Virginia to Software Users: Drop Dead
Software licensees are in for a shock if Governor Warner approves a provision that would strike an existing clause in the state's UCITA implementation prohibiting software vendors from banning transfer of licenses during a merger. Vendors would then be free to charge any sort of transfer fee - or sell the software all over again if the provision is struck. As you might expect, the possibility is doing nothing to enhance the palatability of UCITA, already widely criticized.

Virginia to nix key UCITA provision. The state of Virginia is preparing to strike a provision in its UCITA law that prevents software vendors from blocking license transfers from one user to another when mergers take place. [Computerworld] 

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NAI to pick up outstanding McAfee.com shares
Offer made for McAfee.com shares. Network Associates plans to acquire the publicly held shares of McAfee.com for a premium of about 20 percent over Friday's closing price. [CNET News.com] 

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