51.   Historically, the software giant has fought companies that usurp the real estate of the Windows desktop.

52.   How, in that electronic haystack, did the government find the needles to use in its landmark antitrust case against the software giant?

53.   However, the Justice Department left the door open for a broader lawsuit, saying it will continue its investigation of the Redmond, Wash., software giant.

54.   However, Forrester Research has predicted that the software giant will be disappointed.

55.   IBM and SAP to Expand Links IBM and SAP, the German business software giant, are planning to substantially broaden their longstanding partnership.

56.   IBM and SAP, the German business software giant, are planning to substantially broaden their longstanding, if not always smooth, partnership over the next three years.

57.   In a book market flooded with Microsoft-related titles, those three pages just may represent the most engaging material available on the software giant today.

58.   In a rebuttal to Netscape, the Redmond, Wa.-based software giant said it has always played fair when it comes to Netscape.

59.   In addition, the software giant plans to use WebTV to bring its products, including Windows, into living rooms.

60.   In the tax-cut bill, software giants like Microsoft were able to win a break intended to encourage exports.