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I-O Data USB Key With Free Software (Gizmodo) - Remember how TaxCut was shipped on a Kingston 256MB Flash drive? This is kind of like that, except the drives come with free software like OpenOffice, Migo, Pass2Go and ACDSee—though the last...

NASA Satellite Positioning Software May Aid In Tsunami Warnings (Science Daily) - University scientists using Global Positioning System (GPS) software developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., have shown that GPS can determine, within minutes, whether an earthquake is big enough to generate an ocean-wide tsunami. This NASA-funded technology can be used to provide faster tsunami warnings.

IBM deal expands Lenovo software reach (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - The Lenovo Group has closed on a deal with IBM that will allow the Chinese computer maker to sell its proprietary software tools on more than just its own computers.

LexisNexis introduces litigation software in Ohio (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Ohio is one of 13 states to get a new, state-specific litigation software tool from LexisNexis.

Albany telecom to use MapInfo software for Internet service expansion (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Tech Valley Communications, a telecommunications company in Albany, N.Y., will use MapInfo Corp.'s mapping software to design the deployment of its fiber optic network, both companies announced.

Waggener Edstrom wins BMC Software PR account (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) - Waggener Edstrom Worldwide has been selected as the public relations agency of record by BMC Software Inc.

Enterprise Software - An Industry in Transition (SYS-CON Media) - The enterprise software sector has seen considerable mutation and consolidation in recent times, presenting new issues in an industry already afflicted by plateauing growth. Further consolidation is expected in the highly mature software industry.

NASA Satellite Positioning Software May Aid in Tsunami Warnings (SpaceRef) - University scientists using Global Positioning System software, developed by NASA, have shown GPS can determine, within minutes, whether an earthquake is big enough to generate an ocean-wide tsunami. This NASA-funded technology can be used to provide faster tsunami warnings.

IBM To Utilize Lenovo Software On Non-Lenovo PCs (Local Tech Wire) - RALEIGH, N.C. – IBM Global Technology Services has signed an agreement with Lenovo to use Lenovo’s ThinkVantage Technologies software applications on non-Lenovo PCs.

Software magnate withdraws $115m gift (Times Online) - IN A spectacular fit of pique, the billionaire software tycoon Larry Ellison has cancelled a $115 million gift to Harvard University after the resignation of its president, with whom he was close.