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Advent Software Shares Soar on 1Q Results (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Shares of Advent Software Inc. took off in Friday afternoon trading after the company reported a more than fourfold increase in first-quarter earnings.

Group: Texas among top software thieves (Dallas Business Journal) - The Business Software Alliance -- a group representing the nation's leading software manufacturers -- says it will offer Texas residents cash rewards of up to $200,000 for qualifying software piracy reports starting May 1 through June 30.

Google Launches SketchUp 3D Modeling Software (LinuxInsider.com) - Google has released Google SketchUp, a 3D modeling program that it acquired last month with the purchase of @Last Software. The tool lets users design and build three-dimensional models of a dream home, a car, a skyscraper -- and just about anything else that might come to mind.

Microsoft CEO Sees Software Prices Falling (AP via Yahoo! News) - Software prices could fall as companies develop subscription sales and distribute increasingly complex programs that run in Web browsers, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday.

Tidal Software Announces Record 86% Third Quarter Growth in New License Sales (SYS-CON Media) - In its third consecutive year of acceleratinggrowth, Tidal Software, a leading provider of application scheduling andperformance management software products, today announced anotherperformance record with sales up 69% year-over-year in its fiscal thirdquarter ending March 31, 2006. The company attributes results to strongdemand for its broadening portfolio of easy-to-use products that

Software game takes aim at childhood obesity (USA Today) - With more than 12 million children identified as being overweight in the most recent survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, a software game that teaches kids about healthy eating and exercise is a welcome alternative to quick-twitch video games.

New P2P Software Could Lead to ISP Abuse (TechNewsWorld.com) - Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed software designed to enable people to share their high-speed wireless connections without sacrificing security or privacy. Researchers believe the software can improve Internet connectivity in residential areas at no additional cost.

Texada Software Announces Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 (SYS-CON Media) - Texada Software (TSX VENTURE:TXS), announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2005.

Google Offers Free Version Of 3D Modeling Software (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - Google launches a free version of the 3D modeling software the search engine acquired when it bought @Last Software last month.

TMO Covers Recent Software Updates (The Mac Observer) - Friday saw several software updates from developers, including Koingo Software's release of Alarm Clock Pro 7.6.8, Mac Pilot 2.0.6, Track Destroyer 1.2.2, and Password Retriever 5.2.2; Econ Technologies' issuance of a Universal Binary for ImageCaster; and Daylite 3.0.2 from Marketcircle