The phrase "a raft of software" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a large number or variety of software applications or programs available for use.
Example: "The company has developed a raft of software solutions to meet the diverse needs of its clients."
Alternatives: "a multitude of software" or "a range of software".
The other shoe fell when Goldman Sachs analyst Tom Berquist downgraded i2, along with a raft of other software companies, due to his concerns about the crumbling economy.
Apple has released an update for its iOS 7 software to deal with a raft of complaints from users about motion sickness, problems with iMessage and poor calibration of level sensors on the iPhone 5S.
Swype has also added the ability for mobile users to download its keyboard to compatible devices — but its largest market is from being pre-loaded on a raft of (mostly) Android devices (SwiftKey also sells its software to OEMs).
Yet Oracle needs to secure its future especially now, as old-guard software vendors get undercut by a raft of cheap newcomers in the open-source movement.
And there is a raft of encryption methods to stall, if not stymie, would-be software and digital media pirates.A number of firms have sprung up to provide authenticating technologies.
The suit, which comes on the heels of a similar complaint filed last week in Southern California, may kick off a raft of litigation stemming from the Justice Department's antitrust case against the software behemoth.
Falling prices, a penchant for proprietary design and a raft of new products from big rivals, with most of them running Microsoft software.
A raft of pesky upstarts ply a new pitch: Why pay techies to install new software when you can rent it from us over the Internet?
Salesforce and NetSuite face a raft of competition from some of the largest technology companies around, including Oracle and Microsoft, which have lumbered into the software rental game.
