Next generation of business software could get more fun (AP) Software News - Yahoo! News - Sun, 11 May 2008 19:06:07 GMT AP - Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball teams and traded gossip at the watercooler.

SAP Is The Latest Convert To Software-Plus-Services Vision (TechWeb) Software News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:25 GMT TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/207601148/27426224/SIG=131t55pbi/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=DP0QVTRFELNDYQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - It envisions selling "component" services to its big ERP customers beginning next year.

SAP Embraces Software-Plus-Services Vision (TechWeb) Software News - Yahoo! News - Sat, 10 May 2008 04:01:25 GMT TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/207602362/27435792/SIG=1375ntml1/*http://www.intelligententerprise.com/;jsessionid=NMOTSTWH4Q5VMQSNDLRCKH0CJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">Intelligent Enterprise</a> - Enterprise apps vendor envisions selling "component" services to its largest customers beginning next year.

Microsoft To Release Office 2007 SP1 Via Automatic Update In June (TechWeb) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 09 May 2008 23:05:00 GMT TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/207601747/27417796/SIG=131d8lnvl/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=1GALLEEBCD5NIQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - The strategy of rolling out service packs in phases gives the market plenty of time to evaluate the software.

U.S. v. 3,000 Microsoft Flash Drives (TechWeb) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 09 May 2008 22:45:00 GMT TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/207601732/27417797/SIG=131d8lnvl/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=1GALLEEBCD5NIQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - The devices with fake Microsoft Windows logos are just the latest in a series of goods seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits (PC World) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 09 May 2008 21:00:15 GMT PC World - Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a...

Microsoft appeals against EU fine (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 09 May 2008 18:54:53 GMT Microsoft chairman Bill Gates delivers a speech in Jakarta. Microsoft on Friday lodged an appeal at a European court against the record 899 million euro (1.39 billion dollar) fine imposed on it by the EU Commission for defying a landmark anti-trust ruling.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

"Pirates" maker to turn "BioShock" game into film (Reuters) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 09 May 2008 18:51:21 GMT A screenshot from the hit video game 'BioShock' about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong. (Take-Two Interactive Software/Handout/Reuters)

Microsoft Plans Four Security Fixes For Upcoming Patch Tuesday (TechWeb) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 09 May 2008 18:15:00 GMT TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/207601604/27417813/SIG=131d8lnvl/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=1GALLEEBCD5NIQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - The critical flaws affect Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Windows respectively.

Microsoft Appeals $1.39 Billion EU Fine (TechWeb) Software News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 09 May 2008 17:57:06 GMT TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/207601634/27417814/SIG=131d8lnvl/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=1GALLEEBCD5NIQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - Microsoft said on Friday it was appealing a record $1.39 billion fine imposed by the European Commission for using high prices to discourage software competition.