portrait Software, a provider of customer interaction optimization software, today announced that it has agreed terms to acquire Million Handshakes AS. The acquisition brings to Portrait a proven software-as-a-service capability. ebizQ received ...

Progress Software Sets 2008 Guidance (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Progress Software Corp. on Thursday forecast 2008 financial targets that fall within current Wall Street estimates. The maker of software that runs business applications expects net profit of $1.35 to $1.40 per share and adjusted earnings between $1.92 to $1.97 per share in the year ending Nov. 30.

Progress Software 1Q Profit Climbs (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Progress Software Corp. said Thursday fiscal first-quarter earnings surged 47 percent as it cut costs and boosted revenue.

Application hardening tools help repel software pirates (SearchSecurity.com) - Application hardening vendors can make life difficult for software pirates, forcing them to turn to more profitable, low-hanging fruit.