71.   Eubanks is a former top figure at Symantec, a leading software utilities maker.

72.   Fazzino said the involvement of companies embroiled in feuds with Microsoft led some observers to conclude incorrectly that TechNet was an alliance aimed at the software maker.

73.   FBI SEARCHES SOFTWARE MAKER FBI agents searched Speedera, a small Silicon Valley software maker, on Monday, the company said Tuesday.

74.   Even though ideas for developing such games have been percolating in Silicon Valley and elsewhere among software makers for a decade, there seemed to be little financial incentive.

75.   For many software makers, a key part of their financial success is the ability to convince consumers to buy new and improved versions of their products.

76.   For many, the software maker has turned them into millionaires through profit-sharing.

77.   For much of the past year, Sybase and other database software makers have been coping with a slump in demand for their primary products.

78.   For example, Microsoft was forced to abandon a plan to acquire software maker Intuit Inc. after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit in April.

79.   For IKOS Systems Inc.,the Cupertino software maker, business is booming and the industry as a whole is doing well.

80.   Fulcrum is exploring a merger or equity investment from a software maker which can offer distribution.