Software

Software giant could get up to $15M in tax-rebate incentives (The Salt Lake Tribune)

17 May 2008

The Governor's Office of Economic Development board has agreed to offer tax-rebate incentives of up to $15,124,000 to software giant Oracle Corp., which is looking for a place to construct a data storage center that would employ 100 people.

Software piracy up (AME Info)

17 May 2008

Software piracy in Bahrain cost computer companies around $27m last year, according to the annual Global Software Piracy Study. The losses hit both international companies and local distributors and retailers, the report said.

Fake sickies targeted by software (TVNZ)

17 May 2008

Employers are turning to voice recognition software to crack down on unnecessary sick leave. Britain's Daily Mail reports that some companies are using a new generation of voice analysis systems to detect whether someone is lying when they call in sick.