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Microsoft to Delay Business Software (New York Times) - Microsoft said Friday that the update to its Office business software package would not appear in stores until January.

Microsoft delays consumer Office software to 2007 (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it would delay the consumer launch of its Office software package until next year to coincide with the debut of its Vista operating system.

Security an issue, Israelis won't buy U.S. software firm (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - A leading Israeli software company abandoned its plans yesterday to buy a smaller U.S. rival in a $225 million deal because of national-security objections by the Bush administration.

Israeli Software Firm Abandons U.S. Deal (AP via Yahoo! News) - A leading Israeli software company failed to resolve security objections by the Bush administration over its plans to buy a smaller U.S. technology rival and abruptly abandoned the $225 million deal.

U.S. software sector eyes China piracy breakthrough (Reuters\ via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - U.S. software firms are looking for watershed progress in combating Chinese piracy at trade talks just days before Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Washington in April, an industry official said on Friday.

Novell's premium Linux taking Xen plunge SOFTWARE (ZDNet India) - Novell says its new Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10--which includes virtualization software--is ready for mainstream use. TCS to raise China headcount BUSINESS Infotech major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is planning to add 4,000-5,000 people in next three to four years for its Chinese operations, that is expected to go onstream in next quarter.

Israeli Software Firm Drops U.S. Deal (AP via Yahoo! News) - A leading Israeli software company abandoned its plans Thursday to buy a smaller U.S. rival in a $225 million deal because of national security objections by the Bush administration.

Software firms seen to create 75,000 jobs (Manila Bulletin) - The country’s export-oriented software development industry, buoyed by the global information technology (IT) boom, is expected to yield $ 1.28 billion, or P65.3 billion, in annual revenues and fully engage 75,000 Filipino workers by 2010.

Microsoft delays Office software to 2007 (Reuters.co.uk) - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on Friday it would delay the consumer launch of its Office software package until next year to coincide with the debut of its Vista operating system.

Israeli software firm drops U.S. deal (USA Today) - A leading Israeli software company was forced to abandon plans Thursday to buy a smaller U.S. rival in a $225 million deal because of national security objections by the Bush administration.