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TL Chronology

The chronology.

A day-by-day record of pen-based computing's formative years — products shipped, companies founded, magazines launched, and the milestones in between.

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Years covered
18
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1987 — 2007
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7
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1987

GO Corporation Founded by Jerry Kaplan, Robert Carr, and Kevin Doren

August 14, 1987 — No press release was issued.

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1989

GRiD Introduces PC-Compatible Computer that Recognizes Printed Handwriting

GRiD Systems Corp. introduces GRiDPad, a computer so light it can be held in one hand and used while standing or walking.

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1990

NeXT and GRiD Executives Join GO Corp (VP of Marketing and Sales and VP of Operations Appointed)

GO Corp. announces the appointments of Dan’l Lewin, formerly of NeXT Corp., to the new position of vice president of sales and marketing, and Paul L. Hammel, previously with GRiD Systems, to the new position of vice president of operations.

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PenSoft Founded by Michael Baum with Venture Funding from Mohr Davidow Ventures

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Slate Corp. Set to Pioneer Pen-Based Applications

Slate Corp. states its intention to develop and market personal computer applications software products for the emerging pen-based computer market.

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Hastings & Humble Becomes Independent, Changes Name, Moves to Larger Offices

Hastings, Humble, Giardini & Freeman, the public relations firm for GO Corp., completes a management buyout.

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GO Corp. Announces Pen-Based Operating Environment Strategy

GO Corp. unveils its strategy to develop a broad-based market for computers operated by pens.

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IBM and GO Announce Software Licensing Agreement, Intent to Develop Pen-Based Computer Systems

IBM and GO Corp. announces a software licensing agreement under which GO will provide IBM with software technology for the development of future computers that are operated by a pen.

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Slate Developing Set of Applications for GO Operating Environment

Slate Corp., the first company founded expressly to develop software for pen-based computers, announces that it will publish a set of applications for GO Corp.’s operating environment.

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PenSoft Reveals Development of Pen-Based Applications for GO Corp.’s Operating Environment

PenSoft Corp., a San Mateo software startup, announces it is developing software application products for GO Corp.’s general-purpose pen-based operating environment.

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1991

Bill Campbell Named President and Chief Executive Officer of GO Corp.

GO Corp. announces the appointment of William V. Campbell, 50, to the post of president and chief executive officer, effective Monday, Jan. 21, 1991.

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GRiD Systems Announces Support of Open Systems Architecture for Pen-Based Computing

GRiD Systems Corp., manufacturer of the only pen-based computer (GRiDPAD) shipping in North America, reaffirms its leadership position by announcing that it will support an open systems architecture for pen-based computing.

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GO Announces PenPoint Operating System for Mobile Pen-Based Computing

GO Corp. announces February availability of the developer release of PenPoint, the only general-purpose operating system designed for mobile computers operated by a pen instead of a keyboard or mouse.

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GO Corp. Announces 40 Third-Party Developers and Technology Providers

GO Corp. announces an expanded roster of 35 new companies that have publicly committed to develop for or provide technology for its new PenPoint operating system announced Tuesday.

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NCR Announces Intent to Support GO PenPoint

As part of its developmental efforts to be early to market with pen-based computers, NCR Corp. announces its intent to support GO Corp.’s PenPoint.

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GO Licenses AppleTalk Networking Software for its New Operating System

Apple Computer Inc. and GO Corp. announces that AppleTalk has been licensed by GO for its new pen-based operating system, PenPoint, also announced today.

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Softview to Support GO Corp.’s Pen-Based System

Softview Inc., a developer of tax-preparation software and other productivity tools for personal computers, announces its support of GO Corp.’s PenPoint pen-based operating system.

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Nantucket to Support GO’s Pen-Based Operating System

Nantucket Corp. announces its intent to support GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system as part of the company’s multi-platform strategy.

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TOPS Announced for GO’s PenPoint Operating System

Sitka Corp. ports the TOPS networking technology to GO Corp.’s new PenPoint operating system.

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TechGnosis Inc. Announces SQL DBMS Connectivity Solution for Pen-Based Computing

TechGnosis Inc. announces client/server data access for GO Corp.’s PenPoint pen-based computing environment.

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PenSoft Demonstrates Personal Information Manager for Mobile Pen-Based Computers

PenSoft Corp. demonstrated a prototype of its Personal Information Manager (PIM) that runs under PenPoint, an operating system optimized for mobile pen-based computers from GO Corp.

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Slate Announces PenApps; Application Development System for PenPoint Operating System

Slate Corp. announces PenApps, an application development system for the PenPoint operating system.

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Nestor Announces NestorWriter for PenPoint

Nestor, Inc announced the development of a version of Nestor’s handwriting recognition technology, NestorWriter, for GO’s PenPoint operating system.

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BYTE Breaks Full Story in February Issue on Revolutionary New Pen-Based Operating System from GO Corp.

BYTE magazine announces that its February cover story is an exclusive, in-depth look on GO Corp.’s revolutionary new pen-based operating system for mobile computers.

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Major Computer Companies Join to Promote Worldwide Standard Character Encoding

A consortium of major computer companies have formally affiliated as Unicode Inc. to maintain and promote Unicode, a newly developed multilingual text and character encoding standard.

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Microsoft Enables Visual Basic Custom Controls for Windows for Pen Computing

Microsoft announces the Microsoft Visual Basic Control Development Kit for extending Visual Basic by developing custom controls, including those for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

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GO/Phoenix Announce Joint Development Agreement for Pen Computing Platform

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announces an agreement with GO Corp. that will allow for the rapid development of portable pen computers.

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Slate Announces Support for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing

Slate Corp. announces support for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, the upcoming pen-based operating system from Microsoft Corp.

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Top Product Design and Engineering Firms Merge to Form IDEO

Three of the world’s top industrial design and engineering firms, responsible for GRiD and GO computers, announce they will merge to create IDEO, the first completely integrated full-service product development firm.

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GO Corporation Sees Pen Computing Market Emerge with NCR Announcement of Pen Hardware Platform

GO Corp. demonstrates its pen operating system PenPoint on NCR’s 3125 Notepad computer, the first announced Intel 386-based pen hardware platform.

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NCR Corporation Announces the NCR System 3125

NCR Corporation introduces the NCR System 3125, an advanced pen-based notepad and first mobile automation tool with true handwriting-recognition capabilities.

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Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing to be Offered with the NCR 3125

Microsoft Corp. and NCR Corp. announces that NCR will offer Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing on its new pen-based notepad, the NCR 3125.

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More than 100 ISVs Announce Support for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing

Microsoft Corp. announces that more than 100 ISVs have committed to produce applications that take advantage of specific pen features in Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

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Slate Announces Compatability of PenApps with NCR 3125

Slate Corp. announces a co-marketing relationship with NCR Corp. in conjunction with NCR’s announcement of the NCR 3125 pen-based computer.

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Eight Additional Hardware Companies Support Windows for Pen Computing

Eight additional hardware manufacturers announce intentions to build pen computers or display products that will support Microsoft Windows environment for Pen Computing.

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NCR Selects SystemSoft Power Management & BIOS for Pen-Based Notepad Computer

NCR Corp. announces it has signed an agreement with SystemSoft Corporation to provide the Power Management and BIOS Software for NCR’s System 3125 pen based notepad computer.

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Slate Announces PenBook Electronic Book Software for Pen Computers

Slate Corp. announces PenBook, the first electronic book environment for PenPoint and Windows for Pen Computing.

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Momenta Unveils First “Pentop” Computer

Momenta International of Mountain View, California unveiled the first computer to blend the functions of a pen-based system and a standard notebook computer.

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Phoenix Announces PenLeader Hardware Reference Design and PenBIOS Systems Software for Dual Mode Pen Systems

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. announces a complete OEM design solution for pen systems utilizing the Intel 80386SL Microprocessor SuperSet to run either GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system or Microsoft’s Windows for Pen operating environment.

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GRiD to Demonstrate 386SL-Based Pen Computer at COMDEX

GRiD Systems Corp. announces plans to demonstrate the GRiDPADSL, a pen computer based on an Intel 80386SL microprocessor, at Fall COMDEX ’91.

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Microsoft Announces Four New Hardware Companies Supporting Windows for Pen Computing

Microsoft announces that four additional hardware companies plan support for Microsoft Windows for Pens as Microsoft plans industry’s largest pen exhibit.

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CIC and Samsung Jointly Announce License Agreement for Pen-Based Software

Communication Intelligence Corp. and Samsung Electronic Company, Ltd. jointly announce the signing of a licensing agreement for Samsung to use CIC’s Handwriter Multi-lingual Recognition System, Multiple Operating Environment Interfaces, PenDOS Pen-Based Operating Environment and Handwriter On-Line Dynamic Signature Verification System.

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GO Expands Licensing, Education and Beta Programs to Accelerate Mobile Computer Market Development

GO Corp. announces that it is significantly expanding its initial program offerings in response to increasing demand from hardware partners, software partners, and early adopter customers.

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Innovative New Applications Announced for PenPoint

GO Corp., in partnership with software developers, announces a variety of exciting new applications for PenPoint to be demonstrated for the first time at Comdex.

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Momentum Builds Behind PenPoint

“We’ve got the support it takes to pioneer the mobile computing market, and it shows at Comdex,” notes Bill Campbell, president and chief executive officer of GO Corp.

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Hyundai Enters Pen-Computing Race

A prototype of Hyundai’s pen computer on display at COMDEX. Shipments scheduled to begin in mid-1992.

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PenPoint Wins PC Magazine Award for Technical Excellence

Innovation and achievement were celebrated in Las Vegas at what is often called ”the Oscars of the computer industry” – the Eighth Annual Awards for Technical Excellence hosted by PC Magazine.

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NEC Corp. Signs Letter of Intent to License CIC Technology

NEC Corp. licenses CIC’s Handwriter MultiLingual Recognition software, Operating Environmental Interfaces, and Handwriter On-Line Dynamic Signature Verification System.

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1992

Scriptel Announces Battery-Powered Cordless Computer Pen

Scriptel Corporation, which recently signed an agreement to provide pen-based technology to Apple, announces a cordless stylus and single-chip controller.

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Communication Intelligence Corp. and Infos Announce Pen-Based Software License Agreement

CIC and Infos GmbH, a leading German computer systems integrator, announces a license agreement for Info to use CIC’s pen-based software on Infos’ 386SXL pen computer.

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Momenta Ships Pentop Computer in U.S. and Germany

Momenta announces availability of the Momenta Computer, the first computer to offer the benefits of a pen-based system and the standard functions of a notebook computer.

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Sitka Announces PenTOPS and PenCentral — First Mobile Networking Solutions for Pen-Based Computing

Sitka Corp. announces the availability of its new peer-to-peer, pen connectivity platform, PenTOPS and PenCentral, for third-party developers building pen computing applications.

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IBM Licenses Sitka’s Pen-Based Networking Product

Sitka Corp. announces that IBM has licensed its PenCentral networking software technology, the first networking server technology available to connect pen computers with DOS-based PCs via parallel port, serial port or modem.

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Kurta Corp. Establishes Division Focused on Emerging Pen-Based Market

Kurta Corp. forms a division focused on the rapidly emerging pen-based computer OEM market.

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Slate Announces Day-Timer Pen Scheduler

Slate announces Day-Timer Pen Scheduler combining the ease of a paper planner with the power of a pen computer.

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Slate Corp. Announces OEM Alliances to Speed Adoption of Day-Timer Pen Scheduler

Slate Corp. announces six agreements with leading pen hardware manufacturers to help speed the early adoption of its Day-Timer Pen Scheduler software.

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Slate Announces Suite of Utilities for GO’s PenPoint Operating System

Slate Corp. announces SafetyPen Utilities, a suite of utilities for GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system. SafetyPen Utilities provide comprehensive password protection and data security features to protect data stored on the PenPoint system.

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PenStuff Announces Financial Calculator for Computers Running PenPoint

PenStuff Inc. announces the availability of the PenStuff RPN12C+ Financial Calculator, available for pen-based computers running GO Corp.’s PenPoint, pen-centric operating system.

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Microsoft Introduces Professional Toolkit for Visual Basic Supporting Windows for Pen Computing

Microsoft introduces Professional Toolkit for Visual Basic with controls to create text boxes for pen input as an ink data type or provide access to the pen recognition engine.

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Sharp And Apple Computer Announce Joint License And Development Agreement

Sharp Corp., a major electronics manufacturer, has agreed to enter a long-term partnership with Apple Computer Inc. and concluded a contract with them for development, manufacturing and distribution of the next generation personal information equipment.

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ParaGraph International and GO Corp. Collaborate to Recognize Cursive Handwriting

ParaGraph International, a Russian-American business venture, announces a joint development effort with GO Corp. The two companies are working together to integrate CalliGrapher, ParaGraph’s cursive handwriting recognition product into PenPoint.

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Nazem and Company Funds PenWare

Nazem and Co. announces an agreement to invest $1 million in PenWare Inc., a company “that every venture capitalist wants to back.”

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Scriptel and ParaGraph Team Up to Develop State-of-the-Art System for Pen-Based Computing

Scriptel Corp. teams up with ParaGraph International to explore the potential development of a state-of-the-art, pen-based system that will allow OEM customers access to smaller, faster and more accurate digitizer and cursive handwriting recognition products.

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Photonics Supports Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing

Photonics Corp. announces support for wireless portable-to-desktop connectivity using the Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing operating system.

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PenWare Demonstrates PenCell Spreadsheet for Windows for Pen Computing

PenWare demonstrates its PenCell spreadsheet running under Windows for Pen Computing at the Windows World conference.

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Microsoft Ships Windows for Pens

Microsoft Corp. announces the availability of its new pen operating system, Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, also known as “Windows for Pens.”

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Communication Intelligence Handwriter Multi-Lingual Recognition System for GO’s PenPoint Operating System

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces Handwriter Multi-Lingual Recognition System for the PenPoint operating system.

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GO Corp. Announces Availability of PenPoint

PenPoint designed as a modern 32-bit, preemptive multitasking, general-purpose operating system uniquely suited to mobile pen computing.

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GO Announces Industry-Wide Support for PenPoint

GO Corp. announces, with hardware and software partners, the availability of innovative new products for its PenPoint operating system.

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Photonics Demonstrates its Wireless Infrared Technology with GO Corporation’s PenPoint Operating System

Photonics Corp. demonstrates its Infrared Transceiver for wireless connectivity with GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system for pen computers.

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Slate Provides Broadest Family of Software Products for GO’s PenPoint

Slate Corp. supports the shipment of the GO PenPoint operating system with the broadest family of software applications products announced for PenPoint.

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Oracle Announces Support for PenPoint

Oracle Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of data management software and services, announces client support for GO Corporation’s PenPoint operating system.

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IBM Announces Pen-Based Computing Software Developers Assistance Program and First Pen-Based Computer

IBM announces the formation of the IBM Pen Developer Assistance Program, designed to assist IBM customers and independent software vendors (ISVs) as they begin developing industry specific and general purpose pen-based applications.

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Compsoft Services Announces Pen-Based Communication Products and Services

Compsoft Services Inc., announces the PenConnect Series of communication products for pen-based computers running GO Corporation’s PenPoint operating system, the first series of products to connect with a wide variety of sophisticated systems.

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PenMagic Announces Numero Financial Work Processor for Pen Computers

PenMagic Software Inc. announces the release of Numero, a financial work processor software product that enables mobile pen computer users to complete a wide variety of financial tasks.

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PenMagic to Offer Support Program for Pen Software Solution Designers

PenMagic Software Inc. announces it is offering consultants, systems integrators and Value-Added-Resellers (VARs) a training and support program that will assist them in marketing and implementing client solutions using PenMagic applications.

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Oracle Announces Oracle Card for Pen Computing

Oracle Corporation announces Oracle Card for Pen Computing, the first application development tool for pen-based client/server computing.

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Phoenix Technologies Enables Pen Market Momentum

Major OEMs developing new pen systems with Phoenix PenBIOS.

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Digital, RAM, And BellSouth Agree to Develop Mobile Data Communications Worldwide

Digital Equipment Corporation, RAM Mobile Data, and BellSouth Enterprises, Inc. announce a worldwide agreement to provide mobile data solutions based on the Mobitex mobile packet radio network.

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Stratton Sclavos Named Vice President, Worldwide Sales of GO Corp.

GO Corp. announces the appointment of Stratton D. Sclavos to the post of vice president of worldwide sales.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Begins End-User Shipments of PoqetPad Pen-Based Computer

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. (previously Poqet Computer Corp.) announces that shipment of production version of PoqetPad, the company’s 1.2-pound, hand-held, pen-based computer, began on April 30.

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MicroTouch Announces GO PenPoint Support for Digitizer that Offers Both Finger and Stylus Input

MicroTouch Systems, Inc. announces that its TouchPen pen computing digitizer, one of the first to offer both touch and pen input, now supports Go Corporation’s PenPoint Operating System for pen computers.

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Tandy Corp. Announces Intent to Create New Family of Personal Information Processors

Tandy announces that it has agreed in principle with Casio Computer Co., Ltd. to work together to design, develop, manufacture, market and distribute a new family of “Personal Information Processors.”

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Apple Computer to Use ARM Processor in PDA

Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. (ARM) has announced a major design win for the ARM610 processor, just six months after the initial launch of the ARM6 technology.

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Apple Unveils New Newton Technology

Apple previews the industry’s first PDA.

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Fujitsu Ltd. Announces Formation of Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc.

Fujitsu Ltd., Tokyo, Monday announces the formation of Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc., a Santa Clara-headquartered company responsible for product planning, sales, marketing and systems integration support of personal systems computer products in North America and Europe.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems to Resell HyperPAD Development Tools for Pen Applications

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. (previously Poqet Computer Corp.) announces that it will resell HyperPAD for Pen Computers, a pen-aware version of the popular object-oriented MS-DOS development tool from Brightbill-Roberts & Company Ltd.

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Mouse Systems Corp. Enters Pen Computing Market with PenMate

Mouse Systems Corp., developer of the first mouse for the IBM PC, debuted PenMate.

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NEC Corp. Licenses CIC Pen Computing Technology Worldwide

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces an agreement granting NEC a worldwide license to Handwriter Recognition Systems, Handwriter Dynamic Signature System, and PenDOS.

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Palm Computing Names New Chief Executive Officer

Palm Computing announces the appointment of Donna Dubinsky to the newly created position of president and chief executive officer.

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ZDS Pen Upgrade For Z-NOTE Series Notebook PCs

Zenith Data Systems announces its intention to offer a pen-capable display upgrade for its award-winning Z-NOTE series of notebook PCs

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Microsoft Extends Pen Computing to the Desktop

Manufacturers of desktop peripheral devices to offer Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

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Apple And Toshiba Announce Agreement For New Multimedia PDA

Companies announce agreement to develop new Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) products in the multimedia player category.

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NCR Widens Pen-Based Software Options in Alliance with GRiD

NCR Corporation announces a strategic software alliance with GRiD Systems Corp. under which NCR will offer GRiD’s PenRight! pen-computer software platform on NCR 3125 NotePad systems.

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GRiD’s PenRight! Pen Software Platform to be Offered on NCR, MicroSlate, and SuperScript Pen Computers

GRiD Systems Corp. announces that NCR Corp. has signed a distribution agreement enabling the company to offer PenRight!, GRiD’s MS-DOS-based pen computer software platform, on its pen computers.

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Unicode Consortium Announces Multilingual Standards Merger: GO Corp. Participates

The Unicode Consortium announces the successful merger of Unicode’s multilingual encoding standard with the recently approved ISO 10646, developed by the International Standards Organizations (ISO).

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AT&T Microelectronics Forms Personal Communication Systems Unit to Pursue Market for ”Communicators”

Unit will develop semiconductor products, development tools and software based on the Hobbit microprocessor.

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AT&T Microelectronics and GO Corporation Announce Development Relationship

AT&T Microelectronics and GO Corp. made public their relationship to jointly develop products that will be the foundation for an open platform to address the emerging Personal Communicator market.

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CIC Announces Worldwide Release of PenDOS 2.0

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the release of PenDOS 2.0 for the U.S., European, and Japanese markets, the first pen operating environment to be localized and released to serve these major markets.

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Kurta and SuperScript Join Forces to Manufacture Next Generation Pen Systems

SuperScript Inc. and Kurta Corp. announces a business partnership which authorizes Kurta to manufacture SuperScript’s next generation desktop pen-based system.

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Mobile Pen Computing Seminar Offered by UC Extension Emerging Technology Lecture Series

A special seminar was offered by UC Extension, part of the continuing Emerging Technology Lecture Series sponsored by University of California Extension and Computer Literacy Bookshops.

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PenUltimate Commences Initial Public Trading Today; First Pen Computing Software Firm to Go Public

Paul Mondschein, president and chief executive officer of PenUltimate Inc., announces that PenUltimate is now listed on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol PULA.

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Acer Licenses CIC Pen Computing Technology

Communication Intelligence Corp. and The Acer Group announces a worldwide license to CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition Systems, PenDOS pen operating environment, and more.

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MicroSlate and Arthur Dent Licenses CIC PenDOS and Pen Computing Technology

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces worldwide license agreements with both Montreal-based MicroSlate Inc. and Massachusetts-based Arthur Dent Associates Inc.

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Samsung Electronics America Announces Shipment of the PenMaster Notepad Computer

Samsung Electronics America, Information Systems Division, announces that it has begun shipping its Pen-Master notepad computer based on Intel’s powerful 80386SL microprocessor.

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MicroAge Offers CIC PenLABS Seminars Introducing Pen Computing Benefits to the Business Market

Communication Intelligence Corp. and MicroAge Computer Centers Inc. announces that MicroAge will be the first to market CIC’s PenLABS seminars to the business computer market.

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MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory features Jeff Hawkins, Co-founder, and Donna Dubinsky, President of Palm Computing

The MIT/Stanford Venture Laboratory Saturday announces that Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky will present their company’s distribution strategy for selling palmtop computer software to consumers.

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First Public Showing of Calendar and Scheduler, Pen-Based cc:Mail

Lotus provides a preview of technology enabling cc:Mail to take advantage of pen-based computers. cc:Mail was demonstrated running under GO Corp.’s Penpoint and Microsoft’s PenWindows environments.

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NESTOR Reports Results

NESTOR products are based on the company’s proprietary neural-network technology, which operates as adaptive information-processing systems that “learn” from experience.

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PenMagic Completes First Round of Venture Funding

PenMagic Software Inc. announces that it has received $2.0 million in a first-round funding by two Palo Alto, Calif.-based companies: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Integral Capital Partners.

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EO Inc. Announces Partnership with AT&T, Matsushita and Marubeni to Build First Personal Communicators

EO Inc. announces a partnership with AT&T Matsushita, and Marubeni to design, build and market the first generation of a new class of products called personal communicators.

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New NCR 3130 Notepad Computer Offers Backlit Screen, Larger and Faster Storage

NCR Corp. reinforces its leadership position in mobile, pen-based computing with the introduction of the NCR 3130 NotePad, a feature rich, highly versatile notepad computer.

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AT&T Introduces ”Hobbit” Processors; Makes ”Personal Communicators” Possible

Personal Communicators are small, mobile devices that accept pen input, and are used primarily for communications.

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PenCell Spreadsheet Bundled with Mouse Systems’ Pen-Mate Input Device

Award-winning PenCell spreadsheet bundled with Mouse Systems’ Pen-Mate input device gives users an affordable and useful opportunity to experience the pen.

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NCR and JDS Solutions Introduce Pen-Based Purchase Order System

JDS Solutions and NCR Corporation announces a portable purchase order system designed for retail buyers.

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SkyTel Corp. to Offer and Display Motorola NewsCard

SkyTel involved in the development of Motorola’s NewsCard, as well as in the development of other products which put receive capabilities on the PCMCIA type II card format.

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AT&T EasyLink Services and GO Corp. Establish Worldwide Network for PenPoint Users

GO Corporation and AT&T EasyLink Services announces a communications link that allows PenPoint-based computer users to communicate with each other and with millions of electronic mail users through EasyLink’s network.

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GO Introduces Messaging and Fax Capabilities in PenPoint

GO Corp. announces that it will provide a tightly integrated set of object-oriented messaging components, called the GO Message Center, as a standard part of the PenPoint mobile operating system.

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RAM Mobile Data Announces Commercial Messaging Services on its Nationwide Wireless Network System

RAM Mobile Data announces that commercial electronic mail and messaging services are now available on its nationwide wireless packet radio network system.

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PenUltimate to Unveil New Software at COMDEX/Fall ’92

Paul Mondschein, president and CEO of PenUltimate Inc., announces that PenUltimate will introduce three new pen software applications at the Fall COMDEX in Las Vegas.

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SystemSoft Introduces CardSoft

SystemSoft Corp. introduces CardSoft PC card software, the PCMCIA industry’s first interchangeable software solution for computer manufacturers.

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Toshiba Announces the Dynapad T100X Pen Computer

The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. announces the company’s first computer that combines the power and capability of a notebook computer with the ease of use of today’s intuitive pen operating systems.

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Apple Japan to Ship CIC’s MacHandwriter II

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Apple Japan Inc. will begin selling the MacHandwriter II, in December 1992, through its authorized dealers.

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EO Selects Sitka’s Mobile Networking Solution for New Line of Personal Communicators

Sitka Corp. and EO Inc. announces a licensing agreement that will enable the world’s first “personal communicators” to transparently share resources and information on local area networks.

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EO Unveils World’s First Personal Communicators

EO Inc. announces the EO Personal Communicator 440 and EO Personal Communicator 880, devices that put fax, electronic mail, cellular phone and personal computing capabilities into the hands of mobile executives.

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V.32bis/V.17 Modem Chipset Now Supports Mobitex Wireless Data Protocol

Allows personal communicators to put data on the air.

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Five Major Developers/Systems Integrators Announce Support for RAM Mobile Data’s Mobitex Protocol

RAM Mobile Data, a business venture between RAM Broadcasting and BellSouth, receives far-reaching support for its two-way, wireless data communications service.

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CIC Hosts PenLABS Pen Computing Technology Conference in Japan

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its PenLABS pen computing technology seminar in Japan will feature leaders from the Japanese computer market providing an update on pen computing technology and the United States, European, and Japanese pen computing markets.

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PCMCIA Gallery at COMDEX Highlights Acceptance of PC Card Technology

More than 60 firms are scheduled to participate in the PCMCIA Gallery with products displayed to include the latest in memory cards, I/O cards, drivers, connectors, software, platforms, and more.

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GO Corp. Introduces PenPoint ‘Hot Apps’ Promotion

GO Corp. announces the PenPoint “Hot Apps” promotion, a collection of five innovative third-party applications available to customers who purchase PenPoint prior to Dec. 31, 1992.

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Microsoft Introduces Windows for Pen Computing, Japanese Edition

Microsoft Corp. announces the Japanese edition of the Microsoft Windows operating system for Pen Computing.

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Phoenix PenBIOS Provides CIC PenDOS Compatibility

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. and Communication Intelligence Corp. announce that CIC’s PenDOS pen operating environment for the DOS platform is now fully compatible with the Phoenix pen digitizer interface, PenBIOS.

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NEC Introduces the UltraLite Autograph; an i486 SL Pen Tablet Computer for the Mobile Worker

NEC Technologies Inc. redefines the standard for pen computing platforms with its introduction of the feature-rich UltraLite Autograph pen tablet.

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GeoSystems’ Mapping Technology to be Used in New Travel Software for Apple Newton

The GeoSystems/Newton project is part of a broader agreement, and the first of several projects planned between Apple’s Personal Interactive Electronics Division and R.R. Donnelley & Sons.

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AT&T Microelectronics Announces Industry Support for Hobbit Microprocessors

Hardware, software and communications partners commit to Hobbit Personal Communicator Platform.

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PenCell Spreadsheet Ships Commercially on Windows for Pen Computing

PenWare announces the commercial release of PenCell spreadsheet Version 1.0 at a list price of $295 on Windows for Pen Computing.

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PenWare and Merisel Announce Distribution Agreement to Deliver Pen-Based Software with Broad Appeal

PenWare Inc. and Merisel Inc. announces an alliance to PenWare’s pen-based application software available through Merisel’s comprehensive distribution network.

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PenCell Spreadsheet Bundled with GRiD Convertible

GRiD Systems Inc. and Penware Inc. announce that a version of the PenCell spreadsheet under Windows for Pen Computing will be bundled with each GRiD Convertible shipped.

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Largest Demonstration Ever of Third-Party Applications for Microsoft Windows

At COMDEX/Fall ’92, Microsoft Corp. and independent software vendors (ISVs) demonstrated more than 260 applications covering a broad range of solutions based on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems, including Windows for Pen Computing.

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Compsoft Services Announces the Availability of its Communications Products and Services for Pen Computers

Compsoft Services announces the general availability of two products from its PenNET series of communications products for pen computers that run the PenPoint operating system from GO Corporation.

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Sitka’s Mobile Networking Software Connects AT&T’s Hobbit Platform to Local Area Networks

Sitka Corp., a Sun Microsystems Inc., owned company, announces it will provide local area networking soft-ware for products based on AT&T’s Hobbit microprocessor.

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Notable Technologies Unveils the First True Communications-Based Software Applications for Mobile Computing

Notable Technologies Inc., introduces their first two communications applications for GO Corp.’s PenPoint operating system, running on both the AT&T Hobbit and Intel processors.

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PenStuff Joins IBM and University of Florida in Hurricane Andrew Recovery Effort

PenStuff Inc. develops a PenPoint-based data collection application in conjunction with the University of Florida GeoPlan Center to assist in assessing the recent damage caused by Hurricane Andrew.

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AT&T to Market Personal Communicator in Partnership with EO, Inc.

AT&T announces that the world’s first personal communicator will be available to the public in AT&T Phone Centers in early 1993.

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Apple Computer And R.R. Donnelley Announce New Working Relationship to Develop Travel Applications and Newton PDAs

The strategic business relationship aims at providing a wide range of digital publishing services for Apple’s Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) division.

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Spectrum Announces EO Inc. Connection at Industry’s Largest Computer Show

EO utilizes Spectrum’s patented AXSYS cellular phone module in the Personal Communicator 440 and 880.

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GeoSystems and Strategic Mapping Announce Joint Product Development Agreement

Companies will work together to develop software for travelers.

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SEIKO EPSON Licenses CIC Pen Computing Technology

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Seiko Epson Corp. has signed a worldwide license agreement and will begin to use and distribute CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and other software.

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1993

Toshiba to Have Largest Presence at Winter Consumer Electronics Show ’93

The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. features its full line of notebook, portable and pen computers available for business, home office and individual users at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show ’93.

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Apple Showcases Newton Family Features In CES Progress Report

Apple provides a progress report on the development of its upcoming Newton family of personal digital assistants.

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Pensoft Ships Perspective and Announces Distribution Agreements

Pensoft. Corp. announces Perspective, its intelligent personal information manager for mobile professionals, is shipping.

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Apple Computer, Inc. Reports Record $2.000 Billion First Quarter

Apple plans to introduce Apple’s first personal digital assistant (PDA) products at MacWorld in January.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Expands Capability in Portable Computing Marketplace

Fujitsu Personal Systems introduces an expanded marketing program to bring systems solutions to the mobile computing marketplace.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Introduces New Pen-Based System for Decision Support

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. introduces the Fujitsu 325Point, a net tablet-size pen-based system for decision support applications.

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CIC Announces PenMac, Pen Operating Environment for Macintosh

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces its new pen operating environment, PenMac, designed for the Macintosh platform.

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Compsoft Services Announces Availability of Serial I/O Support for PenASCII

Early customer test for PenAPPC and product development for AT&T Hobbit microprocessors.

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Dauphin to Bundle and Resell PenCell Spreadsheet with 5000 Convertible Pentop and DTR-1

Dauphin Technology Inc. and PenWare Inc. announces an agreement to bundle a reduced version of PenWare’s award-winning PenCell spreadsheet with Dauphin’s 5000 Convertible Pentop and newly announced DTR-1.

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CIC’s Pen Computing Technology Wins ”Best of Show” at PenExpo

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and Handwriter Dynamic Signature Verification software won Pen Magazine Point Awards for Pen Computing at PenExpo in San Francisco.

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EO Inc. Announces Agreement for Telescript

EO Inc. announces an agreement with General Magic to implement General Magic’s Telescript technology on PenPoint-based personal communicators.

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Fujitsu Signs Worldwide License for CIC’s Pen Computing Technology

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Fujitsu Ltd. of Japan has signed a worldwide license agreement and will begin to use and distribute CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and other software.

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Communication Intelligence Corp. Reports 275% Annual Revenue Increase

CIC fourth quarter revenue up 224%.

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CIC Brings Handwriter Recognition System to Microsoft Windows

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the release of Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software for the Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing operating environment.

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DATA RACE Announces OEM Agreement with EO

DATA RACE announces that it has an agreement with EO, Inc. to be OEM supplier for the EO internal V.32bis fAX/modem.

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LAP & PALMTOP ’93 Exposition Opens in New York

The newest and smallest portable computing products, whose sales account for over 25 percent of the entire computer industry, take center stage at LAP & PALMTOP ’93, March 15-16, at the New York Hilton.

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Nippon Investment and Finance Co. Takes Stake in Advanced RISC Machines Ltd.

Nippon Investment and Finance Co. Ltd. (NIF), a Daiwa Securities Group company, invests $900,000 in ARM.

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CELLULAR ONE Demonstrates Pocket and Notebook-Sized Wireless Voice and Data Technologies

The day that people can compute, fax and make phone calls from an untethered device has arrived, according to Cellular One Washington.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Expands its Handheld, Portable Offerings

The new systems are the PoqetPad Plus, targeted for use in pen-based field data collection applications, and the Poqet PC Plus, targeted at keyboard-based data collection and corporate messaging applications.

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GO Corp. Chairman Jerry Kaplan Participates in The Computer Bowl

With the score tied two-all, high-tech leaders from the East and West Coasts will go head-to-head in The Computer Bowl Friday, May 14, 1993, at the San Jose (CA) Civic Auditorium.

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CIC Signs OEM Agreement with IBM to Market Pen-Based AS/400 Computers in China

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the signing of an OEM agreement with IBM’s Application Business Systems.

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Apple Announces Licensing Strategies and Alliances for Newton Technology

Apple aims to license key technologies to companies who can manufacture and market a variety of exciting new products based on Newton technology to a broad range of customers.

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Cirrus Logic to Develop Chip Set for Apple’s Newton Architecture

The company announces that it will supply Newton-compatible chip sets for use both by licensees of the Newton operating system and by Apple Computer.

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Proxim Ships Industry’s First PCMCIA Wireless LAN Adapter

Proxim Inc., a leading supplier of wireless networking products, announces that it has begun shipping its RangeLAN/PCMCIA wireless LAN adapter.

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IBM PC Company Announces New Pen Tablet

The IBM Personal Computer Company announces the availability of its second generation pen-based tablet computer, the IBM ThinkPad 710T.

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AST Research enters Pen Computing Market with First “PenTop” Notebook Computer

AST Research Inc. enters the pen computing market with its launch of the new PenExec “PenTop” pen notebook computer.

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CIC’s Handwriter Recognition System Software and PenDOS Ships on IBM’s ThinkPad 710T

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System software and PenDOS pen operating environment are now available worldwide on IBM’s newly announced ThinkPad 710T.

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IBM and CIC Developing Handwriter Recognition System for OS/2

Communication Intelligence Corp. signs a joint development agreement with IBM to develop a version of CIC’s multilingual Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software on the OS/2 PEN operating system extension from IBM’s Personal Software Products Division.

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PEN PAL Announces Reduced Prices and Volume Discounts with Shipment of Power PEN PAL Release 4.0

PEN PAL Associates announces a 30 percent price reduction and volume discounts on Release 4.0 of the Power PEN PAL application development environment that began shipping today.

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Hitachi Software Introduces PenAnalysis, the First Pen-Based Business Process Automation Tool

Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. announce the world’s first pen-based business process automation product, the PenAnalysis Process Modeling system.

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Extended Services From Applelink Announced

Users of AppleLink can now get everything from travel planning to political commentary, following agreements announced by Apple.

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CIC Signs Agreement for a Proposed Joint Venture in China

Communication Intelligence Corporation signs an agreement with the Nantong Electronics Development Investment Company in the People’s Republic of China to market pen-based, business computer systems incorporating CIC’s end-user interface and handwriting recognition technology to China’s business and government sectors.

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Newton Architecture and Toolkit to Provide Open Platform for Developers

Apple previews Newton Tools at Worldwide Developer Conference.

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West Coast Wins Tie-Breaking Round of the Computer Bowl; GO Corp. Chairman Jerry Kaplan Participates

West Coast high-tech leaders successfully defended the title “Computer Masters of the Universe” from their East Coast industry rivals in the Fifth Annual Computer Bowl, May 14, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium. The score was 25 to 14.

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IBM Announces Handwriting Recognition Products for the OEM Market

IBM’s Entry Systems Technology-Personal Systems announces handwriting recognition products available for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers.

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Slate, Microsoft, Apple, Lotus, GO and General Magic Team on Standard for Electronic Ink

Six software companies introduces Jot 1.0, an electronic ink specification that enables computer software applications to share handwritten notes, sketches, signatures and other free-form data across a broad spectrum of computer platforms.

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EO to Become AT&T’s Personal Communicator Company

AT&T and EO Inc. combine their respective expertise to offer users a single line of Personal Communicators.

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Intelligence for Future Line of Personal Digital Assistants

Sharp Electronics Corp. announces that it will soon release the first in a line of Personal Digital Assistants based on Apple Computer, Inc’s Newton Intelligence.

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The PIE Division Announces Broad Communications Initiatives

The Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) Division of Apple Computer Inc. announces collaborative and exploratory efforts with three Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), Ameritech, BellSouth, and US West.

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Palm Computing Introduces PowerInk Technology for PDAs

Palm computing applications incorporating PowerInk technology will first appear in the Zoomer PDAs being introduced this week at the Consumer Electronics Show by Casio Inc. and Tandy Corp.

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America Online is First to Provide Services for Palmtop Computers

America Online discloses details of services it will provide on the palmtop edition of America Online, aimed at the emerging mobile computing market.

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Ameritech, Apple Form Alliance for Messaging Services

Communications-intensive users who link Ameritech’s messaging services with Apple Computer’s Newton devices will realize additional stay-in-touch capabilities.

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Apple’s Pie Division Outlines Electronic Publishing Strategy

Apple’s Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) Division announces their intent to implement a comprehensive strategy to enter the booming electronic publishing market.

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Zenith Data Systems Announces Pen-Based Z-NOTE

Zenith Data Systems announces the Z-NOTEPAD 425Ln, a pentop version of the award-winning Z-NOTE.

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CIC and Borland Bring Pen Computing to dBASE Users

Communication Intelligence Corporation announce the availability of new pen-centric objects for Borland International Inc.’s dBASE IV database software.

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CIC PenDOS Software Developer Kit Available in Japan

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces the availability of its PenDOS Software Developer Kit (SDK) for DOS/V users in Japan.

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aha! software Delivers on Promise of Electronic ink — Does for Pen What Word Processor Did for Typewriter

aha! software announces the release of its first product, InkWriter, the initial product in its InkProcessor product line.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. and GO Corp. Announce Marketing Partnership

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. and GO Corp. jointly announce a partnership designed to help value added resellers (VARs) and system integrators to quickly and efficiently address the mobile computing requirements of vertical markets.

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Early Adopters Will Push PDA Sales To 65,000 In 1993

The market for personal digital assistants (PDAs) is finally taking off as the first products reach retailers.

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XIRCOM Announces Development Plan for Cordless Local Area Network Technology

Xircom demonstrated its new cordless LAN products for portable, hand-held and pocket-sized computing devices.

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AT&T, GO, PenStuff, and Trimble Turn Personal Communicators into “Personal Navigators”

Users will be able to find their location on maps, navigate point to point, find restaurants, shopping centers, or businesses “on the go,” and even get current traffic and weather information.

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PenStuff and Trimble Navigation Develop GPS Standard for PenPoint

The API defines the means by which third-party developers may access GPS data collection devices under PenPoint.

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Trimble, AT&T, PenStuff, and GO Announce GPS Interface for PenPoint

Software developers will now be able to use the PenPoint GPS application programming interface (API) defined by the partner companies and published by GO on its Bulletin Board and CompuServe later this summer.

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Apple Newton Technology Licensed to Leading Corporations

Several leading corporations, including Sharp, Matsushita, Siemens/Rolm, and Motorola, licensed Apple Newton technology.

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GO Corp. and SunSelect Announce Transition of PenTOPS and PenCentral Networking Products

GO Corp. and SunSelect announce that effective immediately GO will assume all responsibility for marketing, support and distribution of SunSelect’s pen networking products, PenTOPS and PenCentral.

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SelecTronics Names Roy Haythorn President and CEO

Licensing arrangements through Microlytics with Apple Computer, Claris Corp., Symantec, Lotus, Caere, Casio, Sharp Electronics, and over 80 additional firms provide both revenue to SelecTronics and connections to the world of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) products.

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CIC Handwriter Recognition System Software Bundled with new NEC VersaPad

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its PenDOS pen operating environment software is offered on the VersaPad, NEC’s lightweight pen-tablet.

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Apple Goes From GUI To STICI: The Newton Heralds The Next-Generation Of Computer Interface

The Newton MessagePad becomes first computer to incorporate the next wave of user interface, the STICI (pronounced “sticky” and standing for Self-Teaching Interpretive Communicating Interface).

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Apple Computer: Newton Communication Press Backgrounder

Apple develops a core communications architecture for a family of Newton communications products, communications and connectivity accessories, services and applications for both wired and wireless communications devices.

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Apple Computer: Newton Glossary

Apple offers a glossary to help the press understand and cover personal digital assistants.

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Apple Computer: Newton Timeline

Apple offers a timeline describing Newton development.

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Dataquest Explains Newton and the PDA Revolution

The personal digital assistant (PDA) revolution will get a boost with the unveiling of Apple’s Newton product on Monday, August 2.

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First Newton–the MessagePad–Hits the Market

Apple Computer Inc. announces that the first product based on its innovative Newton technology, the Newton MessagePad, will ship on Aug. 2, 1993.

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First Newton Titles From PIE’s Starcore Publishing Group

The recently introduced Starcore publishing group within the Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) division at Apple Computer announces six new titles for the Newton MessagePad.

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MacUser examines the Newton Generation

First in-dept report on Apple’s new Personal Digital Assistant.

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Oracle Announces Connectivity To Newton MessagePad

Software provides “Glue” to bond Oracle database and messaging systems to new PDA.

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PenMagic Software Inc. Enters Licensing Agreement with Apple Computer Inc.

PenMagic, Money Magazine and Apple Computer work together to develop Money Magazine Business Forms and Money Magazine Financial Assistant, two financial applications for Newton.

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Dendrite International Announces PRINCIPIA for Apple’s Newton MessagePad

Dendrite International announces the launch of PRINCIPIA as the first sales force automation software for the Newton MessagePad.

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Apple and Bellsouth Announce Wireless Communications Based on Newton

BellSouth’s Mobile Systems Group will offer communications products and services for products based on Newton technology.

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Large Corporations Line Up Behind Newton

Coca-Cola, Monsanto, American Express, ProMED and others are implementing plans to incorporate Newton technologies into their information systems strategies.

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Advanced Communications Software Introduced for Newton

Ex Machina debuts Pocketcall terminal program and Notify! wireless messaging to Apple Newton.

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Notable Technologies Delivers Mobile Access-Personal

The first communications program that links pen-based computers to the extensive “infobase” stored on public and private host computer systems and networks.

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GO Corp. and No Hands Software Announce Common Ground Mini-Viewer for PenPoint

Jointly developed by GO and No Hands, the application enables users to display, distribute and print identical copies of any Macintosh or Windows document on a PenPoint-based personal communicator.

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Sharp Debuts its First Personal Digital Assistant with Newton Intelligence

Sharp Electronics Corporation unveils the PI-7000 Expert Pad, the first licensed Personal Digital Assistant based on Apple Computer’s Newton Intelligence.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Extends Mobile Computing Revolution with Value Added Partner Program

Fujitsu Personal Systems announces that its Value Added Partner Program has received support from more than 50 industry-leading VARs.

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GO Corp. and EO Inc. to Join Forces and Become AT&T’s Personal Communicator Company

Represents a major step toward creating a new standard for this emerging market.

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Newton MessagePad Hits the Ground Running

The Apple Newton MessagePad, introduced Aug. 2, 1993, has generated exceptional customer demand and industry accolades in its first fifteen days of availability.

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CIC to Bring Pen Computing to the Desktop in North America and Europe

Communication Intelligence Corporation signs an OEM agreement with CalComp Inc.to produce a key component of CIC’s new line of desktop pen computing peripheral products.

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InfraRed Data Association (IRDA) Formed to Pursue Worldwide Wireless Connectivity Standard for PCs and Peripherals

Membership roster includes over 30 industry leaders in hardware, software and component sectors.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems and ICS Partnership Brings Wireless Mobile Computing to LTL Trucking Industry

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. and Industrial Computer Systems (ICS) announce they have entered into a strategic partnership to provide integrated hardware/software wireless mobile data communications systems for the LTL and distribution markets.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems and Proxim Announce Partnership to Bring Wireless Computing to Vertical Markets

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces a technology partnership with Proxim Inc. to build wireless mobile computing solutions for vertical markets.

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CIC Expands Distribution Channel in Japan for MacHandwriter

Communication Intelligence Corp. expands distribution of its MacHandwriter, desktop pen extension product for the Japanese Macintosh computer market.

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Kurta Introduces New High-Performance Video Tablet for Pen-Based Systems

Kurta Corp. introduces the new VTS-5 Video Tablet System, a high-performance pen input peripheral designed to provide creative, user-oriented solutions for pen-based computer applications.

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Fujitsu Bundles CIC’s Handwriter Recognizer on 325Point Pen Tablet

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its 325Point pen tablet now supports Communication Intelligence Corp.’s Handwriter Recognition System software on both CIC’s PenDOS pen operating system and Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

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Fujitsu and Sulcus Hospitality Group Partner to Develop First Wireless Computer for Restaurant Industry

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc., Sulcus Hospitality Group Inc., and Proxim Inc. form a technology partnership that has produced the first wireless pen computer designed to automate dining establishment operations.

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PenStuff Announces GPS Data Logging Application for Pen Computers

PenStuff Inc. makes it easy for PenDOS users to take advantage of the $10 billion Global Positioning System (GPS) by announcing the Mobile GPS DataLogger for PenDOS.

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Apple Newton Messagepad Hits Stores Nationwide

Apple announces that MessagePads expected in stores by Labor Day.

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America Online Expands Support of New Consumer Devices

Sharp Electronics to pre-install America Online on new Personal Information Assistant.

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IBM PC Company Introduces ThinkPad 750 Series Including Pen-Based 750P

IBM Personal Computer Company unveils the ThinkPad 750 series, including the 750P, which comes with DOS 6.1, PenDOS, Microsoft Windows3.1, and Windows for Pen Computing 1.0.

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Compaq Announces Fully Featured Notebook PC with a Keyboard and Pen

Compaq Computer Corporation announces a fully featured notebook PC offering interactive use of a keyboard and pen; Compaq’s first notebook to support a pen interface.

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Ink Development’s Pen-Based Notetaking Software Extends Flexibility of New Compaq Concerto Notebook

Compaq Computer Corporation and Ink Development Corporation announces that InkWare NoteTaker, a pen-based notetaking and organization application for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, will be pre-installed on all Compaq Concerto notebook PCs being introduced.

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CIC Handwriter Pen Technology Wins “Best of Show” at PenExpo

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its multilingual Handwriter Recognition System and Handwriter Dynamic Signature Verification software won Boston University and Pen Magazine’s Best of Show Awards for the second consecutive PenEXPO Conference.

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Developers Announce Full Suite of Solutions for Apple’s Newton MessagePad

Over 25 developers have announced applications and titles for the Apple Newton MessagePad communications assistant, introduced on Aug. 2, 1993, at the Newton Showcase during Macworld Boston.

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Six Companies Support Standard for Computer Data Storage Cards

Six companies announce that mass storage cards developed and supplied by them will be fully compatible with each other and will comply with the PC Card ATA standard.

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Apple Announces a Licensing Agreement with Alcatel-Sel

Apple Computer Inc. announces that it has signed a licensing agreement with Alcatel-SEL, which allows the company to use Apple Newton technology in the development of a wide range of telecommunication products.

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Newton MessagePad Now Available in United Kingdom

Apple Computer UK announces that the Newton MessagePad is shipping and immediately available in the United Kingdom.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Wins Contract to Provide Mobile Pen-Based PCs to the State of Alabama

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its has been selected by the State of Alabama to provide its 325Point pen-based computers to the State of Alabama Auditors Department and more than 20 other state government departments and agencies.

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AT&T EO Personnel Communicators Garner Awards

The AT&T EO Personal Communicator 440 wins the prestigious 1993 DISCOVER Award for Technological Innovation from Discover Magazine.

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Top Collegiate Football Programs Adopt CIC’s Pen Computing Technology for Upcoming Fall Season

Athlepad becomes the first pen computing application used in the daily operations of college football athletics.

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Logitech Increases Presence in Pen-Based Computing with Acquisition of Gazelle Graphics Systems

The new Logitech Gazelle Pen Digitizer Business Unit will conduct advanced pen and digitizer research and develop custom digitizer designs.

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AT&T, EO Inc., and GO Corp. Announce Availability of MHS Link for GO Mail

AT&T, EO Inc. and GO Corp. announce the availability of MHS Link for GO Mail, the electronic mail and data transfer software that enables users of the AT&T EO Personal Communicator to access a wide variety of corporate electronic mail systems and networks.

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Palm Computing Executive Discusses Handwriting Recognition Technology at Industry Gathering

In a recent speech titled “Will Handwriting Recognition Ever Work?”, Palm Computing chairman Jeff Hawkins explores the reasons pen computing interfaces and handwriting recognition have frustrated both users and developers of personal digital assistants.

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Palm Computing Brings PC and Macintosh Connectivity to Zoomer PDAs

Palm Computing announces PalmConnect, the complete set of tools to link GEOS-based Zoomer PDAs (Casio Z-7000 and Tandy Z-PDA) to IBM-compatible and Macintosh personal computers.

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State Of The Art Inc. Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Apple Computer Inc.

Accounting software developer State Of The Art Inc. announces that it has finalized a distribution agreement with Apple Computer Inc., making the StarCore division of Apple the exclusive distributor of Expense It!

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Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing Wins Pen Expo’s “Best of Show for Pen Operating Systems”

Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing garners national praise last month when it won Pen Expo’s “Best of Show for Pen Operating Systems” at the annual trade show in Boston, August 31-September 3.

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Newton MessagePad Sales Exceed 50,000

The MessagePad is one of the fastest selling products that Apple has ever introduced.

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Fujitsu Announces Fully-Integrated Wireless Mobile Pen Computer

Cutting the ties to a world bound by wires, Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces the PadPlus RF, one of the industry’s first mobile computers with wireless communications technology fully-integrated into a single-unit device.

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Psion Series 3a Sales Top 10,000 Units

Unlike the Newton, Psion employs a keyboard or voice input, as opposed to a pen device. “Pen has yet to be perfected,” notes Psion’s VP of Sales.

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CIC Introduces the Most Advanced Pen Computing Product for the Desktop at a Revolutionary Price — $199

Communication Intelligence Corp. introduces its first consumer product for the Windows market in the United States — Handwriter for Windows — the complete pen input system, including a suite of software and state-of-the-art electronic pen and ultra-thin graphics tablet.

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Apple Computer Inc. Reports Record Revenue and Unit Shipments for Fourth Fiscal Quarter

Apple’s Newton technology off to a strong start, with unit shipments of the Newton MessagePad exceeding 50,000 units.

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AT&T Expands 92K Hobbit Microprocessor Family

Increases performance, integration, and power options. Two-chip Personal Communicator designs now possible.

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Fujitsu and Health Care Expert Systems Bring Pen Nursing Solutions to Healthcare Providers

Fujitsu’s 325Point pen-based tablet handheld computer will integrate with Health Care Expert Systems’ Patient Care Expert (PACE) System resource and nursing software.

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Socket Announces Development Partnership with AT&T for Multifunction Pcmcia Card

Socket Communications announces the TRIO, a PCMCIA PC Card that incorporates a 14.4Kb fax/modem as well as a 10-Mb/sec Ethernet LAN controller.

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AT&T, EO Inc. and GO Corp. Announce Communication Link Development Kit

AT&T, EO Inc. and GO Corp. announce that they are opening the PenPoint application programming interface for GO Mail communication links, and will include the API in the GO Message Center Development Kit.

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Communication Intelligence Reports Third Quarter 1993 Results

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of its 1993 fiscal year.

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Slate First to Ship Newton Application

Slate Corp. signs Apple StarCore as distributor of Day-Timer Meeting & Expense Pack.

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Questor Software Introduces Dekstop Link for Zoomer

Questor Software Inc. announces the Desktop Link Software Developer Kit (SDK) and Desktop Link Runtime Software for the Tandy and Casio Zoomer.

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The Griffin Group Forms Joint Venture with Fathom Pictures to Develop Interactive Multimedia Projects

Merv Griffin’s investment and management company announces projects in development include original programming for Apple Computer’s Newton PDA and other Apple multimedia technologies.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems and Transdatanet Partnership Brings Mobile Pen Computing to the Trucking Industry

Transdatanet will integrate Fujitsu’s 325Point pen-based mobile computers with its forms-based trucking application software.

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New Service from RadioMail lets Apple Newtons Receive Messages from any E-Mail System

The service works with any Newton unit equipped with a Newton Messaging Card, a credit-card-sized device that plugs into the Newton’s PCMCIA slot.

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INDIVIDUAL Announces HeadsUp on AppleLink

HeadsUp is a personal, interactive news service delivered to AppleLink customers.

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Infrared Data Association Announces the Timetable for a Worldwide Cordless Data Connectivity Standard for Mobile Pcs & Peripherals/Data Services

The membership roster includes over 50 industry leaders in computer and telecommunication hardware, software and component sectors.

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PCMCIA Showcases its Largest Gallery Ever at COMDEX

Building on the rapid growth and acceptance of PC Card technology, the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association will showcase the largest exhibition of PCMCIA-compatible products ever in its COMDEX Gallery ’93.

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Texas Utilities Selects Fujitsu Pen Mobile Solution

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that it has been selected by Texas Utilities (TU) Electric to provide 650 Fujitsu PoqetPad Plus pen-based computers to automate work crew timekeeping and job tracking data collection throughout the state.

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Motorola Acquires Handwriting Recognition Software Company

Motorola, Inc. announces that it has acquired Lexicus Corp., a privately held developer of handwriting recognition software for pen-based computers.

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60 Reporters Use RadioMail Wireless Messaging At COMDEX

Service lets journalists file stories from the show floor, restaurant, taxi, or casino.

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Apple’s StarCore Group Announces New Line Of Software for Newton MessagePad and Compatibles

StarCore announces more than a dozen new titles for the Newton MessagePad and other products based on Newton technology.

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Palm Computing Ships PalmConnect; Product Offers PC Connectivity to Zoomer PDAs

Palm Computing announces the shipment and broad distribution of PalmConnect, a complete set of tools to link GEOS-based Zoomer PDAs (Casio Z-7000 and Tandy Z-PDA) to IBM-compatible personal computers.

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MobileSoft Demonstrates MobileCalc, the Newton Spreadsheet, for Sharp’s Expert Pad

MobileCalc, designed by MobileSoft for the Expert Pad’s small screen and handwritten input capability, combines spreadsheet power with an innovative user interface.

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FutureWave Software Inc. Announces Sketching Product for AT&T EO Personal Communicators

SmartSketch is a full-featured graphics software package designed for Personal Communicators using the AT&T Hobbit chip and PenPoint operating system.

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Trimble and Socket Accounce GPS PCMCIA Breakthrough

The companies announce the world’s first GPS receiver that is completely self-contained on a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) Type II PC Card.

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CIC Ships Handwriter for Windows in the United States and Canada

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that its first consumer product for the Windows market — Handwriter(R) for Windows(TM) — is now shipping.

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Proxim Announces Support for Emerging IEEE 802.11 Media Access Control (MAC) Layer Standard

As a pioneer in wireless local area networking, Proxim several years ago anticipated much of what has emerged as the 802.11 foundation protocol in its wireless protocol development efforts.

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State Of The Art Inc. Announces Management Changes

State Of The Art develops and markets accounting software for microcomputers and personal digital assistants.

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National TechTeam Inc. and EO, Inc. Announce Expansion of Customer Service Center

The companies announce the expansion of EO’s support capabilities for the AT&T EO 440 and 880 Personal Communicators.

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Apple Computer Awarded Newton Contract by Department Of Defense

Apple Computer announces that it has received a $1 million contract from the Department of Defense (DOD) to explore and validate the application of Newton technologies within the medical sector of the DOD.

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EO Expands Customer Support Center

EO Inc. teams up with National TechTeam and United Parcel Service to provide a one-stop service center for users of AT&T EO 440 and 880 Personal Communicators.

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Fujitsu’s Pen Computers Automate Best Foods’ Sales Force

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its 325Point pen-based mobile computers are being deployed by the Specialty Division of Best Foods Canada to automate its retail sales operations.

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Cirrus Logic Becomes ARM Powered

Cirrus Logic to integrate ARM RISC core with peripheral functions.

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Telia and Apple Collaborate to Bring Newton Technology to Sweden

Telia and Apple expect this collaboration to place Sweden at the forefront in the field of integrated computing and communications solutions in Europe.

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EO Inc. Acquires Pensoft Corp.

EO, producer of the world’s first Personal Communicators, will use Pensoft’s database architecture as a central information repository to expand communications services and enable content delivery from the information superhighway for its devices.

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MobileSoft Ships MobileCalc, The Newton Spreadsheet

MobileCalc is the company’s first productivity software product for Newton Intelligence-based Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

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AT&T EO Expands Retail Availability

Office Depot to sell AT&T EO Personal Communicators throughout U.S. and Canada.

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1994

MobileComm and DASnet Services Open Messaging to Pagers and PDAs Throughout the E-Mail World

With the addition of the Newton Messaging Card for Apple Computer’s Newton MessagePad, messages can be saved and downloaded at the user’s convenience.

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CIC Introduces the Most Advanced Pen Computing Product for the Desktop at a Revolutionary Price — $199

Communication Intelligence Corp. announcea its first consumer product for the Macintosh market in the United States — MacHandwriter — a complete pen input system, including a suite of software and state-of-the-art electronic pen and ultra-thin graphics tablet.

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AST’s Pen-enabled GRiD Convertible Receives Award of Merit

BYTE Magazine honors AST’s GRiD Convertible 386 and 486 notebook computers with the 1993 Award of Merit.

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SmithKline Beecham Automates its Sales Force with Fujitsu Pen Computers

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that its 325Point pen-based mobile computers are being deployed by SmithKline Beecham Consumer Brands Inc. to automate its retail sales operations.

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1993 Market for Smart Handheld Devices up 30%

U.S. sales of PDAs and related devices exceed expectations.

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Consumer Market Veteran Joins Palm Computing as Vice President of Development

Johnson-Williams will be responsible for setting and executing Palm’s technical direction and will oversee the company’s engineering organization, including software development, project management and software quality assurance.

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Fujitsu Announces Three Year Warranty Plan for Family of Pen Computers

Establishing a new standard for mobile computing service and support, Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc., announces a three year warranty and “No-Fault Display Guarantee” for its entire family of pen-based computers.

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CIC Handwriter Recognition System and PenDOS Bundled with MicroSlate Pen Computer

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that its Handwriter Recognition System software is bundled with the MicroSlate Datellite 400L for both CIC PenDOS and Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

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Psion Consolidates U.S. Market Gains

Psion’s emerges as a key player in the North American market after the successful launch of its Series 3a palm-top computer in September 1993.

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WordPerfect InfoCentral 1.0 for Windows on Pen Computing in Beta Testing

WordPerfect Corp.’s consumer products division announces the company’s new intelligent personal information manager for Windows, WordPerfect InfoCentral, has entered beta testing.

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Redgate Communications Wins PCMCIA Public Relations Account

The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) has named Redgate its agency of record for public relations and marketing communications services.

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Apple Expands the Newton Product Family

Apple Computer announces the Newton MessagePad 110, the most recent addition to the Newton MessagePad family.

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Apple’s Newton Technology Picks Up Even More Awards

International acclaim for Newton technology continues to grow as the groundbreaking personal digital assistant (PDA) platform from Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS: AAPL), in the last month, garnered a suite of major industry acknowledgements.

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Apple Computer Makes Six Newton Announcements

Apple Computer, Inc. expands the scope of its Newton technology today with a suite of announcements regarding new products, computer connectivity and developer tools.

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Fujitsu Mobile Computers Allow Florida Teachers to Perform In-class Student Assessments

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. will combine its 325Point pen tablet computers with software from American Management Systems (AMS) to support the ”Schoolyear 2000” initiative.

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ARDIS PersonalMessaging Unveiled at MOBILE94

ARDIS today unveiled an innovative two-way nationwide messaging service that provides real-time communications to people whose business takes them away from the office.

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Text of Speech Presented by Mr. Doug Dunn, OBE, President and CEO of Philips Semiconductors at Mobile 94 Convention and Trade Show

Mr. Doug Dunn, OBE, President and CEO of Philips Semiconductors presented this speech on Thursday March 10 at the Mobile 94 convention and trade show.

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Psion Opens West Coast Office

Psion’s decision to establish a West Coast base comes after the successful launch of the Series 3a palm-top computer in September 1993.

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Psion Expands Series 3 Software Library

Psion Plc introduces three new software programs for its award-winning Series 3 range of palm-top computers.

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Psion Introduces Third Party Software Competition

Psion Plc announces the introduction of a competition to encourage third party developers to write software for its products.

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Fujitsu Speeds Delivery for G.O.D.; Wireless Mobile Computers Guarantee Overnight Delivery for Large Packages

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. and Roadshow International Inc. announce a strategic partnership to provide Fujitsu’s PoqetPad Plus mobile computers to Guaranteed Overnight Delivery Inc. (G.O.D.).

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Toshiba Unveils Full-Featured, High-Performance Color Pen Tablet

The Computer Systems Division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. unveils the Dynapad T200 Series, the first high-performance color pen tablet computer.

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Psion Doubles Profits Following Major Retail Success in USA

Psion Plc announces its 1993 annual results that confirm the company’s growing presence in the worldwide market for Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

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Flight Planner Enhances Psion Series 3

Psion Plc. announces the addition of a North American flight timetable to enhance its award-winning Series 3 palm-top computers.

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WordPerfect InfoCentral 1.0 on Windows for Pen Computing Ships

WordPerfect Corp.’s consumer products division announces the company’s new intelligent personal information manager on Windows for Pen Computing, WordPerfect InfoCentral, is now shipping.

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WordPerfect InfoCentral 1.0 for Windows Ships; Intelligent Personal Information Manager Changes PIM Paradigm

InfoCentral compatible with any pen-based computer using Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing.

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Psion Wins Royal Tribute for Series 3 Palmtop

Psion Plc receives the United Kingdom’s premier hi-tech accolade, The Queen’s Award for Technology for the development of its Series 3 palmtop computer.

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Sharp Offers Two Upgrades for PI-7000 Expert Pad PDA Users; PCMCIA Memory Cards Also Introduced

Two separate upgrades permit users of the Newton-based Expert Pad from Sharp Electronics Corporation to increase the performance of their units.

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Fujitsu Introduces First High-Performance Mobile Computer with Fully-Integrated Wireless LAN

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. delivers the 325Point RF, the first high performance mobile computer with fully integrated wireless local area networking (LAN) capability.

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Peripheral Vision Ltd Announces Cross-Platform Signature Verification for Pen Computers and Desktops

At Pen and Portable Computing, Peripheral Vision Ltd. announces that support for its PenOp software range has been extended to encompass Microsoft’s Windows v3.1, Windows for Pen Computing v1.0 and IBM’s OS/2 v2.1 and PenOS/2 v1.0.

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Independence Technologies to Demonstrate iTRAN for PDAs

Independence Technologies announces that it will demonstrate a prototype of its iTRAN for PDAs, which enables PDAs to operate in large-scale, transaction-processing environments.

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Proxim’s RangeLAN Integrated by Fujitsu

Proxim Inc. announces that Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. has seamlessly integrated Proxim’s RangeLAN wireless LAN technology into Fujitsu’s new 325PointRF, the industry’s first Windows-based tablet computer providing a fully integrated wireless LAN capability.

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Local Police use State-Of-The-Art Wireless, Emergency Response System Developed by Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Students

Using the Newton and a wireless modem, police in the field can access a variety of databases containing information — on hazardous materials, for instance — that enable them to be more responsive in an emergency.

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LYRIQ Crosswords Offered with Microsoft WinPad, Provides a Fun Way to Learn Pen Computing

LYRIQ International announces an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to ship LYRIQ Crosswords in the release of the Microsoft At Work Handheld system, code named WinPad, and Windows for Pen Computing 2.0 both expected later this year.

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Newton to Aid in Earthquake Relief

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) will show for the first time its new system for disaster damage assessment.

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IBM Strengthens Hot-Selling ThinkPad Mobile Computers, Including 730T Pen Tablet

IBM enhances its premium notebook series while bringing its most talked-about innovations to entry-priced ThinkPad notebooks.

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Psion Introduces the Office in your Pocket

Psion PLC, announces that it will be launching a dedicated fax modem for its award-winning Series 3 range of palmtop computers.

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Psion’s Continues Retail Expansion with Circuit City Roll Out

Psion Plc announces that it is rolling out nationally with Circuit City after an extremely successful test over the past 6 months.

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aha! software Releases InkWriter for Windows

aha! software announces the release and shipment of aha! InkWriter for Windows, the only word processor for your handwriting.

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PenStuff Inc. Introduces new Mobile Computing Software to Streamline Field Data Collection

PenStuff Inc. announces a family of software solutions designed to lighten the load and improve the efficiency of field data collectors.

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PECO Energy Selects Fujitsu-Based Mobile Solution to Automate Philadelphia Utility Operations

Using Fujitsu’s PoqetPad Plus mobile computer as a foundation, the PatrolPad is a handheld data collection and reporting system.

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Innoventions Brings Products of Near Future to Epcot ’94

Epcot ’94 launches a new era to expand Walt Disney’s vision of Epcot as a showcase for the best ideas of industry and technology by adding INNOVENTIONS, an exposition of amazing products for the near future, including the Apple Newton and EO Personal Communicator.

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Vendors Face Failure Unless They Identify Real Market, Take Cues from Users, Seybold Says

In the middle of what was supposed to have been a good year for PDAs, there is still confusion over exactly what a PDA is, and worse, just who will buy and use the devices.

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Dauphin Announces DTR-2; Second Generation Desktop Replacement Pen Computer

Dauphin Technology Inc. announces the second in its DTR series of next generation mobile computers, the DTR-2.

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Education Research Laboratories, Inc. Announces Agreement with Apple Computers

Fort Worth-based Education Research Laboratories, Inc. announces the development and distribution of ERLI’s medical reference series, developed specifically for Apple’s Newton technology.

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Apple Computer, Inc. Appoints Steve P. Capps as an Apple Fellow

Apple Computer announces that it has appointed Steve P. Capps as an Apple Fellow, a senior research and development position that is awarded only to individuals who have made extraordinary technical contributions to personal computing.

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Pen Computer Introduced for Soldiers

Texas Microsystems, Inc., a manufacturer of rugged and fault-tolerant personal computers, delivers working prototypes of a hand-held “Soldier’s Computer” to the U.S. Army.

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Southern California Edison Automates Field Crews with Fujitsu Mobile Computers

The solution in use by SCE’s 425 foremen eliminates paper-based reporting, thereby increasing the utility’s productivity and data quality.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems and MedExpress Team Up to Save Lives

New computing solution enables automated on-site physical exams and real-time breath-alcohol testing.

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Psion Announces Strategic Alliance with CompuServe

Psion Plc, announces that it is recommending CompuServe as the on-line service of choice to users of its acclaimed Series 3 and 3a computers.

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Proxim Appoints Warren Hackbarth Vice President of Sales

Hackbarth responsible for managing the company’s worldwide sales and distribution activities while continuing to participate in the development of strategic relationships for Proxim.

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Palm Computing Delivers Major Advance in Handwriting Recognition Technology

Palm Computing announces Graffiti power writing technology, a new method of entering text into handheld computers with a pen.

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Extensive Software Applications Available to Support Motorola NewsCard

Motorola’s Paging Products Group announces the availability of extensive software applications that support its NewsCard Wireless Data Receiver.

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aha! Releases Critically-acclaimed InkWriter Software for Sony Magic Link Personal Comunicator

InkWriter is based on aha!’s revolutionary, patent-pending SmartInk technology, which enables the intelligent editing and manipulation of electronic ink and text.

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Fujitsu Introduces Lightest, Fastest Tablet PC Featuring Desktop Power and Performance

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. introduces the Stylistic 500, a 2.6-pound “tablet” PC powered by an Intel 486DX2-50 CPU, the fastest microprocessor ever designed into a tablet computer.

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aha!’s Acclaimed InkWriter Notetaking Software to Ship with Fujitsu’s New Advanced Mobile Computer

Fujitsu announces that it will be shipping a special version of aha! software’s InkWriter notetaking application along with its new Stylistic 500 tablet computer.

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Robison to Lead Apple’s Personal Interactive Electronics Division

Apple Computer, Inc. announces that veteran Apple executive Shane Robison has been appointed vice president and general manager of the company’s Personal Interactive Electronics (PIE) Division.

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Clinicom Announces Pen-Based Approach for Healthcare

CliniCom Inc., a leading provider of point-of-care clinical information systems and services, announces the availability of the Coordinated Care Solution and the CliniView PC Microsoft Windows-based, portable terminal.

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CIC Handwriter Recognition System Introduced on Kalidor 386/486 Systems

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Kalidor joins the growing number of OEMs promoting Handwriter Recognition Systems (HRS) version 4.0 for the Windows for Pen platform.

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BellSouth Joins Metricom as co-sponsor of Mobile Outlook Exposition and Conference

Companies co-sponsor first Mobile Outlook Exposition and Conference, which will be held January 18-20, 1995 in Atlanta’s Cobb Galleria Centre.

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Lexicus Corp. Ships Cursive Handwriting Recognition Software for Microsoft Windows

Lexicus Corp., a Motorola Inc.-owned company, shipped its Lexicus Longhand Handwriting Recognition Software for Developers.

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1995

IBM, Dell, Motorola, BellSouth, US West Cellular and Metricom to Cover Key Issues at the Mobile Outlook Conference and Exposition

Exhibitors at the three-day exposition, which will be held in tandem with the conference, include all major players in wireless and mobile communications.

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Digital Ocean Announces “All-In-One” PDA

Tarpon integrates Apple’s Newton with Grouper’s wireless technology; features backlighting, ruggedized case, and built-in wireless LAN and WAN modem.

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New Enhancement Pack Extends Functionality of Newton Technology-Based PDAs

StarCore, the Newton software publishing and distribution arm of Apple Computer, announces the Newton Enhancement Pack.

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Motorola Rings in 1995 with the Launch Of The Marco Wireless Communicator

Macworld attendees get first look at the world’s only Newton-based integrated wireless hand-held device.

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Harris/Dracon Teams with AllPen Software to Develop Mosaic-like Software for Telco Field Craft

The Dracon Division of Harris Corporation teams with AllPen Software to license software for use in Harris/Dracon’s pen-based SuperTech 2000 Craft Digital Assistant (CDA).

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IBM Advances Ability of Telephones and Computers to Work Together Through Support of Versit Collaboration

Goal is to create interoperable standards that make using a PDA, telephone and notebook computer together as easy as turning an the different components of a stereo system.

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Peripheral Vision Adds PenRight! Support to PenOp Range

At The PDA Forum, Peripheral Vision Ltd. announces that support for its PenOp signature software is being extended to include PenRight! Corporation’s pen-based operating environment with a PenOp/SDK for PenRight! Pro.

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Processor from VLSI Incorporated in Motorola’s Marco Wireless Communicator

VLSI Technology Inc. announces a design win for their enhanced ARM610 32-bit RISC processor in the new Motorola Marco Wireless Communicator.

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Mobile Computing Insights Announces Mobility Award Nominees

Awards to honor the best products and services in mobile computing and data communications.

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Palm Computing Delivers Graffiti Power Writing Technology for Magic Cap Personal Intelligent Communicators

Graffiti is a new method of entering text into handheld computers and communications products with a pen.

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Apple Outlines Plethora of Newton Wireless Communications Solutions at MessagePad 120 Launch

Apple Computer outlines the various Apple and third party solutions available for the Apple MessagePad with Newton Intelligence.

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Apple Announces The MessagePad 120 With Enhanced Features

Newton platform continues to offer a wide range of extensible communications and software solutions.

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Insurance Services Office Adopts Fujitsu Mobile Computers to Streamline Commercial Insurance Risk Assessment

New mobile “toolkit” employs digital camera, CAD drawing program and electronic forms application to automate risk assessment process.

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Digital and ARM Announce Agreement to Develop High-Speed, Low-Power, Arm-Compliant Processors

The StrongARM family of 32-bit RISC products to be developed under the agreement is intended to complement and broaden the existing ARM product line for performance critical applications.

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Med-E-Systems Announces National Clinical E-Mail Network Dedicated to Health Care Professionals

With Med-E-Mail, physicians nationwide can use desktop computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs) to exchange messages with colleagues over an electronic network.

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Fficiency Software, Inc. Offers new Verification Engine for On-Line and Scanned Signatures

A new signature verification engine that verifies both scanned and on-line signature samples is being prepared for marketing to developers by Fficiency Software, Inc.

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ARDIS and PenWare Bring ARDIS PersonalMessaging to Motorola’s Envoy Wireless Communicator

ARDIS, the nation’s first and largest wireless data communications network, and PenWare Inc. announce that ARDIS PersonalMessaging is available for Motorola’s Envoy wireless communicator.

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KPMG Wins 1995 Premier Newton Systems Integrator Award

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP announces it has received the 1995 Premier Newton Systems Integrator Award from Apple Computer Inc.

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Apple Launches Newton MessagePad 120 Features GSM Solution for Wireless Communications

Apple Computer announces the Newton MessagePad 120, the first PDA with full GSM connectivity.

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Fujitsu Introduces Stylistic RF with Fully Integrated Wireless Local Area Network

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that it has integrated a high-speed wireless local area network (LAN) into its popular, super portable Stylistic 500 tablet computer.

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Proxim and Fujitsu Expand Strategic Relationship

Proxim, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless data communications products, announces an expanded strategic relationship with Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. (FPSI), a premier provider of mobile computing solutions.

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Palm Computing Delivers Windows Connectivity Solution for HP Palmtop PCs

PalmConnect provides automatic back up and synchronization between Windows-based desktop computers and HP 100LX and 200LX palmtop PCs.

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Symbios Logic and Scriptel Announce WriteTouch Pen and Touch Technology Support for Windows 95

Symbios Logic Inc. (formerly NCR Microelectronic Products Division) and Scriptel Holding Inc. announce that WriteTouch now incorporates a Windows 95 software driver and supports color active matrix displays.

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Peripheral Vision Brings PenOp Technology to OpenDoc

Peripheral Vision Ltd. announces that it has developed an OpenDoc part based on its PenOp software for handwritten signatures, and is making a pre-release version available to software developers and users.

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Proxim Inc. Announces First Quarter 1995 Financial Results

Revenue for the first quarter of 1995 represents an increase of 27% compared to revenue for the first quarter of 1994.

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Apple MessagePad Awarded Best Hand-Held Product of the Year

The BYTE award and the March Computer Currents Award for the best Hand-Held/Personal Digital Assistant are ringing endorsements of Apple’s PDA product strategy.

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Apple Announces Nationwide Rebate Program for MessagePad 120s

Customers receive $50-$100 back with purchase of qualified products.

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ETE announces MobileTrak

ETE offers “off-the-shelf” Automatic Vehicle Locating system that can be connected to a PDA.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems and Karhu Canada Bring Mobile Sales Force Automation to the Big Leagues

Professional hockey and outdoor sports equipment supplier outfits sales representatives with Fujitsu mobile computers.

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Kalidor Teams with PenFact for Pen-Based Factory Applications on Rugged Pen-Based PCs

Kalidor and PenFact, Inc. announces a new data collection product, ‘Inspect-Write,’ a hardware/software product offered under the PenFact label, that enables portable electronic data collection for inspection, maintenance, and calibration.

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Palm Computing Ships Windows Connectivity for HP palmtop PCs

PalmConnect provides automatic back up and synchronization between Windows-based desktop computers and HP 100LX and 200LX palmtop PCs.

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Mobile Computing System Announces Release of HOPE!, High-performance Open Portable Environment

HOPE! runs Visual Basic programs in non-Windows environments, with the first release supporting the Casio Z-7000 Zoomer.

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Versit Initiative Issues First Specifications, Launches World-Wide Web Site

Offers developers and manufacturers means for personal data interchange, computer-telephone integration including PDAs.

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World Leaders to Use Fujitsu Mobile Computers at Halifax Summit June 15-17

Leaders to use pen tablet computers from Fujitsu for real-time research during summit meeting.

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Apple Enriches On-Line Offerings for Education

eWorld is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, global family of on-line services from Apple, which include eWorld for Macintosh and NewtonMail — eWorld’s messaging service for Newton personal digital assistants.

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aha! software Ships its InkWriter Application for Magic Cap-based Personal Communicators

InkWriter brings powerful editing capabilities to the world of electronic handwriting.

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3Com Combines Fastest Modem with Industry’s Leading Network Interface Card Technology

3Com Corporation announced the most powerful PC Card combining the fastest modem standard with industry proven network interface card technology.

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Fujitsu Mobile Computers Play Key Role at Halifax Summit

Pen tablet computers from Fujitsu allow world leaders real-time access to critical information during summit meeting.

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Home Healthcare Industry Embraces Apple Messagepad Newton Intelligence as Hand-Held Computer of Choice

The Apple MessagePad with Newton technology is becoming the platform of choice for home healthcare applications.

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Apple Announces Enhanced Newton Toolkit, Reduced Prices

Apple Computer, Inc. today announces the availability of Newton Toolkit (NTK) version 1.5 and Newton Book Maker version 1.1.

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Lexicus Introduces Handwriting Recognition Software for Magic Cap Communicators

Lexicus, a Division of Motorola announced Lexicus QuickPrint, introduces a handwriting recognition package for General Magic’s Magic Cap platform that turns handwritten notes into typed messages as fast as most people can write.

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Newton Users Now Can Surf the Net with Pocket Call 2.0

Ex Machina answers customer demand with first VT100 Terminal Emulator for Newton.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems and LXE Join Forces to Develop Wireless LAN Solutions

As technology partners, LXE will integrate its LAN radio and internal antenna with Fujitsu’s Stylistic 500 high-performance tablet computer.

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U.S. Robotics Acquires Palm Computing, Inc.

As a result of the transaction, which occurred on September 1, 1995, Palm became a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Robotics.

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Lexicus Announces Free No-Vowel Demo of Lexicus QuickPrint

Lexicus announces that a free demo version of Lexicus QuickPrint is available on the Internet. The free demo includes consonants only; vowels and numbers available — for a price.

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Metrowerks Ships New Magic Cap Development Tools in Codewarrior 7

Metrowerks announces the release of the CodeWarrior 7 Gold development tools for multiple platforms including Magic Cap application development.

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Motorola Lexicus Announces Handwriting Recognition on DragonBall Microprocessor

Motorola’s Lexicus division announces the successful port of Lexicus QuickPrint software to the “DragonBall” microprocessor, a low-power, low-cost microprocessor designed specifically to meet the needs of these types of small portable systems.

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Geoworks Announces Third Party Support for GEOS Operating System Platform for Mobile Devices

Geoworks announces solutions for communications, connectivity, productivity and content from companies including Intuit Inc., Notable Technologies, Palm Computing and Wynd Communications.

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Psion Appoints New Retail V.P.

Psion Incorporated, the world’s leading PDA manufacturer, announces the appointment of Ben Cesare to the position of Vice President, Retail Sales Division.

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Palm Computing Supplies Windows Connectivity Software for the New HP OmniGo 100 Handheld Organizer

The HP OmniGo 100 Connectivity Pack features Palm’s HotSync, which automatically backs up and synchronizes the organizer with a Windows desktop PC.

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Palm Computing to Supply Graffiti Handwriting Recognition System for the New OmniGo 100 Handheld Organizer from Hewlett-Packard Company

Graffiti, a highly accurate, fast method of entering text into handheld computers with a pen, now supports all major pen-based computing platforms including GEOS from Geoworks, Apple’s Newton and General Magic’s Magic Cap.

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Apple Announces New Newton Operating System

Newton 2.0 to give customers power to use and connect with Mac OS and Windows-based systems and enterprise structures.

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Fujitsu Mobile Computers to Accelerate Disaster Assessment for the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Handheld computing solution based on the Fujitsu Stylistic 500 automates site inspections allowing faster financial assistance for natural disaster victims.

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Palm Computing Delivers Graffiti, Award-Winning Handwriting Recognition Software, for Apple’s Newton 2.0

Graffiti 2.0 is designed specifically for use with Newton 2.0, Apple’s new operating system for the Apple MessagePad and other devices based on Newton technology.

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Wynd Communications Brings Two-Way Personal Communications to Apple MessagePad with Newton 2.0

Wynd Communications Corp announces that WyndMAIL, the industry’s most advanced personal communications service, is now available for the new version of the Newton 2.0 operating system for the Apple MessagePad 120.

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Apple Agrees to License Newton Technology to Schlumberger, Digital Ocean

Apple Computer announces that it has licensed its Newton personal digital assistant (PDA) technology to Schlumberger Electronic Transactions and Digital Ocean.

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Digital Ocean Licenses Apple’s Newton Technology

Apple Computer and Digital Ocean announces that they have reached an agreement for Digital Ocean to license Apple’s Newton technology and customize it for use in vertical applications.

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Motorola Lexicus Enhances Cursive Handwriting Recognition Improving Input to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Motorola, Lexicus Division announces Lexicus Longhand Professional, a new software package that enhances pen computing users’ ability to take notes in cursive handwriting.

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Apple Computer, Inc. about Newton 2.0

A number of significant improvements to the Newton platform have been implemented in the latest version of the operating system.

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Apple Computer Inc. Newton 2.0 Platform Product Listing

Apple releases a list of consumer and developer products.

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Apple, RadioMail, Motorola and ARDIS Transform Newton into Personal Communications Assistant

RadioMail two-way wireless messaging service unleashes the power of Newton 2.0

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Intuit Announces Pocket Quicken for Newton 2.0

Intuit announces Pocket Quicken 1.2 for Newton 2.0, built into the new Apple MessagePad 120 with Newton 2.0.

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New Newton Operating System will Debut on Apple’s Messagepad 120 Personal Digital Assistant

The company announces upgrade and rebate programs for its existing MessagePad users and customers who want to move to the new Newton 2.0 platform.

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Developers Demonstrate Strength of New Newton 2.0 Operating System at COMDEX

More than 50 applications demonstrated in dedicated Newton pavilion.

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Newton 2.0 Awarded “Best of COMDEX” Honors

The coveted “Best of COMDEX” awards, presented annually by BYTE Magazine, recognize unique, technically innovative and cutting-edge new computer products at COMDEX.

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QUALCOMM Announces Eudora E-mail Client for the Apple MessagePad and Forthcoming Newton 2.0 Operating System

QUALCOMM is first to provide Newton users with easy access to Internet mail.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems’ Stylistic 500 is World’s First Windows 95 Tablet Computer

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. broke new ground in mobile computing with the industry’s first implementation of Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system on a tablet PC.

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PenUltimate Announces Completion of $ 600,000 Private Placement; Release of new Software in Early 1996

Locomotion is a suite of integrated business applications for Personal Digital Assistants using Apple Computer’s Newton 2.0 operating system.

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1996

Fujitsu Personal Systems’ Stylistic 500 Streamlines Searle Pharmaceuticals’ Sales Force Operations

Fujitsu Personal Systems is helping Searle pharmaceuticals solve a complex problem: How does one of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies improve its sales force’s ability to maintain accurate and timely sales and inventory reports.

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Unix Pioneer Dennis Ritchie in First Major Address Since Plan 9’s Release

Plan 9 is perhaps the first of the next-generation operating systems created with an eye to delivering on the promise of multimedia and mobile computing.

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Leica, Apple Computer and Green Mountain Software Team Up to Link Award Winning Platforms for Mobile Measurement and Data Collection

Leica teams up with Green Mountain Software to build applications that link the Leica DISTO hand-held electronic measuring device and Apple Computer’s MessagePad PDA based on Newton technology.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. Launches Stylistic 500 Tablet PC With CIC’s New Handwriter Recognition System 5.0 for Windows 95

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the first OEM bundle for Handwriter Recognition System software 5.0 for Windows 95 with Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc.

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Metrowerks CodeWarrior to Support Development for New Pilot Connected Organizer

Development for Pilot is done with a Macintosh computer, a software developer’s kit from U.S. Robotics, (available in May, 1996) and Metrowerks’ CodeWarrior software development tools.

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The Windward Group Leads Third Party Development Effort for U.S. Robotics Pilot

Windward assists Palm Computing in the development of the “conduit” technology that is vital for desktop PC and handheld device applications to function together seamlessly.

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Toshiba and U.S. Robotics to Develop Toshiba Version of Pilot Handheld Computer

Toshiba to offer new version of Pilot in its Noteworthy line of portable PC accessories.

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U.S. Robotics Delivers Next Generation Handheld Computing Operating System

Based on an open, flexible architecture, the Palm OS will be licensed to a broad range of device manufacturers to expand the market for mobile computing products, such as smart phones, graphical pagers and data collection terminals.

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PHAMIS Inc. Introduces Home Healthcare Product to Marketplace

The Pegasus home-healthcare server software runs on Windows NT and the Pegasus client software runs on the Apple Newton MessagePad and compatible devices.

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Apple Computer Ships Newton Press for Mac OS

Newton Press offers an essential integration capability, making it easy to take important documents from their Mac OS-based personal computer with them on their Newton PDA.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems’ Stylistic 500 Increases Police Efficiency in the Fight Against Crime

Handheld PCs automate arrest, incident and citation reporting for Mesa, Ariz. Law Enforcement Officers.

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Telxon Corporation to Bundle CIC’s Handwriting Recognition Software with Handheld Pen Computers

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that another major handheld computer manufacturer has standardized on CIC’s handwriting recognition software.

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Newton 2.0 Wins ‘Mobility Award’ at Mobile Insights ’96

The Newton 2.0 operating system from Apple Computer received top honors at the Mobile Insights ’96 conference held last week in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Louis Panetta Named as Chief Operating Officer at Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc.

Louis Panetta, formerly executive vice president of marketing and sales, has been named to the newly created position of chief operating officer at Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc.

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Apple Announces the Messagepad 130 with Backlit Screen

Customers now have a choice between the popular MessagePad 120 and the high-end option, the MessagePad 130.

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Fujitsu Introduces Industry’s Fastest Color Tablet PC

Stylistic 1000 features color screen option and 100 MHz 486 DX4 CPU for powerful decision support.

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Network Multimedia Acquires Revelar Connection Utility and PDA for Newton ALMs

Network Multimedia introduces first and only cross-platform desktop connectivity solutions for Newton 2.0 PDA.

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Socket Enables International Wireless Messaging for Apple MessagePad 130

PageCard Data Pager adds Newton 2.0 Software and Euromessage Service.

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PA Consulting Group Provides Mobile Solutions for British Design & Art Direction in Annual Awards

PA Consulting Group commissioned at short notice to design and develop a voting system based on Newton PDAs.

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Communication Intelligence Corp. and Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. Announce New Product Bundle

Communication Intelligence Corp. and Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. jointly announce that Fujitsu has selected CIC’s Handwriter Recognition System software as the standard recognizer for its new Stylistic 1000.

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Digital Ocean Selects PCSI’s CDPD Solution for Its Seahorse Handheld Computer

Digital Ocean Inc. selects PCSI’s UB-1 Data and Voice Communications module for integration into its Seahorse ruggedized handheld computer.

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Stratus RTM Offers Advanced Messaging Services for PageCard

Alphapage’s largest service provider supports Socket’s Wireless PC Card Receiver.

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Apple Computer MessagePad 130 with Backlighting is the Ideal Solution for Mobile Health Care Workers

Apple Computer announces the release of the next version of the Apple MessagePad, the MessagePad 130.

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Puma Technology to Acquire Intellilink

Puma expands mobile data exchange efforts for next generation consumer electronics and handheld computing devices.

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Microsoft to Acquire aha! software

aha! software is a leading developer of electronic-ink note-taking and editing software for mobile computers and communicators.

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Geoff Walker and Chris Claudatos Promoted to Vice President Positions at Fujitsu Personal Systems

Walker led the product marketing teams that brought the flagship Stylistic 500 and the recently announced Stylistic 1000 to market.

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Apple Announces Email Capabilities for Newton PDA

CompuServe and Apple Computer enter into an agreement to provide a CompuServe Mail Client for Personal Digital Assistants based on Apple’s Newton technology.

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FASTECH President Richard Hirsh Joins Board of Directors for Fujitsu Personal Systems

Software executive to advise pen-based, handheld computer manufacturer on sales automation technology requirements.

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U.S. Robotics Ships Award-Winning Pilot Connected Organizer

New Pilot connected organizer family includes comprehensive PIM software with built-in, one-touch PC connectivity, and instant response for $299.

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Industrial Tablets Capture 64% of $ 1.7 Billion U.S. Handheld Market in 1996 According to Recent Research by Mobile Insights Inc.

Leading makers of industrial tablets, such as Telxon, Norand, Symbol, and Fujitsu Personal Systems, will this year ship over $ 1.1 billion to corporate accounts in the United States.

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Apple Computer UK Announces Expansion Capabilities of Email for Newton PDA

The CompuServe Mail Client for Newton 2.0 will link Newton customers to CompuServe’s global network with more than 480 points of presence worldwide.

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First and Only Cross-Platform Desktop Connectivity Solution for Newton 2.0 PDA Now Shipping from Network Multimedia

Offers users real-time access to add, delete, modify, import and export data on a Newton PDA from Windows and Macintosh desktops.

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Newton Internet Enabler with TCP/IP Support Available to Developers

Apple Computer announces the availability of the beta version of the Newton Internet Enabler (NIE) for Newton 2.0.

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Developer Community Embraces Newton Internet Enabler

Third-party developers turn to Newton platform to provide mobile Internet and intranet connectivity solutions.

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Apple Computer Developer Community Embraces Newton Internet Enabler

A significant number of third-party developers announce plans to integrate the Newton Internet Enabler into current and future releases of their products.

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Fujitsu Clipboard PC Takes Paper Out of Market Research

Fujitsu Personal Systems launches the new Fujitsu Stylistic 1000 colour clipboard PC in the UK.

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Lauzon Receives Exclusive CSA/NRTL Certification for Distribution of Fujitsu’s Stylistic 1000 in U.S. and Abroad

Lauzon enters into a partnership agreement with Clark Data Systems to implement the newly-certified Stylistic 1000 in hazardous areas within the oil and gas industry

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U.S. Robotics and Metrowerks Release Development Tools for Pilot Connected Organizer

CodeWarrior for Pilot enables developers proficient in C to develop applications for the Palm Operating System (Palm OS).

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Socket Announces Bell Mobility to Offer Wireless Data Services Using Socket PageCard

Socket Communications announces that Bell Mobility, Canada’s leading provider of wireless communication solutions, will market Socket’s PageCard data pager in Canada.

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Apple Ships Newton Internet Enabler Tools Suite To Drive Powerful Internet Solutions For Newton PDAs

Apple Computer announces shipment of Newton Internet Enabler (NIE) 1.0 for Newton 2.0, a suite of connectivity tools that allows Internet-based application development for Newton hand-held computers, including the Apple MessagePad.

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Giga Information Group and Arthur D. Little Present POWER ’96

Giga Information Group and Arthur D. Little will jointly present POWER ’96, the largest and most-respected international conference on power requirements for the mobile computing and wireless communications industry.

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MAESA Inc. Announces Subsidiary Monitrx … And Fujitsu; Poised To Revolutionize Home Health Care Industry

Employing cutting edge technology, the new system will fully automate the tedious paper based documentation that home health care providers must now fill out by hand.

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Louis Panetta Promoted to President of Fujitsu Personal Systems

Fujitsu Personal Systems revenue reaches milestone profitability, with revenue growth of over 150 percent in the past year.

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3Com Provides Mobile Professionals With the Fastest 28.8 Modem

3Com Corporation introduces newest version of the EtherLink III LAN+28.8 Modem PC Card.

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Epson, Norand, and Symbol Technologies License PenRight!’s Pen-Based Operating Environment for Mobile Hand-Helds

PenRight! now licensed by all major manufacturers in the growing mobile computing market.

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Apple Expo Celebrates 10th Year as the Premier Mac Event

Expo also features the Newton Business Solutions Village, showcasing the innovative range of PDAs developed by Apple.

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New WriteRight Screen Enhancement now Available for USRobotics Pilot, H-P OmniGo and Sharp Zaurus

The Concept Kitchen announces the availability of the new WriteRight Screen Enhancement, offering users of PDAs and handheld computers dramatic improvements in the performance of their pressure-sensitive screens.

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ARDIS Announces Wireless E-mail Software for Apple MessagePad 130

ARDIS announces that Mail on the Run!, electronic mail software developed by River Run Software Group for the ARDIS nationwide wireless network, now supports the Apple MessagePad 130.

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Microsoft Announces Broad Industry Support for Windows CE Platform

Over 40 leading hardware and software companies announce commitment to developing product for new category of handheld PCS.

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Fujitsu and Proxim Combine Best-of-Breed Tablet Computing and Wireless LAN Technologies for Vertical Markets

Wireless Windows 95 Tablet PC ideal for healthcare, commodities trading, hospitality, market survey and sales force automation markets.

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Fujitsu Bundles CIC’s Handwriter Recognition Software on New Stylistic 1000RF Mobile Computing Solution

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. introduces the Stylistic 1000RF, a powerful Windows 95 compatible tablet PC bundled with Communication Intelligence Corporation’s Handwriter Recognition System Software.

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Fujitsu Cuts Prices by up to 34 Percent on its Best Selling Tablet Computer

Stylistic 500 now available at less than $ 2,000.

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ADP and Fujitsu Drive Automobile Service Customer Satisfaction to New Heights

Based on the Fujitsu Stylistic 500 pen computer and software from ADP Dealer Services, SuperAdvisor Wireless Mobile Service System for car dealers hits one year anniversary.

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The Gillette Company Employs Fujitsu Personal Systems’ Tablet Computers to Automate U.S. Sales Force

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. announces that it has equipped The Gillette Company’s 250-person U.S. retail sales force with tablet-based computers.

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Apple Offers Coupon for Win2Go Software with MessagePad 130 and Reduces Price to $699

Apple MessagePad 130 now connects with Microsoft Office for Windows 95 applications, allowing users to access and use data on the go.

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Developers and Solutions Providers Declare Support for Apple’s New Generation of User-Centric Information Appliances

Apple Computer unveils the MessagePad 2000 and the eMate 300, user-centric devices designed for business and education, respectively.

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Digital’s StrongARM Microprocessor to Power Apple’s New MessagePad 2000, Newton Platform

The StrongARM SA-110 delivers up to 10 times the performance of competitively priced, low-power microprocessors, enabling advanced features such as handwriting recognition and Internet/intranet communications, plus the potential for speech recognition, in hand-held devices.

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Cirrus Logic Debuts Voyager ChipSet in New Apple Newton-Based Platforms

First in a family of chipsets highly optimized for Apple’s Newton operating system, Voyager designed into Apple’s MessagePad 2000.

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Digital Ocean Wins First Place Appy Award for Best New Hardware Company, Announces Continued Support of Newton Platform

The award, one of only four presented by CTIA, given to Digital Ocean for its integration of CDPD, circuit switched and cellular voice communications into its Newton OS based Seahorse handheld computer.

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PHYSIX Announces PocketChart for the Apple MessagePad 2000 with Newton 2.1

Electronic medical record empowers health care professionals to improve patient care.

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AllPen Software Announces NetHopper 3.0 Mobile Web Browser Product for Newton Devices

Apple to bundle NetHopper 3.0 on future Newton devices.

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Microsoft Announces Additional Industry Support for Windows CE Platform

Compaq Computer Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. join list of leading OEMs for Handheld PC.

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3Com Offers High-Speed 33.6 Connections With Next Generation Lan+Modem PC Card

3Com Corporation introduces the newest version of its EtherLink III LAN+Modem PC Card, offering mobile users the highest modem connection speed and fastest data throughput available.

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Socket Expands Serial I/O Card Family for Mobile Computers

Three new serial PC Card adapters maximize connectivity while reducing power consumption.

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Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum Publishes Open Specification Draft and Certification Program, Demonstrates Interoperability

BASS, BreezeCOM, Fujitsu, Intermec, and WaveNet among new forum members.

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Apple COO, Marco Landi, to Keynote at Oracle OpenWorld

Apple highlights its commitment to the enterprise, including with Apple’s newly-announced Newton 2000.

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U.S. ROBOTICS: Stand By for Pilot Accessories

A new set of accompanying products now available for U.S. Robotics pilot personal organiser, including a remote connectivity option.

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The Visiting Nurse Service of New York Uses Fujitsu Tablet Computers to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Administrative Costs

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. and the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) announce the successful completion of a six-month field test of a new pen-based clinical system designed to improve information flow between the doctors, clinics and field nurses who visit patients in the home.

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1997

AllPen Software Demonstrates Embedded Mobile Web Server Technology for Consumer Electronic Devices

AllPen Software, a company specializing in handheld PC and PDA software development and developers of the popular PDA-based NetHopper WWW Browser product, demonstrates their embedded Mobile Web Server technology at the MacWorld tradeshow in San Francisco.

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Norand Bundles CIC’s Handwriter Recognition Software on New PEN-KEY 6622 Mobile Computer

Norand Corp. introduces the PEN*KEY 6622, a powerful PC-based mobile computer, with Communication Intelligence Corp.’s Handwriter Recognition System software preinstalled.

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Mobile Insights Announces Nominees for the Third Annual Mobility Awards

Awards to recognize innovation and excellence in 25 mobile computing categories.

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Apple Presents New Spring Line-Up of Products for Education Market

Apple introduces the eMate 300, a new class of affordable, mobile computer designed for education by educators.

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Thinque Systems Corporation Now Authorized to Sell Fujitsu Personal System’s Tablet PC Worldwide

Thinque’s full-featured Sales Portfolio Software and Fujitsu’s powerful Tablet PC provide comprehensive mobile sales force automation solution.

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Southwest Airlines to Use Fujitsu Personal Systems’ Tablet PCs in the Cockpit to Calculate Crucial Flight Data

As part of Southwest’s Onboard Performance System, Tablet PCs will ensure impeccable flight safety record and increased efficiency and profitability.

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Iambic Announces Support for New Models of the U.S. Robotics PalmPilot Connected Organizer

In 1996, iambic Software shipped iambic TimeReporter time- and expense-tracking software for the U.S. Robotics Pilot one-touch organizer.

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AllPen Ships NetHopper 3.0 Mobile Graphical Web Browser

AllPen Software’s NetHopper 3.0 web browser technology is being bundled on Apple Computer’s newly released eMate 300 and MessagePad 2000 mobile computers.

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Creative Digital Posts Handheld Systems Conference Final Agenda

Entering its third year, this is the only conference in the world that focuses exclusively on creating handheld hardware and software products.

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AllPen’s Java-based NetHopper Enterprise Server Debuts at JavaOne

AllPen Software’s NetHopper Enterprise Server is a Java-based server geared for mobile and/or wireless non-traditional web clients accessing traditional web-based Internet/Intranet content.

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Frost & Sullivan: A Rocky Beginning for Portable Handheld Terminals Opens New Potential for Consumer Acceptance

According to recent strategic research by Frost & Sullivan, the World Portable Handheld Terminal Market has seen an increase in demand for these terminals due to companies wanting to decrease costs and to increase operation through automation.

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Frost & Sullivan: Wireless Customer Premise Equipment; Get Connected or Get Left Behind

According to new strategic research from Frost & Sullivan, North American Wireless Customer Premise Equipment, the market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 34.7 percent from 1996-2003.

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OPTi Shipping Core Logic, Audio & Graphics Chips For Sharp’s Copernicus PDA

New pen tablet incorporates multimedia features of notebook and desktop PCs.

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AllPen Software to Incorporate Java in NetHopper browser Technology

AllPen announces its commitment to incorporate Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java technology into their NetHopper mobile/embedded World Wide Web browser technology.

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Visiting Nurse Service of New York Recognized with National Information Infrastructure Award

Nurses use Fujitsu’s Stylistic tablet computers to dramatically improve medical documentation and communication.

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Newton, Inc. Introduces Business Focus at PC Expo

The Newton, Inc. team makes its first major industry appearance at PC Expo, less than a month after spinning out from Apple as a wholly owned subsidiary.

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Phoenix Announces a Full Suite of ACPI Solutions for the Next Generation of PCs

Fujitsu has been working with Phoenix for several months to develop ACPI compliant systems that utilize their ACPI BIOS solution.

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Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum Applauds the Adoption of IEEE 802.11

The Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum (WLI Forum) announces its public support for the adoption of the IEEE 802.11 standard and urges the supplier community to take the next step: delivering multivendor interoperability.

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Newton, Inc. Announces Upgrade to Network Access Capabilities

New company works with key allies to provide internet solutions in education and healthcare markets.

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Mobile Insights Announces Mobile Connections ’97

MI’97 introduces five-city conference series uniting decision makers and manufacturers of mobile computing products.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Introduces First Low-Cost Pen Tablet with 10.4″ SVGA Display

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. introduces the Point 510, the first low-cost Windows 95-compatible pen tablet to incorporate a 10.4″ SVGA color display.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Launches First Windows NT Mobile Pen PC

The Pentium-powered Stylistic 1200 can run three operating systems including Windows NT Workstation 4.0.

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3Com Introduces CardBus Kit

CardBus delivers Fast Ethernet and x2 Modem Technology for the mobile communications market.

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EmbeddedWeb Server Technology from AllPen Software Enables Remote Devices to Share and Publish Data to Web Browsers

The new technology, which has been recently ported to the Microsoft’s Windows CE operating system, provides a means for remote devices to share and publish data to standard Web browsers anywhere in the world.

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Mercedes Tests Mobile EmbeddedWeb Server Technology From AllPen to Spot Service Problems Remotely

AllPen Software announces the introduction of its EmbeddedWeb Server technology ported to Windows CE.

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Apple’s 20th Anniversary Macintosh and eMate Products Receive Prestigious Design Awards

I.D. Magazine’s annual design review spotlights Apple as best of category among this year’s consumer product entries.

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CK Announces Next Generation WriteRight Screen Enhancements

Next generation WriteRight Screen Enhancements now available for Newton, Pilot, Zaurus and all Windows CE Handheld PCs.

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Windows CE-Based Handheld PCs Receive Broad Third-Party Support

Over 250 applications and peripherals in less than a year.

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Egghead to Carry Concept Kitchen’s WriteRight Screen Enhancements

WriteRights are thin, clear, textured screen overlays that prevent scratches, reduce screen glare, and improve handwriting recognition.

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Option International: First UK Showing of PalmPilot Adapter at the Mobile Data Communications Show’97

Option International concentrates its efforts in the UK, French and German markets.

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Option International launches UK office

Option International designs, manufactures, and markets mobile data communications solutions for users of portable computers and Personal Digital Assistants.

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3Com PalmPilot Developer Conference Highlights Opportunities and Solutions for Market-Leading Handheld Computing Platform

AT&T Wireless, Metrowerks, Motorola, Novatel, Unwired Planet, Others Sponsor Milestone Event for Developers, Integrators and Resellers of PalmPilot Platform Solutions

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3Com Broadens Mobile Computing Solutions With Two PC Cards Optimized for Windows

3Com Corporation announces two new PC Card (PCMCIA) modems optimized for use with Windows-based laptop computers.

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3Com Ships 16-Bit PC Cards for Notebook Users

Fast EtherLink 16-Bit PC Card is available for notebook users.

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Vantive First to Integrate With PalmPilot Organizer Using Microsoft Outlook and MiniVan

Vantive Offers PalmPilot Access to Vantive Software through Unwired Planet’s UP.Browser.

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The Windward Group: Premier Providers of Integrated and Extensible Solutions for the PalmPilot Connected Organizer

Involved with the PalmPilot product since its inception, Windward worked with Palm Computing to design and develop Pilot Desktop 1.0 and the Pilot Synchronization Manager (HotSync).

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Apple’s New MessagePad 2100 Offers Enhanced Performance For Today’s Mobile, Information-Centric Users

newest member of messagepad family features increased system memory, higher performance, upgraded communications software

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Concept Kitchen’s WriteRight Screen Enhancements Now Available for the Psion Series 5

Custom-cut to fit the screen of the Psion Series 5, the WriteRight Screen Enhancements are thin, clear, textured overlays that prevent screen scratches, reduce glare, and improve handwriting recognition.

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Powerful Forms-Based Data Collection Solution Fills Void of Mobile Microsoft Access Database Users for Windows CE 2.0

Company announces AllPen Mobile Forms Database v2.0 for the Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 platform.

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Small Talk Released by Concept Kitchen for the PalmPilot and Newton OS

Concept Kitchen releases Small Talk for the PalmPilot and Newton OS, the world’s first two-way, real-time translation software, allowing travelers to communicate instantly in a foreign language.

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LXE, Fujitsu Join Forces for a Real-Time Pen Computing Solution

LXE and Fujitsu Personal Systems announce the RF-enhanced Point 510 mobile pen computer.

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Phoenix Announces the Release of ACPIArchitect Advanced ACPI Development Tool

Phoenix Technologies announces the production release of ACPIArchitect, an advanced development tool designed to automate the development of ACPI Source Language (ASL) code.

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Spyglass Acquires AllPen Software

AllPen, based in Los Gatos, Calif., is a leading systems integration and software development firm focused on Internet technology for non-PC devices.

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3Com Solves International Data Communications Challenges

Mobile users can now reliably access information around the world with new x2 PC Card modem designed for use in more than 250 countries.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Hosts First “Working Mobility” Expo

Tremendous response from pen tablet VARs and ISVs cements plans for second Expo in ’98.

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ISIS Appointed by Fujitsu as Strategic Partner

Fujitsu Personal Systems (UK) Ltd. announces that it has appointed International Sales Information Systems (ISIS) as a Value Added Reseller partner.

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3Com PalmPilot Connected Organizer Receives Top Industry Awards at Comdex ’97

Leading handheld computing platform gains momentum as a standard for handheld computing for consumers and mobile professionals.

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Fujitsu’s Stylistic Pen Tablet Assists Astronauts Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia

High-performance tablet PC used for the first time during Shuttle’s ascent and entry phases.

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1998

Fujitsu Personal Systems’ Pen Tablets Enable First-Ever “Drive-Through” Insurance Claims Facility in North America

By taking advantage of the “working mobility” features offered by Fujitsu’s pen tablets and wireless LAN technologies from Proxim, the new system significantly improves customer service and staff productivity for Manitoba Public Insurance.

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Difficult Smart Handheld Devices Market Continues Impressive Growth In 1998 Reports IDC

Form factors forecasted in the report include: PC companions such as Sharp’s Zaurus, various Windows CE 2.0 devices, personal companions such as 3Com’s PalmPilot, Sharp’s Mobile Organizer SE-500, and newly announced PalmPC devices, among others.

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Two New 3Com Megahertz PC Cards Combine Market-Leading Networking and Modem Technology for Notebook Users

New easy to configure and use combination LAN + modem PC Cards feature 3Com Ethernet and Fast Ethernet technology.

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3Com and Certicom Team to Deliver Advanced Security for PalmPilot Organizers and Palm Computing Platform Applications

3Com Corporation and Certicom Corp., announce an agreement for Certicom to provide data security technologies based on Certicom’s implementation of an advanced security technology called Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).

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3Com and QUALCOMM Enter Strategic Alliance to Deliver Wireless Solutions for the Palm Computing Platform

Palm Computing, Inc. and QUALCOMM Incorporated announce that QUALCOMM has licensed Palm Computing’s industry-leading Palm Computing platform for integration into QUALCOMM’s next-generation CDMA wireless communication products.

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Metrowerks Ships New CodeWarrior Tools for 3Com PalmPilot Organizer and IBM WorkPad PC Companion

Hosted on Windows 95, Windows NT, and Mac OS, Release 4 of CodeWarrior for Palm OS boasts many new features, including: C++ support, increased support for stand-alone code resources, and multi-segment applications.

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Mobile Insights Announces the Nominees for the Fourth Annual Mobility Awards

Top Industry Advisors Vote on the Best Products and Services in the Mobile Computing and Data Communications Industries

Mobile Insights, Inc., today announced the nominations for the fourth annual Mobility Awards.

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Lotus Synchs Notes E-Mail with 3Com PalmPilot Organizer and IBM WorkPad PC Companion

Lotus Development Corp. announces the immediate availability of EasySync Release 2 for Lotus Notes, software designed to enable bi-directional information synchronization between Lotus Notes and Organizer and the IBM WorkPad PC companion or the 3Com PalmPilot connected organizer.

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Nikean Ships X-1R Wireless Modem For PalmPilot Organizer

Nikean announces the shipment of the X-1R wireless modem to Skybersoft, a leading solutions developer for the PalmPilot organizer, and to cellular carriers in the U.S. and Canada.

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TUCOWS Launches the World’s Largest Collection of Palmtop Software PDACentral.

PDACentral to follow the TUCOWS model, sorting and reviewing software to ensure that only the best programs are placed on the site.

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3Com Reduces the Price of the Award-Winning PalmPilot Connected Organizers

The PalmPilot Professional Edition connected organizer now has a suggested retail price of U.S. $299, down from $369, and the PalmPilot Personal Edition organizer will now retail for U.S. $199, down from $249.

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Pilot PLUS Joins Forces With Hands High Software

Pilot PLUS is the publisher of ToDo PLUS and Memo PLUS for the Palm Computing platform. Hands High Software is the publisher of ThoughtMill, Trip, PhoneLog and AirMiles, all for the Palm Computing platform.

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3Com Delivers the Palm III Connected Organizer, the Third Generation of the Industry-Leading PalmPilot Handheld Computer

The Palm III organizer offers infrared (IR) beaming capabilities, increased memory, an optimized user interface and a sleek new industrial design.

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3Com Incorporates Counterpoint Systems Foundry’s IrDA Infrared Software in the Next Generation Palm Computing Platform Device

Counterpoint’s infrared protocol stack enables wireless unit-to-unit data exchange for the new Palm III Connected Organizer.

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WorldFAQ Lite Included in Palm III Connected Organizer Bonus Pack CD-ROM

WorldFAQ Lite is a sophisticated world clock and reference database. It includes daylight savings times, latitudes, longitudes, populations, telephone codes, airport information, and more for over 425 locations around the world.

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3Com Reinforces Commitment to Four Customer Markets

3Com pledges emphasis on handheld connected organizers, such as the PalmPilot and Palm III.

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Puma Technology Ships Next Generation Intellisync for Windows CE Version 2.0

Puma helps users of Windows CE-based devices synchronize with support for new Personal Information Management software.

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3Com Corporation Delivers Java-Based Tools for the Palm Computing Platform

3Com Corporation announces a Java-based conduit development kit (CDK), a set of software tools that developers working in the Java environment can use to quickly and easily create conduits for the industry-leading Palm Computing platform.

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AvantGo Licenses Java Technology to Palm Computing for the Conduit Development Kit, Java Edition

Technology extends enterprise Java applications to the 3Com Palm Pilot connected organizer.

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Franklin Covey Announces Customized Version of Palm III, The Next Generation of Industry-Leading Handheld Computer

Franklin Covey announces plans to release a Franklin Covey version of Palm III, the third generation of the Palm Computing hand held connected organizer.

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Post Communications Launches InSync Online Relationship Marketing Service for 3Com’s Palm Computing Co.

Using the Post Dialogue Architecture, the InSync Online program is designed to quickly, easily and cost-effectively cultivate and manage individual relationships with customers, partners and resellers.

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Phoenix Technologies Announces Enhancements to Popular PhoenixBIOS 4.0 System Software

Release 6.1 allows OEMs to add functionality while reducing development costs and speeding time to market.

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University of Michigan Medical Center Trauma Division to Standardize On Fujitsu Pen Tablets

Fujitsu Point 510 with RF offers best solution for fast-paced, data-intensive mobile healthcare environment.

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SoftMagic Corp. Announces Satellite Forms 2.0 Developer Edition for Palm Computing Platform Devices

Satellite Forms DE 2.0 enables organizations to quickly create applications for the 3Com connected organizers, the IBM WorkPad PC Companion, and the Franklin Day Planner.

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ParaGraph Announces Advanced Handwriting Recognition Software for Palm PC And H/PC Platforms

Award-winning CalliGrapher 5.1 brings new features and improved recognition quality through Write Naturally technology.

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Microsoft and 3Com Resolve Product Naming Dispute

Microsoft Corp., 3Com Corp., and Palm Computing Inc. announce they have agreed to amicably settle their dispute over the naming of the category of palm-size devices currently referred to by Microsoft as “Palm PCs”.

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EXAR Announces Strategic Design Win for 3Com PalmPilot and Pilot Organizers

EXAR Corporation announces that Palm Computing has designed EXAR’s ST16C650A UART (universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter) communications device in its new Palm Computing 2MB upgrade package.

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MultiMail PRO, a 3Com PalmPilot Organizer Email Client, Certified As Platinum by 3Com Corporation

PalmPilot Compatible and Platinum are programs designed to provide consistent and high quality software for the 3Com PalmPilot organizer user.

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Fujitsu Stylistic 1200 wins 1998 Mobility Award

Fujitsu Personal Systems announces that its Stylistic 1200 has captured the 1998 Mobility Award, given to the most innovative and successful mobile products of the year.

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3Com and Computer Associates Extend Enterprise Data to the Palm Computing Platform

Palm Computing, Inc. announces it is working with Computer Associates International, Inc. to bring mobile connectivity to CA’s Harmony line of Information Management Solutions.

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3Com Ships Standards-based V.90 56K PC Cards for Mobile Market

The company announces the availability of the first 3Com Megahertz 56K Modem PC Cards that are compliant with the ITU standard V.90.

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3Com and Remedy Team to Bring Mobile Help Desk Solutions to the Palm Computing Platform

Palm Computing and Remedy Corporation integrate Remedy’s help desk and business process automation software with the industry-leading Palm Computing platform.

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Sybase to Deliver Enterprise Data to 3Com Palm Computing Platform

Adaptive Server Anywhere to drive a new class of business applications for 3Com PalmPilot and Palm III organizers.

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AvantGo Presents Mobile Information Management Software at Venture Market West

The software seamlessly extends enterprise applications to handheld devices, including the 3Com PalmPilot connected organizer, the IBM WorkPad and soon WindowsCE devices.

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Remedy & 3Com Form Strategic Alliance

Remedy Corporation and Palm Computing, a 3Com company, announce a strategic alliance to co-develop mobile help desk solutions based on the industry-leading Palm Computing platform.

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3COM Reliable XJACK Connectors on World’s Most Popular 10 MBPS LAN & 10/100 CardBus PC Cards

The technology offers reliable performance to mobile users who connect their mobile devices to Ethernet or Fast Ethernet networks.

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3Com Announces New Macintosh Offerings for the Industry-Leading Palm Computing Platform

New products include all-new desktop software, extensible HotSync architecture and conduit development tools.

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Actual Software Corporation Announces MultiMail Conduit Pack for Macintosh

Actual Software Corporation announces that its MultiMail Conduit Pack will support the Apple Macintosh platform. The new Macintosh Development Kit, by Palm Computing Inc, a 3Com company, has made this product possible.

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Small Talk For PalmPilot Connected Organizer Awarded 3Com Platinum Certification

Innovative PDA software from Concept Kitchen offers real-time, two-way language translation.

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WaveWare Announces WaveSync Sync Accelerator/Server for 3Com Palm Computing Platform

WaveSync provides features needed for fleets of Palm handhelds in the enterprise environment, including multi-user support, IT management tools, and strengthened user authentication and data security.

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Release Software and MobilePlanet Sign Electronic Software Distribution Agreement

Exclusive didstribution agreement includes leading publishers of Palm Computing and Windows CE-based software.

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3Com Delivers Palm III Functionality to Users of Industry-Leading PalmPilot and Pilot Connected Organizers

New Palm 2MB upgrade includes infrared beaming capabilities and the Palm OS 3.0 software.

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Hands High Software Releases Version 2.0 of PhoneLog for the Palm Computing Platform

Major enhancements to PhoneLog include a phone management system to track incoming and outgoing phone calls, a sorting feature to manage calls by project, category, and type, and more.

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3Com, Symbol and Abaco Team to Deliver Mobile Connectivity to SAP R/3 Solutions Via the Palm Computing Platform

Joint development to enable remote access to enterprise resource planning solutions from industry-leading Palm Computing platform devices.

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JP Systems Announces One-Touch Communicator, a Personal Communication Solution Exclusively for the Palm Computing Platform

With the One-Touch Communicator, PalmPilot connected organizers, IBM WorkPad and Palm III connected organizer users can send, receive, store, reply to and forward text messages to any email system, as well as to numeric and alphanumeric pagers.

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Key Strategic Relationships and Growth to 7,500 Developers Propel 3Com Palm Computing Platform Into Corporate America

The news follows a series of announcements of strategic relationships with leading enterprise solutions vendors including Oracle Corp., Symbol Technologies, Abaco, Netscape Communications Corp., Remedy Corp., Computer Associates International and Sybase.

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Oracle and 3Com Enter Strategic Alliance to Bring Enterprise Data Access to the Palm Computing Platform

Industry leaders team to integrate Oracle Lite database with 3Com Palm III and PalmPilot professional connected organizers.

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Puma Technology to Preview New Version of Intellisync Software for Palm Computing Platform Products at PC Expo

New version to offer new features including Outlook 97/98 enhancements, e-mail synchronization, and Lotus Notes support.

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Tegic Communications to Demonstrate T9 Text Input for 3Com PalmPilot Organizers

T9 makes text input on PalmPilot deviced fast, easy and intuitive with virtually nothing to learn.

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Actioneer, Inc. Announces Actioneer for Palm Desktop

Company reveals Actioneer for Microsoft Outlook 1.1 and Actioneer for the Palm Computing Platform 1.1 at PC Expo.

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Motorola Announces Availability of Developer Kits for the Pager Card for the PalmPilot

Beta testers provide positive feedback about newest generation Palm 3.0 operating system coupled with FLEX technology for advanced wireless messaging on PalmPilot connected organizers.

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Netscape Enables Users to Synchronize Corporate Address Books with Palm Computing Platform

Netscape software now enables users of the industry-leading Palm Computing platform to carry an up-to-date copy of corporate address books as they travel or roam from their desktop computer.

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3Com Connects With Five Awards at PC Expo 98; U.S. Robotics Modems and Palm Computing Platform Handhelds Win Industry’s Hottest Awards

Both the PalmPilot Professional organizer and the U.S. Robotics 56K faxmodem were recognized by Windows Magazine with “Win 100 Awards” based on real-life usability, overall design and engineering excellence.

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Liberty Life Insurance Equips 1,200 Agents with Pen Computers from Fujitsu Personal Systems

Allows agents to tailor insurance policies on the spot to meet individual needs.

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3Com, Symbol and Abaco Team to Deliver Mobile Connectivity to SAP R/3 Solutions via the Palm Computing Platform

Joint development to enable remote access to enterprise resource planning solutions from industry-leading Palm Computing platform devices.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Announces Support for Microsoft Windows 98

New operating system to be available on pen tablets starting in July.

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PlanetAll Partners With Puma Technology to Synchronize Web-Based Contact Management Service With Leading Mobile Devices and Desktop Applications

Alliance extends personal information mobility to cyberspace.

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Acadian Ambulance Selects Fujitsu’s Stylistic 1200 for Use Throughout Louisiana

Acadian’s Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) use the Stylistic 1200 to record all medical and billing data for patients transported by its ambulances and helicopters that operate throughout Louisiana.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Radio Gives Mobile Pen PC Workers an Elastic Network

Healthcare, FMCG, retail and air transport customers help determine Point 510 RFs characteristics.

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Silicon Valley Networks Ships PalmPilot Computing-Based Test Automation Solution

TestPilot enables telecom labs, manufacturers, quality assurance professionals and other mobile or remote testers to automate and manage manual testing.

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Industry Leaders Unite for Mobile PC Standards

Leaders in the mobile industry announce the formation of the Mobile Advisory Council, an open consortium of mobile computing and peripherals vendors.

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New World Technologies, Inc. Launches Division Dedicated to 3Com Palm Computing Platform Organizers

Largest specialized handheld computer distributor in the USA enters the connected organizer market.

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Puma Technology to Ship Next Generation Intellisync Software for Palm Computing Platform Products

Robust new capabilities include enhanced Microsoft Outlook 97/98 features and performance, e-mail synchronization, and Lotus Notes support.

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A Publishing First for the Palm Computing Platform

Contemporary books to be available through Peanut Press, LLC. Alliance with premier science fiction/fantasy publisher, Tor Books, also announced.

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Smartcode’s Titles for the Palm Computing Platform to Be Distributed by GT Interactive Affiliate Program

GT Interactive Software Corp. announces that is has reached a North American sales and distribution agreement with Smartcode Software, Inc. for the company’s HandMail, HandFax and HandWeb add-on communications software for 3Com’s popular PalmIII and PalmPilot electronic organizers.

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AirVenture Oshkosh Uses 3Com PalmPilot Organizers to Bring Airplane Judging Into the 21st Century

Volunteer members of the EAA have developed a custom software application for the Palm Computing platform that enables show judges to rate aircraft while out in the field and then return to a central scoring station to download that data into a custom-designed database.

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3Com Outlines Strategy for Continued Leadership in Small- to Medium-Sized Enterprise Networking and Personal Internet Access

Janice Roberts, Senior Vice President of 3Com and acting President of 3Com’s Palm Computing subsidiary, states that the Palm Computing platform is now supported by more than 7,500 software developers, as well as over 200 hardware developers.

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Communication Intelligence Corporation Begins Shipping Jot Handwriting Recognition System for the Palm III and PalmPilot Connected Organizers

Palm Computing platform offers support for first Handwriting Recognition System since the introduction of Graffiti software.

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Tegic Communications Releases T9 Text Input for 3Com PalmPilot Connected Organizers

T9 text input for the PalmPilot connected organizer allows users to quickly and easily enter information from a touch-screen keypad on their Palm connected organizers, including the IBM WorkPad.

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3Com Unveils Two New 56K PC Card Modems Optimized for Windows

3Com U.S. Robotics PC Card targets notebook users in consumer and small business segments.

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Smartcode Software Licenses Unwired Planet Technology to Develop WAP-Compatible Microbrowsers

Smartcode to provide WAP microbrowsers on Palm Computing platform and Microsoft Windows CE devices.

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NOVALOG to Supply IrDA Modules for Palm Computing Connected Organizers

MiniSIR2-1 is a proprietary wireless infrared (IR) module designed to meet Palm’s specifications.

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Pendragon Software Releases News Service and Offline Web Browser for the Palm Computing Platform

Pendragon Software Corporation releases the InfoRover product line designed to bring news and Web content to the popular Palm Computing platform of handheld devices.

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Palm Computing to Host Second Annual Worldwide Developer Conference

The conference brings together Palm Computing platform developers and marketers to explore new business strategies and technological advances in the handheld computing industry.

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Moss Micro Delivers First Sales Force Automation Software Solution With Seamless Palm III Integration

ActiveSales and 3Com handheld devices provide a critical solution for mobile sales professionals.

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Oracle Announces Sales Automation Applications for the Palm Computing Platform

Oracle is first to deliver front office applications running on hand-held devices for mobile computing.

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3Com Bolsters Support for Palm Computing Platform Developers With Extended Tools and Solutions Provider Program

Palm Computing, Inc. announces expanded support for its community of more than 10,000 developers of the Palm Computing platform.

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Metrowerks Announces Partnership with 3Com to Support Palm Computing Platform Developers

As part of the agreement with Metrowerks, 3Com will exclusively market CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Platform as a 3Com-branded product.

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Communication Intelligence Corporation Begins Shipping PenX 1.5, Pen Extensions for Windows 95, 98 and Windows NT 4.0

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc. says that it has begun shipping PenX with the Stylistic 1200.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems First to Market with 32-Bit Pen Solution

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces it is the first manufacturer to offer pen tablets with 32-bit pen support.

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Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum Membership Grows to Further Interoperability of Wireless LAN Standards

IDWare, MaxTech, NEC and Sharp join other WLIF members utilizing OpenAir; IEEE 802.11 wireless standards to increase functionality of mobile products.

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3Com Releases Spanish Language Version of the Industry-Leading Palm III Organizer

The product is also available in English, French and German. The Spanish version of the PalmPilot Professional Edition organizer remains available.

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3Com Teams With SAP to Launch Mobile Enterprise Resource Planning Initiative at SAPPHIRE 98

SAP will demonstrate solutions based on the market-leading Palm Computing platform that provide low-cost mobile access points to ERP business processes.

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Industry Bigshots and Upstarts Rally Around AvantGo 2.0

Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Symbol Technologies and Palm Computing support AvantGo.

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JP Systems’ BeamLink Allows Virtual Real-Time Wireless Messaging Between Palm Computing Devices and SkyTel’s AccessLink II Two-Way Pager

BeamLink allows users of Palm devices to transmit and receive e-mail, text and pager messages through Glenayre Technologies’ two-way pager, the AccessLink II.

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QUALCOMM Unveils ‘pdQ’ CDMA Digital Smartphone

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and one of the world leaders of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced its revolutionary new pdQ(TM) smartphone.

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ISIS Announces $575,000 Hardware Sale

International Sales Information Systems Inc. announces that it has completed the sale of Fujitsu Stylistic 1200 pen computers to Cadbury Ireland, a member of the Cadbury Schweppes Group of Companies.

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Fujitsu Sponsors Working Mobility Expo for Pen Tablet Reseller Solutions and Services

Fujitsu Personal Systems Inc., the market leader in Windows pen tablet computers, will host the Working Mobility Expo on Nov. 7-9 in Orlando, Fla.

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Puma Technology Ships Version 2.1 of Intellisync for Windows CE With Support for Lotus Notes

Puma delivers greater mobility to corporate professionals with advanced handheld synchronization solution.

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Sybase and 3Com Form Strategic Relationship to Integrate Industry-Leading Mobile Database With Palm Computing Platform

Sybase, Inc. and 3Com Corporation announce a strategic relationship to bring the industry’s leading mobile database, Adaptive Server Anywhere, to the Palm Computing platform.

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Synchrologic Brings Enterprise-Level Data Synchronization to Palm Computing Platform

Developers can extend enterprise client/server applications to support PalmPilot and other Palm Computing devices.

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IBM WorkPad and 3Com PalmPilot Users Gain Wireless Access to Lotus Domino

Lotus Development Corp. announces new wireless communications solutions for Lotus Domino customers who use market-leading personal digital assistants (PDAs) from IBM and 3Com Corporation.

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Qualcomm Eyes 1999 ‘Smart’ Phone Launch

Qualcomm Inc. showcases its “smart” phone, which incorporates elements of both a CDMA-based handset and a personal organizer.

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3Com Reduces Prices of Palm III and PalmPilot Connected Organizers

The Palm III connected organizer now has a suggested retail price of U.S. $369, down from $399, and the PalmPilot Professional Edition connected organizer will now list for U.S. $249, down from $299.

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Fujitsu to Introduce Handheld PCs for Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition

Will leverage close collaboration with Microsoft to provide multiple Windows CE-based solutions for global market.

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PDA Dash Announces ESD Sales Opportunities

Innovative PDA news web site to offer advertising and Electronic Software Distribution.

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Communication Intelligence Corporation Begins Shipping QuickNotes for the Palm III and PalmPilot Connected Organizers

The first notetaking application for the Palm Computing platform to offer a PC compatible version of the application.

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Remedy Link for Palm Computing Platform Makes IT Mobile

Remedy Corporation announces the release of Remedy Link, the first native integration between a help desk solution and the Palm Computing platform.

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3Com Ships New Release of CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Platform

CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Platform is a tightly integrated development environment that allows programmers to write Palm OS applications.

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Bendata Brings Mobile Computing to Support Management Industry

Bendata, Inc. announces the integration of its award-winning support management software, HEAT 4.1, with 3Com Corporation’s PalmPilot Professional Edition and Palm III connected organizers.

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Fifth Annual Mobile Insights ’99 Sees Mobile Computing Going Primetime

On-stage demos, Mobility Awards, Hot, Cool Products Showcase, and Mobility Foundation Auction highlight mobile industry’s premier conference for industry leaders held Feb. 21-23, 1999, at the Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Springs.

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Borealis Delivers Industry’s Most Advanced 3Com Palm Computing Integration Product

Borealis for Palm, now in its second release, delivers an out-of-the box Palm Computing platform integration package, enabling customers to import and export key customer information to the hand-held device.

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Gulliver Now Available for Palm Computing Platform

Gulliver from LandWare, Inc. transforms 3Com connected organizers into personal travel assistants.

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NetCradle Enables Wireless PC Card Connectivity for 3Com Connected Organizers

JP Systems Inc. unveils NetCradle, the world’s first multi-network cradle for users of 3Com connected organizers.

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LandWare Ships GoType! Keyboard for Palm Computing Platform

New GoType! Keyboard from LandWare, Inc. provides a portable keyboard for 3Com connected organizers.

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PalmPilot Organizer Creators Secure Funding and Sign Licensing Agreement With 3Com

Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins, the principals behind the development of the wildly popular PalmPilot handheld computer, have secured funding from leading venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Benchmark Capital.

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First Voice Message Organizer for the Palm Computing Platform That Allows Users to Record, Categorize, and Group Voice Messages for Instant Recall is Now Available

DynaFirm, Inc. announces that JetTalker, the first voice message organizer for Palm Computing platform, will be shipping November 16.

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WaveWare to Demo Beta Version of WaveSync Sync Server/Accelerator at COMDEX

WaveSync enables the management of entire fleets of Palm handhelds, offering such features as a sophisticated yet easy-to-use management tool for fleet monitoring and control, support for shared databases, and strengthened user authentication.

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3Com Gives Users Wire Free Connection Between Palm Computing Devices and Mobile Phones

3Com Corporation announces the availability of Enhanced IR update, free downloadable software to connect to Ericsson’s infrared (IR) capable mobile phones.

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Quicken Personal Finance Software to be Available For Palm Computing Platform

New Pocket Quicken from LandWare transforms 3Com connected organizers into mobile money managers.

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3Com Gives Users Wire-Free Connection Between Palm Computing Devices and Mobile Phones

New infrared capabilities point to the future of mobile connectivity.

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Industry Leaders Join 3Com to Showcase Award-Winning Palm Computing Platform at COMDEX

Platform licensees and third-party developers will demonstrate new solutions that expand the Palm Computing platform.

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Proxim OEM Partners Demonstrating Seamless Wireless Connectivity of their Leading Mobile Devices at COMDEX

Sixteen leading OEMs utilizing RangeLAN2 in their latest Handheld PCs and computing devices to demonstrate remote access to information.

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QUALCOMM Announces Software Developer’s Program for the pdQ Smartphone.

QUALCOMM Incorporated, pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, announces the establishment of the pdQ(TM) smartphone Software Developer’s Program.

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3Com Cashes in With Four MVP Awards At COMDEX 98

The popular Palm III connected organizer is among the award winners.

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Puma Technology Introduces Intellisync Version 3.1 Software for Palm Computing Platform Products

Enhanced features include Lotus Notes e-mail synchronization and new application support.

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75 Plus Exhibitors Scheduled for the Mobile and PDA Expo

The fourth Mobile & PDA Expo, Dec. 2-4 at San Francisco’s Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, will feature the largest number of hand-held/mobile computing vendors ever assembled in one place.

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Whole-Brain Combines Activerse’s Ding! With Palm Pilot

DinGo! allows handheld users to communicate with any Ding! user anywhere on the wireless/wired network.

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Bank of America to Deliver Wireless Banking Services via 3COM Palm VII Organizer

Bank of America announces plans to deliver wireless banking services to users of the Palm VII connected organizer, the first all-in-one wireless handheld computing product from Palm Computing.

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3Com Rolls Out New Developer Program to Bring Internet Content to the Palm VII Connected Organizer

3Com Corporation introduces an aggressive new program designed to enable web developers and Internet content providers to easily provide Internet-based information wirelessly to users of the upcoming Palm VII connected organizer.

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AvantGo Expands Further Into the Wireless World

AvantGo extends wireless support to include the new Palm VII connected organizer.

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Documents To Go Brings “Office” to the Palm Computing Platform

DataViz Inc. announces a new synchronization product that brings important files from office suite applications like Word, Excel and others to the Palm Computing platform.

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Etak Debuts Traffic Touch: Personalized Road & Traffic Information Service for the Palm VII Connected Organizer

Etak Inc. announces plans to deliver “Traffic Touch”, a real-time traffic information service, to users of the Palm VII connected organizer, a new and wirelessly connected handheld computing product from Palm Computing.

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GoAmerica Announces Wireless Data Support for 3Com’s Palm VII Connected Organizer

Wireless functionality of the Palm VII organizer to be added to GoAmerica’s Web@Hand Portfolio of wireless data solutions.

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MapQuest to Deliver Driving Directions to New Palm VII Organizer Users

The freedom to access driving directions goes wireless with MapQuest and the 3Com Palm VII connected organizer.

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MovieFone, Inc. to Deliver Movie Showtimes and Tickets to New Wirelessly Connected 3Com Palm VII Organizer

MovieFone, Inc., the nation’s largest movie listing guide and ticketing service, announces plans to deliver movie information to users of the Palm VII connected organizer, a new wireless handheld computing product from Palm Computing.

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New Datastick Device Brings Data Acquisition Capability to 3Com’s Palm Computing Platform for the First Time Ever

The Datastick Data Acquisition System consists of a hardware unit and software, allowing the measurement, recording, and display of data such as 3D magnetism, 3D acceleration, temperature, pressure and many other analog sensor applications.

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Palm Computing Adopts Portal’s Infranet

Real-time customer management and billing system to support Palm’s new wireless internet service.

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TheStreet.com to Deliver Timely Financial News to 3Com Palm VII Connected Organizer

TheStreet.com, a leading online financial publication, announces plans to deliver timely financial markets news wirelessly to users of the Palm VII organizer.

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UPS Brings Shipping Functionality to the 3Com Palm Computing Platform

First-ever tracking and service locator functionality available on new Palm VII connected organizer.

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US WEST Dex Selected by Palm Computing to Provide Internet Yellow Pages Services to the 3Com Palm VII Connected Organizer

The US WEST Dex Internet Yellow Pages, a leading regional provider of nationwide business listings information, announces it will deliver its Internet yellow pages content wirelessly to users of the Palm VII connected organizer.

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Visa ATM Locator Puts Easy Access to Cash at Your Fingertips

Visa’s ATM Locator enables users of new wireless Palm VII connected organizer to pinpoint the location of any of Visa’s 450,000 ATMs worldwide.

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Weather in Your Hand; the Weather Channel Teams With 3Com to Provide Palm VII Users Instant Weather Access

The Weather Channel announces it will put weather information in the palm of consumers’ hands.

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Yahoo! to Deliver People Search to the Palm VII Connected Organizer

Mobile Palm VII organizer users now have access to Yahoo! People Search anywhere, anytime.

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New Palm VII Connected Organizer Features Power of Nationwide BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network

BellSouth Wireless Data partners with Palm Computing to deliver first-ever out-of-the-box two-way wireless data solution for consumers.

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O’Reilly Releases First Palm Computing Platform Programming Guide

O’Reilly and Associates publishes the first Palm Computing platform programmers’ guide — “Palm Pilot Programming: The Developer’s Guide” by Neil Rhodes and Julie McKeehan.

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Secure Computing Announces SafeWord Strong Authentication for the Palm Computing Platform

Users implementing SafeWord’s dynamically generated passwords to authenticate to their network through their Palm Computing platform devices are provided the highest level of integrity for their communications.

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Palm VII Connected Organizer Users Will be Able to Access Corporate Email Via Visto

Visto Corp. says it will provide a service enabling users of the Palm VII connected organizer who have one or more email accounts at work or home to access e-mails using wireless Internet connectivity.

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Beyond.com Partners With Palm Computing to Open Online Software Store for Palm Computing Organizer Users

Internet software superstore Beyond.com says it has been chosen to build an online store that caters to the software needs of Palm Computing organizer customers.

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Convergys to Provide Billing and Customer Care to Support Introduction of Revolutionary New Palm VII Organizer

Convergys Corporation, the global leader in providing outsourced, integrated, customer care and billing services, announces it has signed a multi-year contract with Palm Computing, Inc.

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3Com Invests in Wireless Company to Advance Palm Computing Wireless Enterprise Platform

3Com Corporation announces that, through 3Com Ventures, it has invested $ 6 million in Aether Technologies, a wireless data service provider and systems integration company.

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ON Technology Announces Plans for Out-of-the-Box Integration Between Meeting Maker and Palm Computing Platform Connected Organizers

Premier enterprise calendaring and scheduling system to synchronize with Palm Computing organizers for both Macintosh and Windows platforms.

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Best Products and Services in the Mobile Computing Industry Are Nominated for the 1999 Mobility Awards

Mobile Insights announces the names of the 147 nominees for the 1999 Mobility Awards.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Appoints New Vice President to Direct the Company’s Growing Sales Organization

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces that Phillip Marson has been named vice president of sales and will lead FPSI’s sales efforts in North America, South America and Australia.

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Anderson Computers/Tidalwave Launches Partnership With Palm Computing

Anderson Computers creates an online software store highlighting the Palm Platinum software selection.

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Fujitsu Introduces Breakthrough Color Display and Powerhouse Performance With Next-Generation Pen Tablet Computer

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces the availability of the Stylistic 2300(TM), the most advanced pen tablet computer from the world leader in the Windows pen tablet market.

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Fujitsu’s New Point 1600 Pen Tablet Delivers Outstanding Value and Performance

With a 166 MHz Pentium MMX processor and a shock-mounted 4.1 GB Ultra ATA hard drive, the Point 1600 more than doubles the performance of its predecessor, the Point 510.

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Puma Technology to Show Mobile Computing Solutions for Lotus Notes and Domino Customers at Lotusphere ’99

Puma displays its new Intellisync Anywhere for Lotus Domino software, as well as the latest versions of Intellisync for PalmPilot connected organizers and Windows CE devices.

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Quicken ExpensAble to Support Palm Computing Platform

On The Go Software teams with LandWare to bring popular expense reporting software to new group of mobile professionals.

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3Com and Franklin Covey Deliver New Training Programs Based on Franklin Covey Training Concepts and Palm Computing Platform

3Com Corporation and Franklin Covey announce they will work together to deliver corporate training courses based on the industry-leading Palm Computing platform and Franklin Covey’s popular time and life planning concepts.

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3Com Launches Palm Training Alliance to Support Growing Enterprise Customer Base

Palm Computing, Inc. announces the Palm Training Alliance, a program that provides world-class training solutions for corporations implementing Palm Computing platform solutions at the enterprise level.

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W-Trade Extends Wireless Internet Trading to Palm Computing Organizers and RIM Inter@ctive Pager 950s

Investors can use 3Com PalmPilot, Palm III organizers, and Research In Motion (RIM) pagers to track the markets and trade.

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Palmtop Publishing Announces OnTap Super Bowl and NFL Referee Signals Handbook for the Palm Computing Platform

Palmtop Publishing, a leader in publishing pocket guides and interactive reference materials for handheld computing, announces a fun, educational and interactive, game day, pocket football companion for the Palm Computing platform.

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Strata Systems’ Punch List Version 2 Offers Compatibility With Primavera Software

New version of project tracking software offers Primavera users palm-based access to projects.

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Sun Licenses Industry-Leading HotSync Data Synchronization Technology

Sun ports HotSync technology to the Java Platform to provide data synchronization between Palm Computing platform handheld devices and applications running on Sun platform-based workstations.

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Symbol Technologies and Puma Technology to Deliver Handheld Computing Solutions with Satellite Forms and Intellisync Anywhere Product Lines

Through this alliance, Symbol will resell and OEM Puma’s Satellite Forms and Intellisync Anywhere products.

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3Com Names Robin Abrams as President, Palm Computing

Abrams, currently president and chief executive officer of VeriFone, a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard, is chartered with extending Palm Computing’s leadership in the worldwide handheld computing market.

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3Com Delivers Japanese Language Support for World-Leading Palm Computing Platform Products

The company develops a Japanese language-enabled version of its operating system for the Palm Computing platform, the Palm OS software.

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3Com Reduces Prices of Palm III and PalmPilot Professional Edition Connected Organizers

The Palm III organizer now has an estimated street price of U.S. $299, down from $369, and the PalmPilot Professional Edition organizer now has an estimated street price of U.S. $199, down from $249.

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QUALCOMM Expands the pdQ Internet Access with its New pdQsuite Package

QUALCOMM Incorporated announces the introduction of the pdQsuite package of advanced Internet applications designed for use with the pdQ smartphone and other Palm Computing platform-based devices.

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3Com Corporation Acquires Smartcode Technologie

Extends Palm Computing platform into mobile information appliance market and establishes European platform headquarters.

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Keyspan Introduces New PCI Serial Card and a USB Adapter for Palm Pilot

The Keyspan USB PDA Adapter provides the easiest, least expensive way to connect Palm organizers to Apple Computer’s iMac and to Apple’s new “Blue G3” PowerMacs.

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Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum Membership Grows to Further Interoperability of Wireless LAN Products

Symbionics and TX-COM join WLIF membership utilizing OpenAir, IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards to increase functionality of leading mobile products.

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3Com Unveils the Palm V And Palm IIIx Connected Organizers

Company extends industry-leading Palm Computing platform, adds new line of matching accessories.

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IDEO Works With 3Com to Design the New Palm V Connected Organizer — Ultra Thin Model With Rechargeable Battery Is Designed to Be Accessorized

IDEO Product Development reveals its role as the lead designer of the new Palm V connected organizer.

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RCS Computer Experience Celebrates Launch of Hot New ‘Palm Organizers’ with Two Events in NYC!

3Com Palm Computing refines the state-of-the-art in handheld electronic organizers with Palm IIIx And Palm V.

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Mobile Insights Announces the Winners of the 1999 Mobility Awards

1999 Mobility Awards presented to the companies with the top mobile computing and data communications products of 1998 at the fifth annual Mobile Insights ’99 conference, February 21-23, 1999, in Palm Springs.

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TDK Smartcode and TDK Announce GSM Interface for 3Com Palm Series of Connected Organisers

GlobalPulse 1.0 offers integrated GSM connections, phonebook management, and text messaging using award-winning Palm connected organisers.

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3Com Delivers New Palm MacPac Software Version 2 to Macintosh Users

The product includes the Palm Desktop software 2.1, with all-new personal information manager (PIM) software based on the award-winning Claris Organizer software.

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Electronic Publisher for Palm Computing Platform, Peanut Press, Announces Site Enhancements

New publishers, broadened book selection, upgraded version of reader and MakeBook Software among additions.

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IDC Places 3Com Number One in European Handheld Companion Market

Palm Computing platform leads nearest rival by 16 per cent in the first half of 1998.

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Franklin Covey Announces New Franklin Planner Software to Support Palm Computing Connected Organizers

Franklin Covey announces the availability of Franklin Planner Software, formerly ASCEND, a powerful business and personal information management system.

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Frost & Sullivan Technology Makes Room for the Expansion of the PDA/PCC Market

The latest study by Frost & Sullivan predicts that PCCs will continue their popularity in horizontal applications, as well as increase their penetration rate in vertical markets such as medical and utility data collection industries.

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Documents To Go Brings “Office” Files To The Palm Computing Platform

DataViz Inc. ships Documents To Go, a product that brings important files from office suite applications like Word, Excel and others to the Palm Computing platform.

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ComputerLiteracy.com Launches Online Store for Palm Computing Platform Developer Documentation

ComputerLiteracy.com announces it is working with Palm Computing, Inc. to deliver on-demand hard-copy documentation via a custom online store serving the developer community of the fastest-growing handheld computing platform.

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Big Planet to Offer Palm Computing Connected Organizers From Franklin Covey

Big Planet, the InterNetworking Company, will now offer the Franklin Covey version of the Palm Computing connected organizers produced by Palm Computing Inc.

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AvantGo and the Windward Group Offer Free Seminars to Enterprises Interested in Extending Applications to Mobile Devices

At each session, attendees will learn about the latest in handheld software and about companies building mobile applications.

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3Com and Alcatel Agree to Wide-ranging Cooperation

3Com Corporation and Alcatel today announces an agreement to cooperate to promote the convergence of handheld computing and telecommunications devices.

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Secure Computing Announces Availability of Software Authenticator for the Palm Computing Platform, Microsoft Windows CE and Sharp Zaurus Handheld Devices

The company announces software authenticators for these devices are now shipping for Sharp Zaurus in Japan, and will be available worldwide for the Palm Computing Platform and Windows CE operating system in April.

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Market Trial Between T-Mobil, Unwired Planet & Siemens

Siemens’ Information and Communication Networks Group, Munich, and T-Mobil, Bonn, together with Unwired Planet, Inc., Silicon Valley, today announced a field trial with the integration of a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) compatible software platform from Unwired Planet into the GSM Infrastructure at T-Mobil.

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First-Ever DemoMobile Conference Maps Direction of Portable Computing

IDG Conference Management Company’s first annual DemoMobile conference will be the venue for more than 30 new product introductions from companies representing all facets of mobile computing.

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Puma Technology Introduces Satellite Forms 3.0 Rapid Application Development Tool for Palm Computing Platform

Version 3.0 includes improved performance and support for server synchronization software, making Satellite Forms the only development tool for Palm devices that includes this built-in connectivity support.

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GPS Mapping Software Evolves on the Palm Computing Platform

Mapping and GPS software breaks new ground on the Palm Computing Platform, with MarcoSoft’s Quo Vadis mapping system.

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Pendragon Software and WaveWare Communications Partner to Deliver Sales Automation Software for Palm Computing Devices

Pendragon Software Corporation and WaveWare Communications, Inc. announce inter-operability plans for their products, Pendragon OrderForms and WaveWare’s WaveSync synchronization server.

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BeamLink 2.0 Software Instantly Delivers Wireless Text-to-Voice Messages from Palm V Connected Organizers

First simultaneous messaging for phone, pager and e-mail destinations from Palm Computing organizers.

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Fujitsu Stylistic Wins Third Consecutive Mobility Award for Handheld Computers

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces that its Stylistic line has been honored with the Mobility Award in the Industrial Handheld Systems category for the third year in a row.

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Security Dynamics Partner with 3Com to Use Palm for SecurID Network Authentication

SecurID for the Palm Computing Platform transforms the Palm device into a SecurID token that can be used to positively identify users and prevent authorized access to networks and systems.

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Keyspan Ships USB Adapter for Palm PDAs

The Keyspan USB PDA Adapter is available through leading catalogs and specialty retailers at a suggested retail price of $39.

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New 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN+56K Modem CardBus PC Card Delivers Reliable Global Modem Performance With True 100Mbps Ethernet Connectivity

3Com Corporation announces the availability of the 3Com Megahertz 10/100 LAN+56K(1) Modem CardBus PC Card.

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Handspring, Inc. Selects Public Relations Firm Switzer Communications, Inc.

Handspring is the new company created by Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky, formerly of Palm Computing.

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Novatel Wireless Announces the Minstrel III for the Palm III Organizer and IBM WorkPad

Minstrel III is a third-generation, miniaturized version of Novatel Wireless’ family of Minstrel Wireless IP Modem cradles for Palm Computing platform devices.

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Security Dynamics Turns Palm Computing Platform into Strong Authentication Device

The SecurID authenticator for the Palm Computing platform is designed to enable the Palm device with patented SecurID technology in order to positively identify users and prevent unauthorized access to networks and systems.

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Sybase Ships Latest Version of SQL Anywhere Studio With New UltraLite and MobiLink Technologies

Industry-leading mobile database solution now includes small fingerprint database and enterprise server synchronization technologies for Microsoft Windows CE and 3Com Palm Computing platform.

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3Com and Aether Team to Bring Enterprise Wireless Data Solutions to the Palm Computing Platform

Sybase plans to utilize Aether’s AIM.net to extend enterprise solutions to occasionally connected users via Palm Computing platform products.

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Aether Launches Enterprise Data Wireless Center for Real-Time Mobile Access To Corporate Information Systems

Bear Stearns, Bell Atlantic Mobile, Discover Brokerage, Orbcomm, Palm Computing, Reuters and Sybase among initial customers for full-service enterprise wireless solution management.

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BidCom Brings Handheld Computing to the Building Industry

BidCom, Inc., the leading provider of Web-based business-to-business applications for the building industry, announces that it has integrated mobile handheld computing functionality into its powerful outsourced project management service called in-Site.

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Handheld Computer Users Create Communities With New Solution Previewing At DemoMobile 99

WeSync allows Palm Computing connected organizer users to create communities of friends, colleagues, and family members, and share calendars, contact lists, and more.

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Handspring, Inc. Selects Public Relations Firm Switzer Communications, Inc.

Switzer Communications, Inc., a public relations firm specializing in creative communications programs for technology-based companies, announced today that it will represent Handspring, Inc.

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Synchrologic Unveils RealSync Technology for Palm Computing Platform

RealSync allows users of Palm devices to synchronize their devices to network servers, enabling Palm Computing platform-based line-of-business applications to operate anytime, anywhere.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Unveils Windows CE Pen Computer

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. demonstrates the PenCentra 130 at the DemoMobile 99 Conference in Coronado.

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Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum Establishes Industry’s First IEEE 802.11 Standard Interoperability Certification

New frequency hopping, direct sequence test suites are industry’s only independent method to ensure multivendor product interoperability.

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3Com and Sybase Team to Enable Cost-Effective, Reliable Wireless Enterprise Solutions For the Palm Computing Platform

Solution drives development of wireless applications for the Palm Computing platform.

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Sales Vision Announces Support For 3Com’s Palm Computing Devices

Sales Vision’s Palm Computing conduit enables Jsales users to automatically coordinate contacts, calendar/activities, and to do items on both their laptops and their Palm Computing devices.

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Puma Technology Receives PC Week Labs Analyst’s Choice Award for Satellite Forms 3.0 Software

Leading developer of mobile device management and synchronization software acknowledged by PC Week analysts for Satellite Forms simplicity and ease of use.

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Flextronics International and 3Com Expand Business Relationship

Flextronics chosen as a primary vendor to manufacture new versions of Palm Computing connected organizers.

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Bluestone Ships XML-based Application for Palm Computing Platform Devices

Community source software expands corporate information data exchange to over 2.6 million 3Com connected organizers.

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Bowne Global Solutions Supports Development of Japanese-Language Version of Hit Palm Computing Products

Bowne Global Solutions and 3Com work jointly through three-step process of consulting, internationalization and localization.

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Cutting Edge Software Releases Quicksheet Version 4.0

Cutting Edge Software, Inc. announces the release of Quicksheet 4.0, the fully functional spreadsheet for the Palm Computing line of handheld computers that uses HotSync technology to automatically synchronize entire spreadsheets to or from Microsoft Excel.

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InfoBeam Software and Service Bring Real-Time Web Content to Newest Palm Computing Connected Organizers

System offers wireless access to stock, flight information, and more via infrared communication.

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PageMart Brings Wireless Messaging to the Palm III Organizer

PageMart Wireless Inc. introduces the Synapse Pager Card for the Palm III connected organizer, bringing one-way wireless Internet messaging capability to Palm III customers.

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Palm Organizer Customers Get Free Wireless Information Services from OmniBrowse, Inc.

OmniBrowse, Inc. announces the first release of OmniBrowse for the Palm computing platform.

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Ingram to Distribute Keyspan Serial and USB Products for Macintosh and Windows

Keyspan today announced that its line of best selling serial and USB connectivity products for Macintosh(R) and Windows 98(TM) PCs is available to computer and office product resellers through Santa Ana, California-based distribution giant Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM).

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Mobile Information Appliance Market to Surpass Portable PC Market by 2002

Mobile Insights expands coverage of handheld computers and wireless data communications, adds dedicated industry analyst.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Appoints New Senior VP of Engineering and Customer Service

Faulhaber responsible for managing all aspects of hardware and software engineering as well as on-site technical support, help desk service and the repair of FPSI’s pen computer products.

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Symantec Offers Mobile WinFax for Palm Computing Platform

Symantec Corporation offers the first complete fax solution for Palm Computing device users.

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3Com Palm Computing Keeps Journalists in the Picture at Cannes Film Festival 1999

The company will be providing extensive information on the festival, updated daily, to users of Palm connected organisers via PC-synchronisation in a booth adjacent to the press centre.

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3Com Brings Transcend Network Management Tools to the Palm Computing Platform

Integration of handheld computing platform with enterprise network management gives IT professionals breakthrough solution for greater mobility and faster problem resolution.

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InFact Technologies Signs Agreement with Palm Computing, Inc. and Significant Health Care Customer

InFact Technologies, makers of “Web-centric” problem resolution software for call centers, help desks, mobile support and product self-support via the Internet, will implement its Web 24×7 customer support module for Palm Computing, Inc.

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Quicksheet Earns 3Com Palm Computing Platinum Certification

Cutting Edge Software Inc. announces that Quicksheet, the spreadsheet for the Palm Computing line of connected organizers, has earned the prestigious Platinum Certification status by Palm Computing Inc.

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IBM Expands DB2 Family to Extend Power of Enterprise to Mobile Workers

DB2 Everywhere for Windows CE and PalmOS operating systems positioned as a key part of IBM’s pervasive computing strategy.

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iBiz Technology Corp. Mates Proprietary Keyboard with 3COM’s Palm Pilot

iBiz Technology Corp. announces an exclusive agreement with Inkverse, LCC for the final development and publication software specifically written to enhance communications between their new KeyLink keyboard and Palm Computing platform devices.

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Leading Internet Publisher of Digital Fiction Announces Support for PalmPilot and Rocket eBook

Alexandria Digital Literature, the world’s preeminent Internet publisher of digital science fiction, has introduced support for Palm Computing connected organizers, including the PalmPilot, Palm III and Palm V.

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3Com Delivers the Palm VII Organizer for Out-of-the-Box Wireless Internet Access

Revolutionary handheld organizer ships today in the New York Metropolitan Area, with hundreds of content providers to supply web content, e-commerce capability.

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BarPoint.com Introduces New Internet Shopping Technology for Palm VII Wireless Connected Organizer

One of the featured applications soon to be available for the new Palm VII organizer for wireless Internet access will be a unique Internet shopping application co-developed by Miami-based BarPoint.com, Inc. and Symbol Technologies.

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Excite Gives Users Wireless Access to their Personalized Data with Palm VII Organizer Application

Excite, Inc. announces an Excite application for users of the Palm VII organizer allowing Excite users to receive information from their personalized Excite Start Page wherever they are.

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IntelliGolf for the Palm VII

Karrier Communications, makers of golf’s #1 scorecard software for all Palm Computing organizers, announces IntelliGolf compatibility with the new Palm VII organizer.

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MapQuest.com Delivers Wireless Driving Directions to Palm VII Organizer Users

The freedom to access directions goes wireless with MapQuest.com and the 3Com Palm VII organizer.

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Weather in Your Hand; The Weather Channel Teams with 3Com to Provide Palm VII Users Instant Weather Access

The Weather Channel is the premier weather information provider for the new Palm VII organizer.

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E*TRADE Teams with Palm Computing to Reward June Stock Market Game Winners with New Palm VII Organizers

E*TRADE and Palm Computing provide anytime, anywhere access to financial market information.

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Franklin Covey to Support Microsoft Outlook 2000 with Revolutionary Time and Life Management Principles

Franklin Covey announces the availability of Franklin Planner for Microsoft Outlook, a solution that extends the popular Microsoft Outlook environment to include the principles from Franklin Covey’s revolutionary time and life management workshop, What Matters Most.

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Mobile Insights Announces Innovative Wireless Network for Upcoming Go Mobile ’99 Conference

Each attendee will be given a Palm VII to answer real-time surveys, browse the Internet, rate onstage demos, and more.

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3Com and NTT DoCoMo Team to Advance Wireless Data Services for the Palm Computing Platform in Japan

Companies will optimize the Palm Computing platform for Japan’s largest wireless information network.

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3Wedge Offers World’s Most Comprehensive, Easy to-Use Handheld Golfing Software

ultraCaddie software helps golfers with club selection and tracks pro-like statistical detail.

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Weissmann Travel Reports, Aramis Communications to Provide Travelers with Critical Information via Palm Computing Organizers

The leading providers of destination information and of travel software for handheld computers have teamed up to offer electronic city guides on the popular Palm connected organizers.

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3Com and Sun Bring the Power of Java Technology to the Palm Computing Platform

Palm OS software to serve as a reference platform for a new Java Virtual Machine optimized for the Palm Computing platform.

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QUALCOMM’s pdQ Smartphone Provides Ideal Platform For Wireless Business Solutions

724 Solutions Inc. chooses the QUALCOMM pdQ smartphone as one of the key platforms for its new wireless financial services solution, now in market trial by the Bank of Montreal and Bell Mobility.

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Meeting Maker 6 Introduces Java Client and Palm Synchronization for Macintosh and Windows

ON Technology Corporation today announced Meeting Maker 6, a new version of the leading real-time, cross-platform enterprise calendaring and scheduling solution.

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Globalware Computing Announces the Release of PylonPro Version 2.0

Globalware Computing announces the release of PylonPro Version 2.0, an application that allows users to automatically translate any Lotus Notes database design into a Palm organizer application.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Licenses CIC Software for New CE-Based Pen Tablet

Full suite of software to enhance Fujitsu’s durable PenCentra 130.

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3Com Corporation Showcases Latest in Consumer and Small Business Solutions at PCExpo ’99 in New York City

3Com is showing off the latest in home networking, handheld computing, broadband access, LAN telephony, videoconferencing, wireless connectivity and mobile computing solutions.

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3Com and Aether Technologies Form New Company to Provide Next-Generation Wireless Data Access

OpenSky will provide services that give corporations and consumers easy access to e-mail, Internet and intranet data using all leading handheld devices.

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Riverbed-Enabled Palm Devices Set New Standard for Instant Information Access at JavaOne Conference

Riverbed’s ScoutMTS Server supports record-breaking 30 million plus transactions over three day period.

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WaveWare Communications Launches WaveSync Synchronization Server

WaveSync enables applications that currently synchronize over the Palm Computing platform’s HotSync architecture to synchronize with an enterprise server.

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America Online and 3Com Team to Deliver Email Access to AOL Members via Palm Computing Organizers

AOL and 3Com will initially offer e-mail functionality for the Palm Computing platform, enabling AOL members to send and receive mail via their AOL accounts from 3Com’s industry-leading handheld organizers.

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PlusFactor Announces Beta Trial of Collaborative Computing Solution for Palm Connected Organizers

At PC Expo 1999, PlusFactor Software Inc. unveils a combined solution of software and Internet technologies that allows individual handheld computing devices to be used collaboratively through the Internet.

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3Com Introduces the Go Anywhere, Do Anything Mobile Connectivity Solution

3Com Megahertz 56K Global GSM & Cellular Modem PC Card delivers fast, reliable and simple connections around the world.

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Mobile Workers Can Now Enjoy Benefits of Symantec’s Award-Winning WinFax PRO With Release of WinFax for Palm Computing Devices

Innovative solution enables mobile professionals to send, receive, edit, and manage faxes from handheld devices.

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MultiMail 3.0 for the Palm Computing Platform Released With Enhanced Enterprise Support; Features Include 256K Message Size and SSL Security

MultiMail allows users of Palm Computing platform devices to send and receive email directly from an email server and synchronize email with the PC or Macintosh platforms.

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ZDNet to Feature Exclusive Download of Symantec’s Mobile WinFax for the Palm Computing Platform

ZDNet’s LaunchPad site will host an exclusive demo download of Symantec’s all-new Mobile WinFax software, adding to its extensive selection of free software downloads for Palm Computing devices.

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MARGI Systems First to Provide DVD on NT 4.0 for Fujitsu Pen Tablet Computers

DVD-to-Go transforms Fujitsu’s Stylistic 2300 Pen Tablet computer into a full-featured DVD Video and Dolby Digital Surround Sound player.

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ultraCaddie Software Selected As Exclusive Software for Palm Summer Promo

National ‘Put Par in the Palm of Your Hands’ promotion motivates golfers to buy Palm devices.

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Alan Kessler Appointed President of 3Com’s Palm Computing Business

3Com selects executive with broad enterprise experience to extend acceptance of Palm technology into new markets.

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New Franklin Planner for Microsoft Outlook is Now Available from Franklin Covey

The new software includes built-in synchronization to 3Com’s Palm Computing platform and the Microsoft Windows CE platform for palm-sized PC’s.

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TRW’s MARC Warehouse Management System Integrates With Low-Cost Palm Computing Solutions

The MARC Palm Computing Technology links Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) or palm computers with the power and functionality of the MARC-CS WMS product.

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PalmCentral.com Featured on Palm Computing Web-Site

PalmCentral.com announces an agreement with Palm Computing, Inc. to develop a co-branded destination within Palm Computing’s Web site to promote the comprehensive collection of software applications available for Palm Computing connected organizers.

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Macmillan Computer Publishing and EA SPORTS to Ship Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf for Palm Connected Organizers

First golf game for Palm connected organizers now available.

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3Com and Computer Associates Team to Integrate Enterprise Management With the Palm Computing Platform

Initiative Enables Unicenter TNG Management Support for the Palm Computing Platform

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3Com Delivers Palm IIIe Connected Organizer, Full-Featured Handheld at Breakthrough Price

The device addresses the fast-growing consumer market for handheld organizers, combining easy-to-use functionality of previous Palm Computing organizers with the company’s lowest ever introductory list price of U.S. $229.

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Pendragon Software Announces Powerful Database Connectivity for Palm Computing Devices

Pendragon Software announces an easy-to-use database product for the Palm Computing Platform that can synchronize bidirectionally with Microsoft Access and ODBC data sources.

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Acadian Ambulance Selects Fujitsu’s Stylistic 1200 for Use Throughout Louisiana

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. announces that Acadian Ambulance, one of the largest privately held ambulance services in the United States, is implementing Fujitsu’s Stylistic 1200 pen tablet computers throughout its organization.

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Fujitsu Delivers Lightest Windows 98 Pentium Pen Tablet

High-performance Stylistic LT offers Working Mobility in compact form factor.

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Synchrologic: First to Solve Mobile Mess With iMobile Suite

Palm, Windows CE, and Laptops, all managed by a single-source, enterprise solution.

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Computer Associates to Offer Highly Manageable Wireless Application Infrastructure by Leveraging Alliances With 3Com and PageNet

Supported by CA’s Global Professional Services, TWIST facilitates untethered deployment of new and legacy applications.

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Email Synchronization Between Palm Computing Devices and Macintosh Platform Expanded to Include Enterprise Support

Actual Software announces that version 2.0 of the MultiMail Conduit for MacOS will include support for email synchronization with an IMAP4 server.

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WAP Forum Elects Gregory G. Williams of SBC Technology Resources, Inc. as New Chairman

Forum ratifies new associate member category targeting content providers Palm Computing, Sun Microsystems, and others to boost membership to 125 companies.

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Globalware Computing Now Shipping ‘Pylon ServerSync 2.5 Gold’

First and only Domino/Lotus Notes Server solution that allows users to distribute custom Notes databases to multiple Palm users is now readily available.

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K2 Announces Drug-to-Drug Interactions Analyzer for Palm connected organizers

Apothecarium is the first product of its kind on the popular Palm Computing platform.

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Wireless Instant Messaging: a ‘Killer App’ for the Mobile Information Appliance Market

Mobile Insights forecasts instant messaging market to reach 175 million users by 2002.

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Puma Technology’s Intellisync Software Receives PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award

Puma’s Intellisync software enables users to keep important information constantly up-to-date between multiple handheld devices and PC-based applications.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Taps Chris Claudatos for New Senior Vice President Role

Claudatos responsible for directing all FPSI marketing, planning and operations activities worldwide.

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Billserv.com Is First to Market With Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment Solution for the Palm VII Connected Organizer

billserv.com delivers new capability for Palm VII users to pay bills electronically.

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3Com Licenses Phone.com’s UP.browser for Use in the Palm Computing Platform

Palm will license the industry-leading Palm Computing platform with integrated WAP capability to wireless handset manufacturers to develop devices that deliver superior usability, connectivity, and immediate, reliable access to information for business customers and consumers.

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PenOp Software Turns Handheld Organizers Into Online Signing Devices

PenOp, a global leader in handwritten digital signature software for e-business, announces the PenOp PocketSign application, the first electronic handwritten signature application for the three million owners of Palm Computing handheld devices and IBM WorkPad organizers.

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Applix Announces ‘L.P.D.’ for Users of 3Com Palm Computing Connected Organizers

Applix, Inc. announces the launch of L.P.D., a Linux-based desktop application that integrates information from the Palm Computing family of connected organizers on the Linux desktop.

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EarthWeb Launches New Palm OS Resource Directory New Relationship Forged Between EarthWeb and Palm Computing, Inc.

3Com to provide EarthWeb with material and promotional support for Palm OS directory.

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3Com’s Palm Computing, Inc. Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Olivetti Office USA, CompanionLink

Court enjoins sale and distribution of DaVinci Handheld Organizer based on infringement of Palm Computing copyright.

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IBM Puts the Enterprise Power of DB2 in the Palm of Your Hands, for Free

IBM announces general availability of DB2 Everywhere, at no charge, with free downloads from the web.

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PalmSource 99 Conference: Palm Announces Its Third Annual Forum for the Palm Computing Platform

Four-day conference to include more than 100 hours of events and sessions. Sponsors include Aether, AvantGo, BellSouth, Handspring, IBM, JP Systems, Motorola, QUALCOMM, Sun, and Symbol.

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3Com Supplies Critical Wireless Technology for New Sprint Wireless Web Service

3Com’s CDMA InterWorking Function (IWF) is the only circuit-switched wireless data access gateway solution for Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks such as the all-digital, nation-wide Sprint PCS network.

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Club Photo Aligns With PalmGear H.Q. to Offer Internet Photo Sharing Capabilities to Palm Organizer Users

Industry’s first complete online photo sharing and finishing solution now enables portable sharing from Palm connected organizers.

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Club Photo Announces Interactive Photo Album for Palm Connected Organizers

Revolutionary new tool enables seamless extension from online photo albums, enabling on-the-go photo sharing.

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PeopleSoft and Palm Computing to Deliver eBusiness Applications on Palm Computing Platform

PeopleSoft Expenses to allow mobile professionals to record and manage expenses from anywhere.

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iBIZ Technology Designated Platinum Solution Provider

iBIZ Technology Corporation named a “Platinum Solution Provider” by Palm Computing, Inc. for their innovative KeySync Keyboard and KeyLink software.

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ThinAirMail Launched to Provide Palm VII Connected Organizer E-mail Access Via Web Clipping

Application allows wireless Palm VII users to access e-mail from most major ISPs and HotMail e-mail service.

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Wireless MD Provides Direct Wireless Access for the Mobile Medical Community Via the Palm Computing Platform

Wireless MD, Inc., the nation’s first wireless communications solution for the mobile medical community, announces the addition of the Palm VII connected organizer to the list of hardware devices currently compatible with Wireless MD’s interactive, medical data retrieval system.

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3Com Megahertz CompactFlash Card Extends LAN Connectivity to Windows CE Users

Simple and reliable network connections in a ‘Flash’.

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3COM Announces Plan to Build Two Distinct Leadership Companies in Networking and Handheld Computing

Palm Computing to become the handheld computing industry’s first public company.

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WineScore for Palm Devices Helps Shoppers Select the Right Wine

WineScore software for Palm Computing devices is the first totally unbiased database of ratings of wines from virtually every California winery.

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Handspring Introduces Breakthrough Class of Expandable Handheld Computers

In a move to transform ordinary organizers into customizable handheld computers, Handspring, Inc. introduces Visor, the first in a new family of expandable handheld computers.

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QUALCOMM’s pdQsuite Applications Now Available

The pdQ Internet applications package provides on-the-go professionals with an advanced suite of productivity tools.

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Xceed Announces New Wireless Division and Premieres Applications

Xceed Inc. announces the formation of the Xceed Wireless Division to focus on creating applications for wireless devices including the Palm VII connected organizer and Microsoft Windows CE compatible hand-held computers.

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Mobile Insights Announces Fourth Industry Analyst

Mobile Insights (MI) announces that it has added a fourth mobile computing industry analyst to the firm.

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Center for Innovative Learning Technologies Joins with Palm Computing to Sponsor Educational Software Contest for Handheld Devices

SRI International and the Concord Consortium team with Palm Computing, the Exploratorium, Handspring, and Puma Technology to foster development of educational technology tools for grades K-12.

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Fujitsu Personal Systems Delivers First Industrial-Strength Windows CE-Based H/PC Pro Pen Computer

Lightweight and rugged PenCentra 130 designed for Working Mobility.

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Proxim Enables Wireless LAN Connectivity for New Windows CE H/PC Pro Pen Computer From Fujitsu Personal Systems

RangeLAN2 delivers mobile network access via industry’s first industrial-strength Windows CE H/PC Pro-Based Pen Tablet computer.

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Centurion Develops Internal Antennas for Mobile Handsets and Palm Computing Devices

Centurion International develops an internal antenna for use in mobile handsets and Palm Computing devices.

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QUALCOMM’s pdQ Smartphone Supports Advanced Wireless Synchronization Server

WaveWare Communications launches WaveSync Synchronization Server and Accelerator for portable computing devices.

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CIC Demonstrates Two New Enterprise Product Offerings Today at the GoMobile Industry Conference

PenX VC enables users of CIC’s new Sign-it Secure signature verification solution to electronically sign legally binding documents using Adobe Acrobat 4.0 over Citrix’s Independent Computing Architecture (ICA).

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QUALCOMM Announces the pdQ Diagnostic Monitor

QUALCOMM’s QCTest pdQ diagnostic monitor combines the capabilities of the pdQ smartphone with a CDMA network data collector.

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Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum Announces 802.11 Interoperability Testing Results

Top wireless companies team up to ensure multivendor product interoperability.

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3Com Debuts Special Edition Palm Computing Organizers for Holiday Season

Company reduces prices on full line of connected organizers and lowers entry-level Palm IIIe organizer to $179.

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Amazon.com First to Join AvantGo.com E-Commerce Initiative

AvantGo, Inc. announces an electronic commerce initiative that will allow individuals and mobile professionals to purchase goods and services using handheld devices and smart phones.

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eBay Goes Wireless With Palm VII Connected Organizer

eBay users can now browse while on-the-go, as well as search and bid online.

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Pentax and Bachmann Partner to Enable Printing From Palm Devices

Palm Computing developers can now program support for printing into software applications for Palm connected organizers.

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Primate Systems Delivers MonkeyMail: Internet Email Access for Palm VII Users

MonkeyMail allows users to access Internet e-mail from their current email accounts via the Palm VII organizer.

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Puma Technology Introduces New Version of Intellisync Software for the Palm Computing Platform and Windows CE

Puma adds Novell GroupWise mail synchronization support and provides connectivity to top two handheld platforms in one offering.

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Rovenet.com Launches Fax Anywhere Capabilities for Users of Palm VII Connected Organizer

The system gives mobile business people the ability to send a fax from their PalmPilot with the same ease that they look up a phone number.

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ucook.com Delivers the World’s Best Recipes To the Palm VII Connected Organizer

ucook.com, The Ultimate Cookbook, is providing premier recipes and cooking information via the ucook.com web clipping application for the Palm VII connected organizer.

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Women.com Networks Provides Wireless Content for Women on the Go Via Palm VII Organizer

Women.com us first women’s network to provide wireless content for the new Palm Computing wireless connected organizer.

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Cutting Edge Software, Inc. to Become Exclusive Distributor of SmartDoc 2.0

Cutting Edge Software will market, sell, distribute and support SmartDoc, a product developed by TapWorks.

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K2 Technologies Provides Wireless Risk Transactions Via The Palm VII Organizer

K2 Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc., introduces the first wireless application for the trading of insurance risk.

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OAG Travel Information Now Available on Palm VII Device Nationwide

Palm VII users simply enter the city pair, along with the date, time and preferred carrier, and instantaneously receive flight options.

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Puma Technology to Hold Annual Worldwide Developer Conference

Event features software tools that dramatically reduce development time and costs.

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Palm Computing Selects Global Sight for Web Site Globalization Solution

Global Sight Ambassador 1.8 to be implemented into Palm Computing’s worldwide online customer service.

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ReleaseNow.com Creates Electronic Download System for Electronic Arts’ New Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf for Palm Connected Organizers Game

ReleaseNow.com’s download distribution technology allows Electronic Arts customers to purchase and download the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf for Palm Computing connected organizers game at the EA Store.

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TRG Products Signs Licensing Agreement with Palm Computing to Develop and Produce Palm OS Devices for Enterprise Deployment

TRG will introduce its first product, a handheld computer for enterprise deployment in mid-October to coincide with the PalmSource ’99 conference, Palm Computing’s worldwide developer software conference.

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Fujitsu Combines U.S. Personal Computer Companies to Better Serve Customers’ Growing Mobile Computing Needs

Stronger merged company to market notebook and pen-based computers.

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eALITY Integrates with Palm Computer Expense Reports

eALITY, Inc. announces that it has fully integrated its flagship service, eALITY eXPress, with Palm Computing, Inc.’s popular handheld wireless Palm Computing organizers.

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Nokia and Palm Computing Ally to Develop a New Pen-Based Product Category for Smart Phones

Nokia is licensing the Palm Computing Operating System (Palm OS) so it can implement the user interface and applications to run on the Symbian platform. Resulting devices will run both Palm and Symbian applications.

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Palm Computing and Symbian Announce Today Their Intent to Cooperate to Expand the Size of the Global Wireless Market Place

To achieve this goal, Palm and Symbian have agreed to discuss the licensing of each other’s technologies.

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Ericsson, IBM, Lotus, Oracle, Palm Computing and Symbian in Joint Initiative to Foster Mobile Internet Applications

Ericsson and fellow industry leaders IBM, Lotus, Oracle, Palm Computing and Symbian are joining forces in the GPRS Applications Alliance (GAA), a cross-industry initiative designed to serve as a catalyst in the advancement of applications based on the new mobile packet switching technology, GPRS.

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Clarinet Systems Secure Synchronization Between Palm Pilot and Server Through Infrared Technology

Wireless networking equipment provider, Clarinet Systems, Inc. offers unimpeded and instant connection between Palm Computing devices and the corporate network and Internet through infrared (IR) technology.

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New Palm Computing Products Enable Large-Scale Handheld Deployments in the Enterprise

Palm HotSync Server and Palm Ethernet Cradle deliver server synchronization and management capabilities.

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PocketScience Licenses JP Systems Software for Phone-Based E-Mail Delivery

JP Systems and PocketScience announce a strategic partnership for product development that will give handheld devices such as Palm connected organizers access to Internet e-mail using any type of telephone in the world.

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Riverbed ScoutSync Selected by Palm Computing as Mobile Enterprise Synchronization and Management Solution

Riverbed’s ScoutSync Server to be the enabling technology behind the new Palm HotSync Server.

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TRG Announces the TRGpro Handheld Computer

Midwestern US company to produce first tailorable Palm Computing platform device for the enterprise.

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DataViz Lets You Take Your Attachments to Go

DataViz announces a FREE add-on to its Documents To Go product.

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Nettech Systems to Extend Enterprise Wireless Data Solutions for the Palm Computing Platform

Nettech mobile middleware provides Palm VII developers with enterprise data access in addition to the Palm.net service.

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Synchrologic Unites Mobile Workforce and Enterprise Data Through Business Alliance With Palm Computing

Synchrologic’s iMobile Suite synchronizes users of Palm Computing platform products at Cisco Systems with their sales force application data.

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Synergy Solutions, Inc. Enters Licensing Agreement With OpenSky, Inc.

Synergy Solutions, Inc. partners with OpenSky to deliver mobile computing solutions to corporations and consumers in need of wireless Internet connectivity by licensing its Launch ‘Em software application for Palm OS to OpenSky.

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TRG Products Announces Licensing Agreement With OpenSky

TRG New Technologies Group to provide custom install tool for OpenSky Wireless Service for Palm Computing platform.

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WeSync.com Previews Wireless Synchronization Solution for Handheld Computers

Collaborative service for handheld users moves into public beta.

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Yodlee.com Extends Mobile Strategy with Yodlee2Go for the Palm VII Organizer

Free application enables users to view and access personal information from hundreds of websites anywhere, any time.

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Palm Computing Announces CodeWarrior Release 6

New toolkit version offers wireless and Japanese language support for Palm Computing platform developers with upgraded tools.

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Sun and Palm Computing Announce Sun Services to Dot-Com Palm Devices for the Enterprise

Sun Professional Services extends the enterprise to 3Com’s Palm Computing platform products.

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Health Care Workers Use Palm Computing Technology with Network Designed by STATmail!

STATmail!, which specializes in Web, e-commerce and wireless applications, uses the Palm Pilot to provide health care providers access to its Community Health Network (CHN) of resources.

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Centura’s RDM Data Management Solution Now Supports Palm Computing Platform

Palm developers can now leverage Centura’s information appliance computing data management solution.

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CommerceNet to Showcase eCheck Technology on Palm Computing Handheld At CommerceNet 99

CommerceNet announces that Palm IIIx handheld devices will be given to attendees of the CommerceNet 99 conference in San Diego on 1-3 November, so they can experience the power and understand the potential of eCheck technology.

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KeySync Keyboard for Palm Products Being Introduced to Over One Million Palm Users

iBIZ Technology Corp., a designer and manufacturer of accessories for products of Palm Computing, announces that it is participating in the Software and Resource Guide for the Palm Computing platform.

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Former Palm Computing Executive Joins eALITY, Inc. as Vice President of Customer Relations

eALITY, Inc., a leading pure Application Service Provider (ASP) delivering web-based, outsourced business application services for small to mid-sized companies, announces the appointment of Gary Roberts as vice president of customer relations.

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Palm Computing Issues Statement on EgyptAir Flight 990 Disaster

With great sorrow, Palm Computing, Inc. acknowledges the loss of Kurt Schwenk, a senior business development manager for the company.

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PDA Props Corporation Announces New Palm Computing Accessory

PDA Props Corporation, a developer and distributor of one-of-a-kind Palm Computing accessories, announces its new product, the PDA PROP, that holds the Palm computer and has four positions to eliminate glare.

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Cutting Edge Software Inc. Releases Quicksheet 4.1 Along With New Charting Module, Quickchart 1.0

Quicksheet becomes first spreadsheet for the Palm platform to include a charting application.

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RAM MOBILE DATA 3Com Palm Joins RAM Despatcher Off-the-shelf Fixed Fee Mobile Data Portfolio

Under a reseller agreement with RAM Business Partner, dcs, RAM is to add the best selling 3Com Palm pocket-sized data terminal to its RAM Despatcher range of off-the-shelf mobile data solutions.

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Boeing Employs Puma Technology’s Satellite Forms for Aircraft Inspection Via Handheld Devices

Boeing is replacing a pen and paper system With Puma’s Satellite Forms technology and Palm Computing platform devices at its St. Louis manufacturing facility.

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Mobile Insights Announces Major Expansion For 2000; Five Conferences Headline Growth

Mobile Insights (MI), the leading information source for the mobile computing and data communications markets, announced today major expansion for 2000 and the promotion of two staff members to vice president.

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Mobile Letter Now Available on Rocket eBook; Mobile Insights Expands Coverage of Leading Newsletter for Professionals in Mobile Computing & Data Communication

Mobile Insights (MI) announces that their Mobile Letter(TM), an electronic newsletter for professionals in mobile computing and data communication, is now available on NuvoMedia’s Rocket eBook.

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BarPoint.com Acquires Synergy Solutions to Broaden Mobile Device Software Expertise

Addition of Palm developer/publisher team to further enhance BarPoint’s leadership in empowering consumers to make informed purchasing decisions.

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Sony Licenses the Palm OS Operating System; Palm Computing Commits to Sony’s Memory Stick Technology

Palm Computing, Inc. and Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) announce an agreement to collaborate to expand the capabilities of the Palm Computing platform and create a powerful next generation platform for handheld consumer electronics products with audio-visual (AV) functionality.

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InfoCure Announces Introduction of InfoToGo, Featuring Practice Management Software Integration With PalmPilot

InfoCure corporation announces the integration capabilities of the Palm Computing platform and InfoCure’s Wisdom WinMed CS and WinOMS CS practice management systems for physicians and oral surgeons.

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Learnlots.com Partners with TealPoint Software to Provide Downloadable Palm Tutorials

Using TealPoint’s browser software, TealInfo, Learnlots.com provides visitors connectivity to thousands of rich tutorials via their Palm connected organizers anytime, anywhere.

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PlanetRx.com and IBM First to Put a Pharmacy in the Hands of Consumers — Free

PlanetRx.com, a leading Internet healthcare destination, and IBM announce that owners of network-enabled Palm Computing platform devices will be able to shop at PlanetRx.com virtually anytime, anywhere.

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Prudential First to Deliver Wireless 401(k) Retirement Plan Access Through Palm VII Device

Prudential Retirement Services announces that it is the first provider to offer wireless access to 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan information for users of the wireless Palm VII organizer.

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Prudential First to Offer Full Financial Services Portal on Palm VII Organizer

The Prudential Insurance Company of America became the nation’s first fully-integrated financial services company to provide wireless access to insurance, investments, real estate and retirement planning information to users of the Palm VII organizer.

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Yodlee.com Utilizes Certicom Wireless Security Technology in Yodlee2Go Application For Palm VII Organizers

Yodlee.com and Certicom announce that Yodlee.com has secured the Yodlee2Go Web Clipping Application for Palm VII wireless organizers with Certicom encryption technology.

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QUALCOMM Enters Into Agreement With Telstreet.com for Web Sales Of pdQ Smartphone

CDMA pioneer selects Telstreet.com to offer integrated CDMA digital phone and Palm Computing organizer directly to consumers via the Internet.

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Mobile Insights Announces a Call for Nominations for the Annual Mobility Awards

Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference to Be held March 5-7, Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Springs.

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Quicksheet Now Integrates With ImagiWorks’ Data-Collection Line of Products for Palm OS Devices

Cutting Edge Software adds plug-in for ImagiWorks’ Imagiprobe line of data acquisition software.

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barnesandnoble.com Unveils bn.com On The Go, Enabling Customers To Buy From Wireless Devices

On the Go will allow customers to access, search and buy from barnesandnoble.com on wireless mobile devices such as the Palm VII handheld computer from Palm Computing, Inc.

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3Com Names Former Sony Executive Carl Yankowski Chief Executive Officer for Its Palm Computing Subsidiary

The company also announces Palm’s executive management team and new board members.

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Sage and iambic Software Introduce TimeReporter for Carpe Diem Electronic Time Sheet

Sage U.S. Holdings, Inc. and iambic Software introduces TimeReporter for Carpe Diem Electronic Time Sheet, a new time tracking software designed for the Palm Computing platform.

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Zap Business Communication Systems Adds Wireless Capabilities to Corporate Communications Portal

Solution allows users to access their corporate intranet from Internet enabled mobile phones and the 3Com Palm VII.

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Eba Systems Offers Real-Time Access to Sales Force Automation Systems on Palm Computing Platform Products With eBusiness Anywhere

With eBusiness Anywhere, a corporation’s sales professionals can access the most up to date account information from market-leading SFA applications.

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3Com Awarded U.S. Patent No. 6,000,000; Receives Milestone Patent in Ceremony at Commerce Department for Palm Computing’s Synchronization Technology

In a ceremony held by the U.S. Commerce Department Friday, 3Com Corporation was awarded the six millionth patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Palm Computing, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering

In connection with the IPO, Palm Computing, Inc. intends to change its name to Palm, Inc.

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Motorola Takes Equity Stake in 3Com’s Palm Computing

Motorola expects to license the Palm operating system for use in Motorola products.

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PSS Nestle Upgrades Salesforce Automation with PSS Solution

Portable Software Solutions (PSS) has supplied over 50 Fujitsu Stylistic 2300 pen tablet computers to Nestle Ireland Ltd.

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New Accessory Provides Portable Fingerprint Recognition and Security For Palm Handheld Computers at CES 2000

Applied Biometrics Products, Inc. announces that they would demonstrate their Kryptic Pilot fingerprint identification product for Palm Computing platform devices at the Consumer Electronics Show 2000.

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2000

Analysts International Announces Partnership With Palm Computing

Analysts International announces the formation of a new line of business centered on mobile and handheld computing.

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Meeting Maker: Scheduling for Success

Meeting Maker extends its reach to the Palm Computing platform by offering the only native conduits for direct data synchronization between Macintosh and Palm devices.

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PocketScience Launches PocketMail BackFlip for Palm Computing Devices

The new device provides a fast, inexpensive and easy-to-use mobile e-mail solution for more than four million users of Palm Computing platform-based devices.

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AvantGo.com Available to Macintosh Users

By downloading and using AvantGo’s desktop software, individuals with Macintosh computers will be able to synchronize Web information directly to their Palm Computing device via AvantGo.com.

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Press and Analysts Headlight Mobility Awards Committee

Leading press members and analysts will select the top mobile products and services at the sixth annual Mobile Insights conference, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm Desert.

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MultiMail 3.1 for the Palm Computing Platform Released

Features include support for the TRGpro handheld computer and up to 2 MB message size.

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Cutting Edge Software Rings in New Year With New Headquarters, New Vice President and New Logo

The company has opened the doors to its new corporate headquarters in Dallas and named Henry Rosen as general manager and vice president of business development.

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AvantGo to Offer InfoSpace.com’s Mobile Private Label Portals to Users of Palm Computing Platform, Windows CE and Wireless PDAs

AvantGo, Inc., the authority in managing mobile information, announces that it is expanding its business relationship with InfoSpace.com, a leading provider of infrastructure services for consumers, merchants and wireless devices.

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Diversinet Introduces Digital Certificates for Palm OS Client

Diversinet Corp. announces it has enhanced the company’s Passport Certificate Server 3.0 to include digital certificates for Palm Computing’s leading-edge wireless Palm Operating System.

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Puma Technology Introduces Intellisync Version 3.7

New features include support for Lotus Notes R5 and key Lotus Notes Calendar functions. Puma to demonstrate Intellisync software at Lotusphere 2000.

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TrackYourTruck.com Incorporates Nettech Systems’ Mobile Middleware into its Palm Computing-based RoadRunner Solution for Delivery-based Businesses

The partnership enables the delivery of Web-based dispatch information to Palm Computing organizers in TrackYourTruck.com’s Roadrunner mobile data solution.

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Palm Computing is First Wireless Platform for AlphaServ.com’s Network Query Language

Programmers using the language will be able to create and deploy intelligent agent-based applications from a Palm VII mobile computing device.

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Sixth Annual Mobility Awards Nominations Announced

Leading Press and Analysts will select the top mobile products at the Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm Desert.

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Applied Biometrics Invited to Demonstrate at Upside Showcase, January 25 – 27, Palm Springs

Kryptic Pilot is the first in Applied Biometrics’ family of low-cost, ultra-low power consumption, fingerprint identification products.

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Procter & Gamble Canada Selects Quicksheet, SmartDoc Suite for Palm Computing Handhelds

Cutting Edge Software, Inc. announces that the agreement marks the first enterprise-wide selection of Quicksheet and SmartDoc.

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3Com Delivers Truly Mobile E-networks with Airconnect 11Mbps Wireless LAN Solution

3Com Corporationbrings reliability, simplicity and manageability to wireless networking by delivering the 3Com AirConnect 11Mbps Wireless LAN.

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Sixth Annual Mobility Awards Nominations Update

Leading press and analysts will select the top mobile products at the Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference, March 5-7, 2000, in Palm Desert.

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Mediconsult to Distribute Fitness and Nutrition Solutions for 3Com’s Palm Computing Platform

New applications extend the reach of Mediconsult tools beyond the Internet to the Palm Computing platform.

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Synchrologic’s iMobile Suite First to Automatically Deliver Corporate Documents — Including Microsoft Word and Excel Files — to Palm Computing Devices

Synchrologic’s new iMobile File Distribution for Palm Computing uses technology licensed from DataViz, Inc. to enable a corporation to distribute the wealth of information in files on the corporate network to Palm users.

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Telephony Experts Announce Integrated Wireless Calling and Account Management Support for the Palm Computing Platform

Telephony Experts’ multimedia switching platform now supports the Palm Computing platform for wireless customer access.

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Cutting Edge Software, Inc. Now Includes Quickchart as Permanent Feature of Award-Winning Quicksheet

Top-selling spreadsheet for Palm OS devices first to include charting software.

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Adobe Systems, Palm Computing Intend to Integrate Adobe Technologies and Palm OS Software for Electronic Book Market

Adobe Systems and Palm Computing, Inc. announce an intention to integrate Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) technologies and the Palm Computing platform geared towards the growing consumer market for electronic publishing.

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Mobile Insights Announces WirelessTrax Continuous Information Service

Mobile Insights, Inc. announces the WirelessTrax continuous information service, complementing the firm’s MobileTrax offering.

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WISP Licenses CIC’s Sign-on for the Palm Computing Platform Enabling Secure Internet Access Over WISP’s High Speed Wireless Network

The solution provides a secure log-on for Palm Computing devices accessing WISP’s high-speed wireless network.

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Extended Systems Releases XTNDConnect PC

Extended Systems announces the release of XTNDConnect PC, the company’s next generation PC-based data synchronization and management solution for Palm Computing, Windows CE and Casio Pocket Viewer devices.

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Extended Systems Demonstrates Server-based Synchronization for Symbian EPOC devices at Symbian Developer Conference

Synchronization solution offers mobile workers data management for smart phones and communicators.

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Applix E-Business Solution Available on Palm Computing Platform

Applix extends its wireless and mobile e-Business solutions for Internet-based Customer Relationship Management (iCRM) to enable more communication options.

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Launch Games for the Palm Computing Platform System

The company’s recently acquired Global Star division, based in Toronto, has released 100 Great Palm Computing Platform Games Vol. 1.

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Cutting Edge Software Twice Awarded Top Honors by Tap Magazine for Best Palm Products of 1999

Top selling spreadsheet and document editor applications make Cutting Edge the only software developer to win highest honor in multiple categories.

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BackupBuddy Software Teams up With Driveway to Offer Free Online Storage to BackupBuddy Customers

Leading Palm utility developer partners with premier online storage provider to deliver free file storage to Palm Computing device users.

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Center for Innovative Learning Technologies and Palm Computing Honor Winners of Educational Software Contest via Live Webcast

SRI International, The Concord Consortium, Palm Computing, Handspring, Learnlots, and Puma Technology host award ceremony at the San Francisco Exploratorium for winners of contest to design educational software for handheld devices.

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DataViz Partners with Palm Computing at CeBIT 2000; Documents To Go Featured in Palm Computing’s Booth in Hall 13 Stand B36; CeBIT 2000

Documents To Go lets users quickly and easily view their Microsoft Office files, such as sales forecasts, price lists and contracts on their handheld device.

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Palm Unveils Unlimited Access Pricing Plan for Palm VII Customers

At $44.99 per month, the new “Unlimited Access Pricing Plan” provides customers access to Internet content and e-mail as frequently as they want for a single, low fixed price throughout the Palm.Net network of 260 metropolitan areas across the USA.

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GeoComm Acquires Wireless Developer Network

GeoComm International Corporation acquires the Wireless Developer Network, a portal site for wireless software developers.

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My Docs Online First to Provide Palm VII Handheld Users the Ability to Send Wireless E-mail File Attachments

My Docs Online provides Palm VII users with the ability to send important desktop files, stored at My Docs Online, as e-mail attachments from their wireless Palm devices.

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Quicksheet for Palm Devices Now Available at Japanese E-tailer, Vis-A-Vis

Deal marks first Japanese-language download site for top-selling Palm OS spreadsheet software.

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zagat.com Brings the Most Complete Restaurant Guide to the Palm Computing Platform

Handheld connected organizer users now have sccess to Zagat restaurant ratings and reviews.

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AvantGo Joins GPRS Application Alliance

AvantGo teams up with Ericsson to support wireless standards for mobile devices.

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VIRTMED Names Dr. Vernon Huang Director of Clinical Product Design

Pioneer in handheld computing to design innovative clinical applications.

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Extended Systems to Support SyncML Initiative

Company to support SyncML in future generation XTNDConnect data synchronization and management products.

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Extended Systems to Provide Synchronization Capabilities to Prodigy Internet Service Via AnyDay.com’s Online DayPlanner Service

Synchronization of online calendaring and scheduling for people on the go.

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Quicksheet for Palm Devices Now 20% Off During March

Cutting Edge Software also offers free upgrades for life.

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CIC Begins Shipping InkTools for the Palm Computing Platform Enabling Verifiable Electronic Signatures to Be Integrated Into Custom Wireless Applications

InkTools is a development toolkit that was originally introduced for developers of Windows-based applications and is now being made available to the Palm developer community.

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iBIZ Technology Reports Record Sales Month for February 2000

Demand for Palm Computing accessories increases substantially.

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NeoMedia Technologies Announces PaperClick ToGo for Palm OS

Market for hand-held devices expected to approach 12 million by 2003.

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Diverse Networks Lands Palm Outsourcing Contract

Diverse Networks Inc. announces that it has entered into a multi-year outsourcing contract with Palm Inc. to provide a wide variety of network operations and management services.

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Portable Life to Preview at Mobile Insights 2000

Portable Life announces first all-in-one website for all things mobile.

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Tivoli Delivers First End-to-End Solution to Integrate Technology Management With Handheld Devices

Tivoli alliance with Palm, Inc. streamlines adoption and management of PDAs by enterprise customers.

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Mobile Insights Announces Winners of Mobility Awards at Sixth Annual Mobile Insights Conference

Mobile Insights, Inc. (MI) announces the winners of its Mobility Awards at the sixth annual Mobile Insights Conference, held this week at the Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Desert.

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Handheldmed.com Announces the Release of American Family Physician Journal Abstracts for Palm Computing and Windows CE Devices

Handheldmed.com, the largest and most comprehensive website for medical handheld computing, launches the latest of their AvantGo mobile offerings for physicians and other medical professionals utilizing Palm OS and Windows CE devices in medicine.

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@Hand Medical Technologies, Inc. Releases an Updated Merck Manual for Palm Computing and Windows CE Platforms

The oldest continuously published medical reference in the world, the 2,700-page Merck Manual is one of the most authoritative textbooks on general medicine available.

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Pilot Island Publishing, Inc. Clarifies Agreement with e-Connect to Develop PocketPay

International Digital Holding, Inc.’s subsidiary helps create the future in electronic payment using PalmPilot handheld computer with e-Connect’s proprietary e-commerce system.

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Palm, Inc. Opens Japanese Subsidiary and Launches Palm IIIc and Palm Vx Handheld Computers in Japan

Headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Palm Computing K.K. will sell the Japanese versions of Palm branded products through approximately 300 computer and consumer electronics stores throughout Japan.

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Palm Users Now Able to E-mail Spreadsheet Attachments with Automatic Conversion Between Excel and Quicksheet

Leading Palm developers coordinate to save users steps in e-mailing spreadsheet attachments.

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Beyond.com Selected as Palm Reseller; Beyond.com Authorized to Sell in Government and Consumer/SOHO Markets

Beyond.com will be authorized in the new ResellerPro program to sell, market and merchandise Palm Computing handheld organizer devices and related accessories to the government, as well as the consumer/SOHO markets.

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CIC Licenses Pen Enabling Solution to Intermec for Use on the Norand Pen Key 6642

CIC’s Pen Extensions (PenX) provide a powerful 32-bit operating system extension for Windows 95, 98, and NT for pen devices enabling inking, ink capturing and handwriting recognition.

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Extended Systems XTNDConnect Server Provides Synchronization for NEC’s MobilePro 780 Handheld PC

XTNDConnect Server syncs e-mail, contacts, calendars and tasks from server to mobile device.

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IBM Server Setup is a “SNAPP” with Palm Computing Platform

Internet Service Providers can configure and manage RS/6000 Servers using a Palm handheld.

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Extended Systems Ships Bluetooth Software Development Kit for Handheld Devices

SDK includes protocols for wireless file exchange and synchronization.

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mobileID Launches WAP Browser for Palm Computing Platform

mobileID, Inc., the world’s first wireless mobile portal to provide access to email, personalized Internet content and applications for mobile phones, launches a free WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser for the Palm Computing Platform.

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Sierra Wireless’ AirCard Wins Top Honors at Mobile Insights

Sierra Wireless’ AirCard utilizes the Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) network.

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BrainForest Professional Now Available for Windows, Macintosh and Palm Computing Platform Devices

BrainForest is a comprehensive action item organizer, idea tracker, project planner and checklist manager.

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Pendragon Software Announces Wireless Access for Database Applications Running On Palm Computing Devices

Pendragon Forms brings powerful database capabilities to Palm OS organizers, supporting bi-directional synchronization with Microsoft Access and ODBC data sources.

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CIC Announces Electronic Signature Solution at Microsoft Pocket PC Product Launch in New York

CIC’s new version of its popular Sign-On, biometric security application supports the Pocket PC platform.

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Extended Systems to Provide Server Synchronization and Management Solutions for Windows-Powered Pocket PC Enterprise Customers

Extended Systems announces that it is a Pocket PC Launch Partner and is providing secure, server-based synchronization and management solutions for Pocket PC enterprise customers in wired and wireless environments.

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Pendragon Software Announces New Handheld Database Software Tools for OEMs and Integrators

The Pendragon Forms Distribution Toolbox provides a royalty-free distribution license for mobile database solutions created with Pendragon Forms.

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VISTAinfo Announces Free On-Line Agent Interface to the Palm Computing Platform

VISTAinfo introduces a free interface between VISTAinfo’s On-Line Agent real estate productivity software and the Palm Computing platform.

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Mobile Insights Announces Call for Nominations for 2nd Annual Moby Awards; Go Mobile 2000

End-users will be honored for best use of mobile computing and wireless data communications technology.

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mobileID Launches Free Wireless WAP Service in Europe Offers Users Comprehensive Email Services and WAP Browser for PALM Computing

mobileID, Inc., the world’s first wireless mobile portal to provide access to email and personalized Internet content and applications to mobile phones and PDAs, launches its free mobileID wireless service to European customers.

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Pocket Express Partners With Tetris and Lode Runner to Bring High-Quality Games to the Palm Computing Platform

Pocket Express announces that it has signed exclusive license agreements to produce and market the official Palm OS versions of Classic Tetris and Lode Runner: The Legend Returns, as well as PocketChess, the top-selling chess game for the Palm Computing platform.

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3Com Makes Equity Investment in Parthus Technologies

Investment will help Parthus develop technologies for emerging standards for wireless LAN, wireless PAN and mobile Internet access.

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Zoho Announces First Wireless Handheld Order Entry Device Based on Palm Computing Platform

New handheld solution developed on Symbol Technologies SPT 1500 palm-sized computer using AvantGo software.

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Club Photo Demonstrates Photo Albums on Palm Handhelds at PC Expo

Innovative Software creates new PDA-based photo sharing market, connecting Palm users with friends and family through pictures.

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Sony to Preview Handheld Device at PC Expo 2000

New Palm OS-based prototype offers glimpse into future of personal information and entertainment, Sony-style.

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New TRGpro will Run Applications from Compact Flash

TRG Products, Inc. unveils the newest version of the TRGPro Palm computer that runs applications directly from Compact Flash memory.

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Sellers Line Up For TRG Products; Forty-Four Companies Actively Market Top Products for Mobile Professionals

TRG Products announces more than forty global technology distributors and resellers have signed on to distribute the company’s TRGpro handheld computer.

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West Coast Firms Announce Partnership to Increase Educational Power of Palm Computing Devices

Graphing calculator capabilities from ImagiWorks and Infinity Softworks to support K-12 science and math curriculum.

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3Com Reiterates Commitment to Mobile Connectivity With New Product Family, New Leadership and New Facility

3Com Corporation reiterates its commitment to the mobile computing industry by expanding its line of PC Cards.

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SportSoft Golf, Inc. Acquires 3Wedge, PDA Software Developer of ultraCaddie, the Ultimate Golfing Companion

SportSoft Golf announces its acquisition of 3Wedge, the developer of the unique ultraCaddie software for hand held Palm Computing platforms.

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First Major New York Wireless Conference and Expo – Wireless World 2000 – Debuts October 3-5

Event includes the Invitational Wireless CEO Summit at the Regent Wall Street Hotel with wireless execs and leading financial analysts and investment bankers.

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Infinity Softworks Launches New Line of Color Calculators for Palm Computing Devices

The powerOne line is expected to rival the performance of conventional hardware calculators and, for the first time, offer excellent replacements for conventional calculators.

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Spatializer Announces New Family of Comprehensive Digital Audio Enhancement Solutions for Television, MP3 Player, PDA, AV Receiver, PC and Car Audio Markets

Spatializer DigitalFX series offers wide array of DSP-based audio enhancement algorithms specifically optimized for efficient and cost effective implementation on targeted platforms.

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OpenAir.com Supports PDA Users by Offering Palm Computing Companion Program

OpenAir.com offers an easy-to-Use extension of their web-native platform, empowering users to work offline.

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WineScore 2.0 Adds French Wines to the Popular Palm-Based Wine Selection Tool

WineScore introduces WineScore 2.0, with more than 3,000 French wines added to the popular database of more than 5,300 California, Oregon and Washington wines.

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3Com, Extended Systems to Provide Complete Bluetooth Solution for Windows Operating Systems

3Com and Extended Systems provides immediate compatibility and high-quality communications between personal computers enabled by 3Com’s Bluetooth offerings and Palm handhelds.

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Socket Ships Digital Phone Card for Motorola’s Web-Ready Phones

Card Plus CDMA phone brings wireless Internet access to Windows-powered Pocket PCs and notebooks and Apple PowerBooks.

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French and German Palm OS 3.5 Available for TRGpro

New languages are free downloads for the premier enterprise handheld computer.

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RedHerring.com’s ‘Live Q&A’ to Feature Handspring Founder Jeff Hawkins

Upcoming August 22 online chat examines the future of the handheld computing device.

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Palm Streaming Video Technology Debuts From Firepad

Firepad Inc. announces that it has demonstrated the world’s first high-speed streaming video technology for the Palm Computing Platform.

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Senada.com Announces World’s First Event Communications Service for the Palm Computing Platform

The application allows consumers to send, receive and respond to electronic announcements and invitations from an Internet-connected Palm device.

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Mayfield Fund Sponsors DEMOmobile 2000 Conference On Mobile Computing

The emerging sector of mobile computing is the focus of the DEMOmobile 2000 conference.

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Mobile Insights Announces Winners of the Second Annual Moby Awards At the Go Mobile Conference

End users are recognized for their innovative use of mobile computing and data communication technology.

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XcelleNet Demonstrates Value of Mobile Resource Management, Again Takes Demo Award at “Go Mobile” Conference

XcelleNet’s Afaria offers suite of mobile resource management capabilities to centrally manage mobile business solutions across a company’s fleet of mobile systems, including laptops and devices based on Windows CE, Palm OS, and RIM Blackberry platforms.

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AppForge, Inc. Wins Go Mobile 2000 Demo Award Sponsored by Mobile Insights

AppForge, Inc. is developer of the world’s only Microsoft Visual Basic Program development environment for the Palm OS.

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Mobile Insights Announces Call for Nominations for Seventh Annual Mobility Awards

Winners to be recognized at annual Mobile Insights conference, February 18-20, 2001, at Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak, Phoenix, Arizona.

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Louis Panetta, Silicon Valley Executive, Joins CIC Board of Directors

Mr. Panetta has over twenty years of experience, in CIC related markets and technologies, in Silicon Valley.

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Impact Innovations Group Announces Palm Computing Enterprise Alliance Membership

As part of its strategic focus on building mobile and wireless integration capabilities, Impact Innovations has announced its selection as one of Palm’s first Enterprise Alliance Program members.

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IntelliTimer Stopwatch Software Introduced for Palm Computing Platform

IntelliTimer times, totals and tabulates splits, finishes and events for all sports-related activities.

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Iomega to Market IBM Microdrive Under Iomega Brand in 2001

Iomega will bundle the drive with a Type II plus PC Card adapter and Iomega Quik Sync 2 software to provide a powerful and flexible new solution for removable storage in laptop computers, consumer handheld devices, and digital cameras.

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Extended Systems Licenses Bluetooth Wireless Technology to HP

Extended Systems announces that its Bluetooth and IrDA software development kits (SDKs) have been licensed to Hewlett-Packard Company.

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Macworld Magazine Names 16th Annual Editors’ Choice Award Finalists

Palm m100, Visor Prism, and Palm VIIx snag nominiations for top spots as best PDAs.

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Press and Analysts Highlight Mobility Awards Committee

Leading press members and analysts will select the top mobile products and services at the Seventh Annual Mobile Insights Conference, February 18-20, 2001, in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Computer Shopper Magazine Announces 15th Annual Shoppers’ Choice Awards

Palm Vx wins award as best PDA or Palm-Size PC honors.

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2001

Seventh Annual Mobility Awards Nominations Announced

The top mobile and wireless products selected by leading press and analysts will be revealed at the Seventh Annual Mobile Insights Conference, February 18-20 in Phoenix.

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Macworld Magazine Announces 2000 Editors’ Choice Award Winners; Macworld San Francisco 2001

Visor Prism wins Best PDA honors.

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3Com Licenses Parthus Technology for Use in Mobile Product Line

As part of the agreement, Parthus will deliver a range of Intellectual Property platforms that includes Parthus’ BlueStream, NavStream and MediaStream technologies.

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Tally Systems TS.Census Can Read Your Palm; Asset Tracking Software to Add Recognition for PDA Applications

Tally Systems announces that it has added recognition of PDA synchronization software to its market leading asset tracking software, TS.Census.

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Novatel Wireless Names Senior Executive of Palm, Inc. to Board of Directors

Novatel Wireless, Inc. announces the addition of Peng Lim, Vice President of Worldwide Product Development of Palm, Inc., to the Company’s Board of Directors.

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IBM Debuts the ThinkPad TransNote at the Mobile Insights Conference

ThinkPad TransNote provides a solution for highly mobile users who are looking to combine pen and paper with a mobile computer.

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Mobile Insights Announces Winners of Mobility Awards At Seventh Annual Mobile Insights Conference

Winners chosen by a select group of 30 mobile computing press and analyst representatives.

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Parthus Launches MobiStream 2.5G Platform Combining Broadband Wireless Connectivity and Mobile Multimedia Functionality In a Ultra-Low Power Consumption Solution

3Com first licensee of Parthus MobiStream, offering low-power consumption GPRS solution.

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IntelliGolf Adds Wireless, Color and Beaming Features to Palm Computing Handhelds

Karrier Communicationsn announces the shipment of its new IntelliGolf version 5.1 golf scorecard software for Palm Computing handhelds and compatibles.

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Display Industry Descends Upon Austin, Texas for 4 Days of Seminars, Conferences, Forecasts, Exhibits and Awards

DisplaySearch’s 3rd annual US FPD Conference 2001 includes suppliers presenting microdisplays, OLEDs, electronic ink and MEMS displays.

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PCMCIA Releases New CardBay Standard for USB ‘Plug-n-Play’ Compatibility In Mobile Devices

Microsoft, Compaq, Intel, Texas Instruments, 3Com and SCM Microsystems support new standard that brings high-speed serial performance to PC Card slot.

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invivodata Leads Way in Clinical Trial Technology With Wireless Patient Diary System

invivosystem 4.2 enables wireless, real-time access to electronic diary data via handheld devices.

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Mobile Insights Announces Call for Nominations for 3rd Annual Moby Awards

End-users will be honored for best use of mobile computing and wireless data communications technology.

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Targus Introduces USB Charge-Sync Cable for the Palm V

Allows Palm V users to both sync and recharge PDA with one easy-to-carry cable.

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Inviso Names Palm Senior Executive to Its Board of Directors

Inviso Inc., a leading developer of microdisplays and mobile information access devices, announces the addition of Peng Lim, Vice President of Worldwide Product Development of Palm, Inc., to Inviso’s Board of Directors.

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SiPix, Inc. and IDEO to Design Next-Generation Digital Imaging Appliances

SiPix contracts with IDEO, one of the most distinguished innovation and design consultancies in the world, to develop a new line of innovative digital imaging and PDA accessories for consumers and business professionals.

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OpenGrid Introduces Fastbook, Providing Mobile Commerce Solutions for the Hotel Industry

Offers wireless device rendering, with content that can be viewed on WAP-enabled wireless phones and on any Palm OS-version PDA.

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Alese Technology and TikiSoft Team Up to Deliver Wireless Palm Computing Solutions

The two companies in tandem will provide access to custom-built web applications using the wireless capabilities of the new generation of Palm Handheld devices.

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3Com’s Wireless Bluetooth PC Card Enables Simple Connectivity for Personal Computing Devices

3Com’s solution among the first available based on the newly ratified 1.1 industry standard Bluetooth specification.

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3Com and HP Simplify Wireless Connectivity With Bluetooth Solutions for Mobile Users

Companies working together to equip personal electronic devices and printers with Bluetooth technology.

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Global Knowledge Bridges the Knowledge Gap with Mobile eLearning for Nortel Networks

Mobile eLearning offers quick access to important information on a variety of Nortel Networks’ products and operations on Palm Computing platform devices.

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WEB2001 and Internet+Mobile Conferences & Exposition offer Educational Platform for Web and Mobile Professionals

Sessions include “PDA Survivor” with four C-level executives debating issues involved when selecting an OS platform.

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Xilinx, Handspring, And Portable Design Magazine Announce Winner Of The “Cool Module” Design Contest

The winning “Cool Trak” design measures statistics for bicycle enthusiasts.

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3Com’s Wireless Bluetooth USB Adapter Enables Simple Connectivity for Personal Computing Devices

Bluetooth solutions interoperate with HP’s Bluetooth printer.

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Mobile Insights Announces Call for Nominations for Eighth Annual Mobility Awards

Winners to be recognized at Annual Mobile Insights Conference, February 24-26, 2002, at Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Arizona.

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Active Link Communications Names Former Fujitsu CEO Lou Panetta as Vice President Marketing

Mobility Concepts announces the appointment of former Fujitsu executive Lou Panetta as vice president marketing. He will also serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Active Link.

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FedEx Ground Receives Wireless Industry Award for New System That Captures Digital Signatures at Package Delivery

Recipient signatures available online by midnight of the same day.

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Handmark Acquires MemoWare

Software developer Handmark, Inc. acquires leading provider of online content for PDAs.

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2002

Handmark Creates MobileTools Bundle For Palm Powered PDAs

Handmark offers online and retail buyers of software for Palm Powered PDAs a savings of $100 on a suite of ten popular applications for Palm OS devices.

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Mobile Insights 2002 Event Highlights the Best in Mobile and Wireless

Unique one-day event next month in San Jose will provide networking forum for top entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

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Security Biometrics Inc., Signs Agreement With Datadesk Technologies, Inc.

Datadesk’s first product for handheld devices is the MiniKeyboard, a miniature keyboard that provides for easier and more efficient data entry in PDAs.

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Handmark Takes Two Awards for SCRABBLE Game on PDAs

Both Palm, Inc. and Handheld Computing magazine have selected the Handmark, Inc. version of the classic SCRABBLE crossword game from Hasbro, Inc. as the best entertainment title of the year.

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Amazon.com Tech Trends; Electronics Trends From Leading Online Electronics Retailer Amazon.com

Handspring Treo fuels 200 percent increase in sales of PDA phones.

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Worth Magazine Editors Pick the Best of Everything in Products and Services

Worth Magazine editors choose Sony Clie NR70V as best PDA and Palm i705 as runenr-up.

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Amazon.com Tech Trends; High-Tech Factoids From Leading Online Electronics Retailer Amazon.com

Amazon.com sales reflect Sony’s aggressive marketing and growing presence in the handheld/PDA marketplace. Sony had four of the top 10 bestselling handhelds on the site this week, including the Clie PEG-T615C, Clie PEG-S360, Clie PEG-NR70V and Clie PEG-T665C.

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D-Link Brings Bluetooth to the PC and Mac With USB Wireless Adapter

The D-Link PersonalAir DBT-120 allows PCs and Macs to communicate and share data with other Bluetooth enabled computers, PDAs, printers, cellular phones, digital cameras, and other emerging electronic devices.

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Handmark and SplashData Announce Relationship to Market Software for Palm OS Handhelds

Handmark and SplashData, the leading developer of virtual wallet applications for Palm OS handhelds, today announce their relationship to bring SplashData’s popular Wallet applications to retail.

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2003

Wolfson Becomes Mixed-Signal Supplier of Choice for PDA Vendors

Wolfson Microelectronics plc receives endorsement for its high-performance audio CODECs from two leading players in the consumer electronics field. Both Toshiba and Dell have incorporated the WM9705 audio CODEC in their latest high end PDAs.

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iPassConnect Extends Enterprise Connectivity to PDAS and MAC OS X

iPassConnect 2.0 for PocketPC 2002 simplifies the experience of connecting a personal digital assistant (PDA) to a broadband Wi-Fi network.

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iPass Improves Its Enterprise Connectivity Offerings for PDA Devices and Mac OS X

iPass announces that it has upgraded capabilities for two versions of its smart client: iPassConnect(TM) 2.0 for PocketPC 2002 and iPassConnect(TM) 2.3 for Mac OS X.

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Wolfson Launches Second-Generation Stereo Codec for Ultra Low-Power Portable Audio

Wolfson Microelectronics launches the second-generation of its high-quality portable audio device product line with the introduction of the ultra low-power and highly integrated WM8750L stereo codec.

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J.D. Edwards Information Technology Leadership Award for Collaborative Innovation Given to Jeff Hawkins, Founder of Palm Computing

Industry veteran recognized for leading role in facilitating the sharing of ideas, information, goods and services through technology.

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Sybase Big Apple Classic Golf Tournament Hits the Links in New York

Sybase subsidiary iAnywhere Solutions and Intel host Wi-Fi hot spots in the grandstands and clubhouse, enabling visitors to access up-to-the-second tournament statistics via PDA or smartphone. Demonstrations at the clubhouse include running HP iPAQ 2215 devices with the Socket Communications 802.11b WLAN CF Card.

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DataViz Announces PDA Playground for Palm OS Handhelds

PDA Playground turns any Palm OS PDA into an instant playground for children ages 3-7.

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wOz Introduces Management Team; Steve Wozniak’s New Venture Adds Top Executives From Wireless, Handheld, Software and Services Industries

Frank Canova joins wOz. Canova was previously vice president of worldwide product engineering at Palm, Inc., where he led hardware engineering for the original Palm Pilot handheld, the Palm III, V, and VII series handhelds.

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Fujitsu Streamlines North America Operations; Changes Reinforce Company Commitment to Customer Satisfaction

Fujitsu, a premier provider of customer-focused information technology and communications solutions, announces plans to streamline its North America operations to better focus on customers needs.

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Dataviz’s Dose-a-Day Dilbert and Dose-a-Day Golf by Gary McCord Now Shipping

DataViz, makers of the #1 selling Palm OS office suite, Documents To Go, announces its new Dose-A-Day apps featuring calendars for PDAs that provide a daily diversion for today’s stressed and harried workers.

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PhatWare Releases CalliGrapher 7 Handwriting Recognition Software, Offering Powerful Features to Improve User Efficiency

Upgrades include support for multiple configurations, customizable “soft” keyboard and toolbar for faster information entry with reduced memory footprint.

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Survey: Physicians Using Handheld Computers Can Provide Better Care, Though Integration With the Enterprise Is Slow

Skyscape survey reports increasing PDA use can prevent more than $100 million in medical errors.

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2004

Survey: Psychiatrists Using Handheld Computers to Improve Quality of Patient Care

Skyscape survey finds key psychiatric reference use on PDAs helps reduce medical errors.

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2007

Apple Reinvents the Phone With iPhone

Apple introduces iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps-into one small and lightweight handheld device.

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