21.   Sun Microsystems Inc. said it licensed software from a unit of International Business Machines Corp. that makes it easier for programmers to display text in different languages.

22.   Spyglass Inc. said yesterday it will license security software to CheckFree Inc., which provides electronic commerce services.

23.   That is, Oracle plans simply to license the software to distribute the news, and thereby avoid the issue of editorial control over content providers.

24.   That accord, covering how Microsoft licenses its operating-system software, prohibits the tying of new products to Windows.

25.   The big decision for Apple will be whether to license that new software to clone makers.

26.   The company also focused heavily on the United States, licensing its software to equipment suppliers and to Internet service providers, who in turn signed up individual customers.

27.   The provision would excuse software companies from having to pay tax on a portion of the income earned from licensing their software for production or distribution abroad.

28.   The site is also trying to license software that will let companies collect ideas from their employees.

29.   The settlement requires Microsoft to make some changes in the way it licenses software to personal computer producers, but does not fundamentally affect the way Microsoft does business.

30.   They wanted to license software from Websecure and were willing to pay big money.