1.   Among the companies that already license the software, according to Unisys, is Adobe Systems Inc., maker of Photoshop and other graphics-manipulation programs.

2.   A unit of American Express Co. said it will license software from Microsoft Corp. in order to improve the security of transactions over the Internet.

3.   A year later, Microsoft and the department reached a settlement, with the company agreeing to change key aspects of the way it licensed software to PC makers.

4.   British Telecom continues to adapt Yenta to its own use, and Intel has also licensed the software.

5.   Carrigan was hoping to license TheLine.com software to the casino.

6.   Comet Systems Inc., a New York company, has begun licensing software that can turn the cursor itself into any graphic or animation.

7.   For devices running Windows CE, Microsoft circumvented Sun and licensed software to run Java programs from Hewlett-Packard.

8.   Gullett said the company had licensed its software to about half a dozen online exchanges and corporate barter companies, which he declined to identify.

9.   In a deal that should garner market visibility, Open Market recently licensed its software to high-end Internet service provider BBN Planet in Cambridge.

10.   Last year, the company reached a consent agreement with the government, after conceding to make some changes in how it licenses its software.