Perhaps the single biggest reason that I like Apple products, and their software, in particular, is the attention to detail the company puts in.
He wanted H.P. to sell more software, in particular software to analyze databases for patterns and trends.
ITS POPULARITY is growing around the world, but open-source software has particular appeal in developing countries.
With the advent of open-source software, in particular Linux, selling operating systems had already become less profitable.
The game's developer, id Software, in particular, seems to have put most of its efforts into creating an exceptional online gaming experience.
And Mr. Gates's software, in particular -- the operating system of I.B.M.'s machine -- secured a controlling position that it still has not relinquished.
Computers in general, and software in particular, are much more difficult than other kinds of technology for most people to grok, and they overwhelm us with a sense of mystery.
"The bottom line is, we have still a tremendous amount of work to do to make China a safer place for intellectual property, and software in particular," he said.
People involved with the process said the Commerce Department was singling out biometric technology — face-recognition software, in particular — which Chinese security agencies could use to identify political and religious dissidents.
In fact, "relationship management" software, in particular for customers (CRM for short), is among the few segments of the software industry that are still growing strongly (see chart 4).
