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Software Group Contemplates Suing eBay (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - InformationWeek - The SIIA is frustrated with eBay because so much pirated software is sold on the site that the group can't identify all the offenders.

Software Group Weighs Piracy Lawsuit Against EBay (PC World via Yahoo! News) - The SIIA considers suing eBay for allowing counterfeit software to be sold there.

Software Pirate Sentenced to Four Years (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News) - The Software and Information Industry Association said this week that a key seller of fraudulent software on eBay, Jeremiah Mondello, had been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison.

Software Lets BlackBerry Sync With iTunes (InformationWeek) - RIM's Media Sync Software will only transfer DRM-free tracks and does not work with 64-bit systems or Macintosh operating systems.

eBay Software Seller Sentenced To Four Years (InformationWeek) - Jeremiah Mondello was found guilty of stealing bank account information and creating more than 40 fake eBay and PayPal identities to sell illegal copies of software.

iPhone Software Update May Fix Frustrating Bugs (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) - When Apple released its iPhone 2.0 software earlier this month, CEO Steve Jobs said it would provide the best user experience and the most advanced software platform for a mobile device. However, glitches in the software are leaving users frustrated, with a laundry list of complaints.

Software base promoted (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news) - Indian software companies should start to look at Thailand as the base to cater to Asean and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), as a planned free trade zone in Khon Kaen will offer attractive incentives, says Industry Minister Suwit Khunkitti.

Officials revamp software licensing (UPI) - WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced a revamp of software licensing procedures.

Proprietary software is a...services business (CNET) - Looking at recent earnings announcements, it may well be that open-source software vendors are making the most money from software while proprietary vendors retreat to services revenue.

Microsoft puts up $100K to support Apache Software Foundation (Network World) - Microsoft Friday said it was contributing $100,000 in sponsorship money to the Apache Software Foundation in what the software giant called an endorsement of "the Apache Way" and made its first code contribution to an Apache project.