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BI Software Expanding Into Even Broader Role (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News) - Howard Dresner has the credentials to be called a keen observer of the business intelligence software field. After all, it was Dresner who, while working as an industry analyst, was widely credited with coining the term "business intelligence" for software applications that gather and analyze business data.

Sony Investigates Reports Of Fingerprint Reader Software Installing Rootkit On PCs (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - Sony said the controversial software shipped with three models of its Micro Vault USM-F line, and those versions have been recently discontinued.

A nontraditional software campaign with a presidential appeal (International Herald Tribune) - Ray Hopewood, a fictional presidential candidate, is the focus of an extensive advertising campaign for a software company called BigFix.

Software flaw shuts down Skype telephone service (International Herald Tribune) - The company says it is unclear why an error in its software caused its 220 million customers to be cut off from placing calls through the Internet, and that it cannot guarantee that the problem will not crop up again.

Software to better handle storm runoff (UPI) - U.S. engineers are researching software designed to provide site specific efficient methods of dealing with storm water runoff.

Researchers say Sony software makes PCs vulnerable (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Software included with high-end memory sticks sold by Sony Corp can make personal computers vulnerable to attack by computer hackers, according to researchers with two Internet security firms.

FalconStor Software VP Sells Stock (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - A vice president at FalconStor Software Inc., a network storage developer, sold 50,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday.

Business Intelligence: MicroStrategy To Provide Greeting Card Leader With Business Intelligence Software For Reporting ... (RetailSolutionsOnline) - MicroStrategy Incorporated, a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence software, recently announced that Hallmark Cards, Inc. has expanded its use of MicroStrategy software for enterprise-wide reporting and analysis. Hallmark, based in Kansas City, is known throughout the world for its greeting cards and related personal expression products.

Adacel Technologies Awarded $2.3m Oceanic ATM Software Contract (ADA.AX, 00753856, 20070830) (Aspect Huntley via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Adacel Technologies announced it has been awarded a $2.3m contract to provide software enhancements to an existing Adacel Aurora Oceanic Air Traffic Management system.

Xytech Integrates Xytech Software with IBM Media Hub (Broadcast Newsroom) - BURBANK, Calif. & LONDON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Xytech Systems Corporation - a leading provider of business software for media operations including workflow management, resource scheduling, and media asset management - announced its support today for a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) through the integration of Xytech Enterprise software with the IBM Media Hub Solution Framework.