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Microsoft mulls free Web-based business software (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business software market.

Report: Two software firms lobby EU on Microsoft (USA Today) - Two U.S. software firms are asking the European Commission to take action against Microsoft's new Vista operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Adobe Systems and Anti-virus software maker Symantec are protesting features of operating system.

Two U.S. software firms lobby EU on Microsoft: WSJ (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Two U.S. software firms are asking the European Commission to take action against Microsoft's new Vista operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Power supply software cuts test time by up to 70 percent (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine) - Anaheim, Calif.—Intepro Systems' Powerstar 5 version 3.0 software touts improved database integration that allows for testing any family of power supplies in as little as 30 percent of the time previously required.

IBM to Open Software Center in India (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - IBM Corp. announced Thursday it will establish a new software development center in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, creating 3,000 jobs.

Software glitch triggered Vancouver airport scare (CTV.ca) - CTV News Vancouver has learned that a massive shutdown at the airport on Sunday morning was due to a security software glitch, and not an apparent security breach.

PhysOrg: Research Looks at How Open Source Software Gets Written (Linux Today) - "A group of UC Davis researchers has just received a three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how open source software such as the Apache Web server is built.

Microsoft Sues Atlanta-Area Computer Firms, Claims Sales of Unlicensed Software (RedNova) - By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sep. 20--For the third time since June, Microsoft has filed lawsuits against small metro area firms as it attempts to crack down on the sale of unlicensed or counterfeit versions of its software.

OmniBus Systems’ iTX Software-Based Transmission System Earns Prestigious Peter Wayne Award (Broadcast Newsroom) - DMN Newswire--2006-9-21--OmniBus Systems’ groundbreaking iTX intelligent transmission software has been honored at IBC2006 with the IABM Peter Wayne Recognition of Excellence Award.

New jobs boost for software firm (BBC News) - Northbrook Technology, a software company, is to create 400 new jobs at its Northern Ireland bases.