Personally, I don't give the LS or KE guys much to play with because it's just not cost effective - the same way that fitting them out with the latest weapons, armor and ammo isn't cost effective
Well it really just depends. You have to look at cost vs. reward. If giving them the best and latest will appeal to those hiring and get more contracts, then it may very well be cost effective. For instance, KE's has always upheld the image of being the elite of the elite with all the newest toys.
With them having a major player (Ares) as their parent corporation, they could get the newest in weapons and tech at just about cost since its in the parent corp's best interest to keep them in control.
As far as software goes, I usually have each officer loaded up with a Basic User+ setup and a higher level Scan, Weapon Watcher, and Noise Analysis. If there is a manhunt going on, they'll usually also have access to Facial Recognition, Gait Analysis, and possibly Voice Analysis depending on location.
I figure a corporation like Ares wouldn't be buying licenses for another corporation for their subsidiary's officers. It would be much more cost effective to build their own code for their in house programs (I also have KE with its own OS).
Average every day sprawlers probably don't have much more than a Basic or Pro User suite. I can see IT tech's having another suite or two out of Unwired, but most of the programs around just aren't friendly and common on people that are up to good (as opposed to us up to no good runners).
Johnsons/Fixers are another story. I usually have them running agents ready to shut things down if they get invaded. Likewise, they're ready to fight tooth and nail to keep their secrets. Often on Johnsons I will have an actual decker in VR bouncing around to provide overwatch. I don't usually give KE officers agents, but they do have a fully staffed matrix security office and sometimes in a pinch a VR decker will pop in to assist them.