Then they began trading information about weaknesses in computer systems and selling software kits to exploit them, complete with technical support and updates.

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According to the letter from UCITA's Ring, the following software industry organizations are supporting the draft -- industry antipiracy body the Business Software Alliance (14 members, among those Microsoft Corp, Lotus Development Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc.), the Software Information Industry Association, Silicon Valley Software Industry Coalition and the Computer Software Industry Association.

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Indeed, Apple's iSync--a tool for synchronizing personal information between the computer and disparate mobile devices--and its calendar software iCal both saw upgrades just last week.

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The Cybersecurity Act would create a framework for federal agencies and the private sector to share information about cyberthreats or malicious software that can destroy computer networks if it's not detected.

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Surprising but true: Adobe Systems (ADBE) is one of the more ignored technology stocks these days, with Wall Street just kind of so-so on the developer of computer software products, including multi-media content on the creation, distribution and management of information.

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Police have begun busting a cabal of programmers who used malicious computer software known as a Trojan horse to spy on more than a dozen companies and then sell information about their operations to competitors.

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Our technology industry component covers 11 six-digit NAICS sectors covering information industries such as software publishing, Internet publishing, data processing, and tech-related business services such as computer systems design, custom programming, engineering services, and research and development.

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