21.   Apogee, a start-up based in Saddle Brook, N.J., and partly financed by Cisco Systems, a Lucent rival, develops billing software for communications networks.

22.   As a result, they have told federal investigators, Microsoft has a head start in developing applications software and is now the biggest supplier in many fields.

23.   As more software was developed, the controllers had other complaints.

24.   At Applied Systems, the film is an inspiration to workers who develop software for unmanned combat air vehicles.

25.   AverStar is best known for testing and developing software for the Navy, the Postal Service, NASA and the Bureau of Land Management.

26.   Barpoint.com, a company in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., developed the software, which can be downloaded from www.barpoint.com.

27.   Bedford, Mass.-based Progress develops software that professional developers use to write programs.

28.   Bellenson said the company is also developing software that will allow scentographers to create smell-laden art and invent their own scents.

29.   Bill Nienhuis, a Logos spokesman, said the company is now developing CD-ROM software that would allow for video images and full sound.

30.   Bell also will help Microsoft develop software for large computer networks.