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Software to sports to security (River Valley Business Report) - After selling both Winnebago Software Co. and Miken Sports in Caledonia, Minn., in the past six years, Jeb Griffith’s entrepreneurial spirit continues.

Venezuela promotes open source software (Sydney Morning Herald) - President Hugo Chavez has long been critical of big transnational companies, and now his government is promoting free open-source software as an alternative to market-dominating Microsoft. -

Jinfonet and Composite Software Partner for New Solution (EContent Magazine) - Jinfonet Software, a provider of embeddable reporting solutions for enterprise applications and maker of JReport embedded reporting solution for Java applications, and Composite Software, a provider of on-demand data integration, have announced that the companies have partnered to offer a new joint solution: JReport OnDemand Integration.

Small Talk: Software group aims for a move from Z to A (Independent) - This could well be the week that sees Z Group propelled into the A-list of software companies.

Group opposing malicious software targets file-sharing, screensaver programs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - SAN FRANCISCO -- A corporate-backed watchdog group that monitors software for deceptive and abusive practices has named a widely used file-sharing program and three other applications as violators of its guidelines.

Microsoft delays consumer release of Office business software (Canada.com) - SEATTLE (AP) - Three days after saying it will delay the consumer version of its new Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft Corp. said Friday that the update to its Office business software suite also won't appear in stores until January.

Microsoft delays Office software to 2007 (Tiscali) - NEW YORK (Reuters) - 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.

Microsoft appeals South Korea antitrust ruling (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Microsoft Corp., appealed on Monday against a South Korean ruling that it should unbundle its media player and messaging service from its Windows software.

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.

Windows Is So Slow, but Why? (New York Times) - Because of Microsoft's past success, keeping Windows working with existing software is becoming increasingly difficult.