31.   Later this year, Caplan said, the company will also provide software to help customers selectively accept or reject cookies to safeguard their privacy online.

32.   Landmark provides software that helps companies analyze oil and gas data and determine how best to develop a field.

33.   Lucas Engineering provides management and consulting services to the manufacturing industry, while Lucas Management provides software for managing large projects.

34.   Mirabilis, a closely held Tel Aviv company, provides software that lets people privately exchange instant messages over the Internet.

35.   Microsoft is clearly the dominant powerhouse in providing software for personal computers.

36.   More than a dozen other banks have signed up with Microsoft, including some that also have agreed to provide Intuit software.

37.   Nothing prevents a manufacturer from providing additional software, he said, though he mentioned none by name.

38.   Oberon Financial Technology, a Sunnyvale company providing software to financial service firms, recently bought corporate memberships for all its employees at a local racquetball club.

39.   Now, Sims runs Arts Images, a company that provides software for special effects in motion pictures.

40.   Parker Services accelerates the process by providing free software training for its temps.