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The operating systems, applications, and SDKs that powered pen computing — every release and milestone, in the order it landed.

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1987 — 2006
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1987

Communication Intelligence Corp. Lists on the Vancouver Stock Exchange

Communication Intelligence Corp. were posted and called for trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange this morning, at the opening.

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New Handwriter by Communication Intelligence Allows Computer Input Without Typing

Called the Handwriter, the new system opens the world of computing to persons who can’t or won’t type. Users need not to learn or remember difficult computer command languages to use spreadsheets, text editors and other software.

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1990

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

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GRiD Systems and R2Z Announce Pen Interface dBase Development Tool

PADBase+ enables developers to write dBase applications for use with the new generation of pen interface computers, such as the GRiDPAD.

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GRiD Systems Introduces European Character Set Handwriting Recognition Software

GRiD Systems Corp. introduces European character set handwriting recognition software for the GRiDPAD line of pen interface handheld computers.

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Neural Networks Expert Keynotes Pen Interface and Handwriting Recognition Conference Sponsored by GRiD

Keith Loris, a nationally recognized authority on neural networks, will be the keynote speaker at the first Pen Interface and Handwriting Recognition Conference in Santa Clara on April 19.

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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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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

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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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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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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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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Options, Risk Management Software Introduced for Atari Portfolio

Portfolio managers and options traders now have the ability to instantly price options and view corresponding sensitivities wherever they go.

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GeoWorks and Dimensions Research Sign Run-Time License Agreement for PC/GEOS-based 3-D Spreadsheet

Dimensions Research will develop several professional-level applications for the award winning PC/GEOS environment, the first of which will be a three dimensional (multi-page), professional-level spreadsheet.

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GeoWorks Ensemble Receives Four Awards at Software Publishers Association Awards Ceremony

GeoWorks Ensemble, created by GeoWorks of Berkeley, took top honors at the Software Publisher’s Association (SPA) Excellence in Software Awards ceremony, winning in four categories.

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GeoWorks Signs Bundling Agreement with Samsung

GeoWorks announces a licensing agreement with Samsung Electronics Corporation Ltd. to bundle GeoWorks Ensemble on the Samsung Sensor SP-286, a 12 MHz 80286 personal computer scheduled to ship this month.

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GeoWorks Releases Ensemble, Version 1.2

The new release builds on Ensemble’s high performance and ease-of-use, providing a range of additional features, including a GeoWrite spelling checker, support for more than 300 additional printers, including Postscript-compatible printers, and Tetris, the popular Russian computer game.

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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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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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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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Software Publishing Corp. Announces Development Plans for Pen Computing

The company recently formed a project team to develop application software for GO Computer’s PenPoint operating system.

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Ashton-Tate Announces Compatibility with PenDOS

dBASE IV, APPLAUSE II, Framework and RapidFile products offer compatibility with pen-based operating environment.

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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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Slate Demonstrates Value of Pen Applications in ”Mobile Exhibit”

Slate’s PenBook is the first electronic book software to combine the inituitive feel of paper books with the power of computers.

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Apple Signs Development, Licensing Agreement with Paragraph, A USSR-U.S. Joint Venture, for Cursive Handwriting Recognition Technology

Soviet-developed technology licensed by major U.S. computer company represents first commercially significant PC technology from the Soviet Union.

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GeoWorks and Borland Announce Integration of Quattro Pro SE with Upgraded Geoworks Ensemble

GeoWorks Pro adds Borland’s Quattro Pro SE spreadsheet to Ensemble’s GeoWrite word processing, GeoDraw object-oriented drawing tools, GeoComm communications, and the GeoManager file and personal information manager, at a suggested retail price of $199.99.

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GRiD Introduces PenRight!; Announces Intention to License Software Platform

PenRight! is specifically designed to support data collection applications. GRiD also announced that it will license PenRight! to other pen computer hardware vendors.

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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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Traveling Software Announces Agreement with NCR Corp. to Provide LapLink XL with the System 3125 Notepad

Traveling Software announces an agreement with NCR Corp. to bundle LapLink XL, a high-speed file transfer utility, with NCR’s 3125 pen-based notepad system.

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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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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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Communication Intelligence Corp. Announces Co-development Agreement with Justsystem

The agreement will result in a Japanese version of CIC’s PenDOS Operating Environment and will allow for the rapid development of pen-aware and pencentric applications for the emerging Japanese pen computer marketplace.

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1992

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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Poqet to License GRiD’s PenRight! Software for New PoqetPad Pen Computer

PenRight! is an MS-DOS-based graphical application development platform specifically designed to support data collection applications.

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Communication Intelligence Corp. (CIC) Launches PenLABS

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces the formation of PenLABS dedicated to communicating the benefits of pen computing to end-users and ISVs; teaching software developers how to adapt existing and planned DOS programs for use on new pen input notepads and handheld computers.

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Poqet Computer Announces Availability of padBase Development Environment for PoqetPad

Poqet Computer Corp. announces that it plans to resell padBase Version 3, a complete pen-based application development toolkit from R2Z Inc., for use with the PoqetPad, a 1.2-pound, super portable pen-based computer.

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GeoWorks Enters Pen Computing Market; Announces Pen/GEOS; Targets Sub-$500 Mass Market Devices

GeoWorks announces Pen/GEOS, a new pen-based, graphical operating environment targeted at low-cost handheld computers.

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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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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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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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Sales Technologies Developing New Pen-Based Computer Applications

Sales Technologies Inc. announces that two customers, Parke Davis Pharmaceuticals and the pharmaceutical products division of Abbott Laboratories, will be utilizing ST’s new systems for portable pen-based computers.

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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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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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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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CIC Announces Japanese Version of PenDOS

The new PenDOS version was demonstrated with Justsystem’s front end processor, ATOK, and is the result of a development agreement begun in December of 1991 between CIC and Justsystem.

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Motorola Ships WaveGuide Wireless Software Toolkit to Developers

WaveGuide is the first in a family of Motorola software products designed to bridge the gap between wireless communications and today’s personal computing devices.

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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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GRiD to Distribute PenRight! Pro Software Development Toolkit Through The Programmer’s Shop

The C-based PenRight! Pro is a toolkit for building applications based on GRiD’s PenRight!, a highly customizable MS-DOS-based graphical application platform that includes a compact handwriting recognition engine.

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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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Microsoft Extends Pen Computing to the Desktop

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

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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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GeoWorks Jumps into Japanese PC Market; Signs Exclusive Agreement with Aisys Corp.

GeoWorks announces an exclusive partnership with Aisys Corp., an experienced marketing and sales organization headquartered in Tokyo, which will have Aisys representing GeoWorks in the dynamic Japanese PC 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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GRiD Introduces PenRight! 3.1; A Truly Hardware Independent Pen Software Platform

PenRight! 3.1, available immediately, is a pencentric graphical application platform built on the MS-DOS operating system.

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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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Lotus Celebrates Over Two Million cc:Mail Users at Interchange ’92

Lotus announces plans to deliver pen computer-based e-mail and other technologies for remote users.

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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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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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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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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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Pensoft Corp. Announces Personal Perspective Built into Every EO Personal Communicator

Personal Perspective offers a complete scheduling, to do, note-taking and contact management environment for mobile professionals.

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CIC Demos PenDOS Solution with Borland’s dBase IV v.1.5

CIC’s demonstration emphasizes how current pen input technology is easily integrated with dBASE IV v. 1.5, Borland’s market leading database and application development system.

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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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GRiD Establishes New Business Unit to Develop and Market PenRight! Software Environment

PenRight! with an installed base of 40,000 users, is GRiD’s DOS-based, pencentric graphical application environment that allows rapid development of custom applications for virtually all major pen hardware systems on the market.

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Motorola’s WaveGuide 2.0 Supports Microsoft Windows, Multiple Wireless Networks

Motorola’s RadioWare Solutions Group announces a new version of its WaveGuide software developers’ toolkit, adding support for Microsoft’s Windows 3.1 environment and usage on multiple wireless data networks, with initial support for the ARDIS and RAM Mobile Data wireless data networks.

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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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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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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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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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PenRight! Applications Fully Support New GRiD Convertible

The Convertible will run the more than 400 custom applications developed for the pencentric graphical environment.

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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

GeoWorks Demonstrates GEOS System Software on the Casio/Tandy Personal Information Processor

GeoWorks, the Berkeley, Calif., developer of sophisticated system software, joins Casio Inc., Tandy Corp. and Palm Computing at a technology briefing at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show.

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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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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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ARDIS Signs Agreement to Distribute Motorola’s Wireless Communications Software

For the first time, ARDIS business partners and customers will be able to use Motorola’s WaveGuide 2.0 software development toolkit to quickly and easily add wireless capabilities to their new or existing 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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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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IBM Announces PenDOS 2.0 for Pen Computer Manufacturers

PenDOS 2.0 supports more than one hundred existing mouse-aware DOS applications without modification, and provides support for development of new pen applications.

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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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PenUltimate Strikes New Marketing Partnership with GRiD

GRiD Systems Corp., leader and innovator for mobile computing hardware, accepts PenUltimate as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) marketing partner.

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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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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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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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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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GeoWorks to Include Datalight DOS on Consumer Computing Devices

GeoWorks has contracted to bundle Datalight ROM-DOS 5 as the DOS used with its GEOS system software.

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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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GeoWorks Software Development Toolkit in Beta; First Developers Training Seminar Held

GeoWorks announces that it will distribute beta versions of the GEOS PC-based software development kit (SDK) at its first Software Developers Training seminar to be held in San Francisco.

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PEN PAL Associates Reference Beta Sites for Power PEN PAL Release 4.0

Among the organizations that worked with PEN PAL to test and evaluate early beta versions of the new Power PEN PAL Release 4.0 are the Alabama State Auditor’s Office, Montgomery, Ala., and Monongahela Power, Fairmont, WV.

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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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Oracle Corporation ships Oracle Glue for Windows

Oracle Glue runs on a variety of graphical user interfaces including Windows and Macintosh on the desktop, Motif on Unix, and even Pen Windows and PenPoint on mobile computers.

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PenRight! Announces Price Promotion for PenRight! Pro

The price for developers upgrading to PenRight! Pro from other development tools will be $249, discounted from the list price of $795.

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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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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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GeoWorks Provides GEOS System Software on Casio/Tandy’s Zoomer Product Announced for Fall Availability

GeoWorks joins Casio Inc., Tandy Corp., Palm Computing, Intuit and America Online to announce the availability of the Zoomer Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show.

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Motorola and GeoWorks Announce Plans to Provide EMBARC on GEOS Platform

Motorola Inc. and GeoWorks announce intentions to develop Motorola’s EMBARC wireless communications compatibility for GeoWorks’ GEOS operating system platform, which will provide wireless electronic mail and data to the emerging new category of personal computing and communication devices.

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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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Dauphin Promotes Pen Computing; Dauphin Licenses PenDOS

Dauphin Technology Inc. announces that it has signed a worldwide license agreement for Communication Intelligence Corp.’s PenDOS pen operating environment and multilingual Handwriter Recognition System software for PenDOS.

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Wacom Licenses CIC’s Handwriter for Windows in Japan

CIC’s Handwriter Recognition System software, combined with Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, allows Wacom to immediately offer its customers a pen computing solution.

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IBM Announces ‘Pen for OS/2’, Adds Pen Capabilities to Virtually any OS/2, Windows or DOS Application

Pen for OS/2 is a powerful pen computing system that adds pen capabilities, with handwriting recognition, to virtually any OS/2, DOS or DOS/Windows application.

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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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Ink Development Pen Software for AT&T EO Personal Communicator will be Sold on SunDisk Flash Storage Cards

SunDisk Corp. and Ink Development Corp. Wednesday signed an agreement under which Ink’s notetaking application, InkWare NoteTaker, for the AT&T EO 440 Personal Communicator will be sold on SunDisk flash storage cards at select AT&T Phone Centers.

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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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PenRight! Software to be Offered on the NEC VersaPad

The NEC VersaPad pen computer now supports PenRight! and is able to run the more than 400 applications currently available in the PenRight! operating environment.

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Power PEN PAL Enables Quick Vertical Application Design for NEC VersaPad

Power PEN PAL is designed to be the fastest, easiest way to create new pen computer applications for vertical market use.

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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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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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WordPerfect Corp. Releases WordPerfect InForms 1.0; Initial Sales Exceed $1.5 Million

The WP InForms Filler is initially available for Windows, followed by versions for DOS, Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX and PenPoint operating systems.

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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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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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EO Offers Personal Interactive Newspaper Service: Free Trial For “Headsup” News Briefs, Delivered Online

The custom news service, which arrives daily via the EO’s built-in communications capabilities (fax and e-mail), is provided by INDIVIDUAL Inc. EO is offering the first month of HeadsUp, a $49.95 value, at no charge to introduce customers to the service.

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Toshiba Licenses PenRight! for Dynapad

Toshiba announces that the Dynapad T100X pen computer now supports PenRight! and the more than 600 applications currently available under the PenRight! operating environment.

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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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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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Fujitsu Bundles CIC’s Handwriter Recognizer with Pen Windows and PenDOS on its 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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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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GeoWorks Announces First Software Developers Conference: “GEOS: The New Profit Platform”

The two-day conference, “GEOS: The New Profit Platform,” will highlight the opportunities available to independent software vendors (ISVs) in the emerging market for low-cost, high-volume consumer computing devices (CCDs).

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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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GeoWorks’ Third Major OEM Announced; Sharp Electronics Corp. Supports GEOS Platform

GeoWorks Wednesday announced that Sharp Electronics Corp. is the second major consumer electronics company to select the GEOS operating system platform for its soon-to-be-announced Sharp PT-9000.

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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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GeoWorks and CompuServe to Boost Mobile Computing; Worldwide Online Service Company Commits to GEOS Platform

GEOS will be the first operating system for mobile devices to include CompuServe. In addition, GEOS developers will be able to obtain support via a forum on the CompuServe Information Service.

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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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Peripheral Vision Ships PenOp

The first utility, PenOp/MAS (Machine Access Security) restricts pen computer access to a pre-defined list of users by asking them literally to “sign on”.

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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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Geoworks Issued Patent for Flexible User Interface Technology

The U.S. Patent Office announces that it will issue Geoworks, a California-based developer of operating system and application software, a patent for its unique process of designing user interfaces (UIs) for software programs.

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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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Geoworks Announces SDK for GEOS; Tools Put Mobile Market Within Reach

The GEOS 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK), an all-inclusive set of application tools and documentation on CD-ROM, will be commercially available Oct. 15 from Geoworks.

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GEOS Selected by Canon for New Personal Publishing System; Canon Fourth Large OEM to Announce it has Adopted Geoworks’ OS

According to Canon, GEOS was chosen because it provides the increased graphical functionality Canon was seeking for its new models, while requiring only limited memory.

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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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Geoworks Announces NetWare Access for Mobile Devices

The agreement gives Geoworks license to distribute the Novell NetWare Client (SPX, IPS and network shell) with the GEOS operating system.

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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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INDIVIDUAL Announces HeadsUp on AppleLink

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

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Geoworks Debuts Innovative Publishing Program; Facilitates Market Success for Software Developers

Geoworks has launched Geoworks Publishing, a comprehensive program that helps software developers achieve maximum product and market potential for their GEOS-based applications.

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Clarion Introduces Clarion Pen Developer, Set of Tools for Creating Pen-Based Applications using PenDOS from IBM

Using Clarion Pen Developer’s visual development environment, software developers and corporate MIS can quickly create high-performance, commercial quality pen-centric database applications.

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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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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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CIC’s PenDOS and Handwriter Software Offered on New Epson Handheld Computer

The Epson EHT-30 handheld computer is designed specifically to address vertical mobile markets.

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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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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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Scottsdale Technologies Announces Forms Generation Software Now Available for PenPad PDA 600

Pen-Friend allows you to create customized forms on your PC, then access the forms in the field on the lightweight and easy to use PenPad PDA 600.

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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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1994

Ex Machina Announces PocketCall Intelligent Terminal Program for General Magic Platform

Users of personal communicators based on the Magic Cap platform will be able to tap into thousands of on-line news, data and information services with PocketCall, a new communications application previewed by Ex Machina, Inc.

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Lachman Technology to Port General Magic’s Telescript Engine

Telescript is a programming language which allows diverse types of computers and personal communicators to work together.

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Official Airline Guides Announces the Availability of Flight Information via Personal Intelligent Communicators

OAG will offer this personal travel product on Personal Intelligent Communicators utilizing the Magic Cap environment, to be released in 1994.

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Oracle and General Magic Team to Deliver Intuitive Data Access; Joint Development Allows Users of Magic Cap to Access Oracle Media Server

Oracle and General Magic’s joint work will enable any user of the Magic Cap platform to access a full spectrum of back-end data services, such as database servers, mail servers, file servers as well as multimedia servers.

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Telescript Technologies at Heart of Next-Generation Electronic Services

General Magic announces Telescript, a breakthrough communication technology that enables people to send electronic agents into the worldwide grid of information highways.

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CIC Announces Integration of PenDOS with Symbol Technologies New Hand-Held Pen Computers

Symbol’s PPT4100 is the next-generation decision-support and data-collection tool designed to put more information into the hands of retail managers and associates.

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Notable and CompuServe Team up to Offer Out-of-the-Box Functionality

Mobile Access – Personal is a robust host communications application for the AT&T EO Personal Communicator and compatibles.

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AST Research Sells PenRight! Software Business to Telxon

The sale includes intellectual property rights, inventory and contracts for AST’s PenRight! pen software development tools and FieldNet wireless communications software.

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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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Oracle to Integrate Oracle Media Server with Motorola Envoy

Oracle Corp. announces it will bring Oracle Media Server access to General Magic’s Magic Cap platform and the Motorola Envoy personal wireless communicator.

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Ex Machina Introduces PocketCall for Motorola’s Envoy Personal Wireless Communicator

PocketCall is one of the first third-party communications applications for the new Motorola personal wireless communicator.

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GDT Offers Motorola Envoy Users Access to Over 900 Printers

Scheduled to ship by the end of the second quarter, Magic Print will provide Motorola Envoy users with access to virtually any PC compatible printer.

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Pocket Quicken SmartWallet Introduced on Motorola Personal Wireless Communicator

Motorola’s Envoy device, designed with General Magic’s Magic Cap software environment, is the first two-way wireless communicator designed for people on the move.

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RadioMail API Lets Software Developers for Envoy Personal Communicators Bring Wireless Applications to Market Fast

The RadioMail Application Programming Interface for Developers (RAPID) provides an interface to the wireless transport infrastructure upon which developers can build applications for Envoy communicators that send and receive information

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Telxon Signs License Agreement for CIC’s PenDOS-Lite And PenDOS Handwriter Recognizer

Telxon Corp.’s rugged and powerful handheld computers integrate the point-and-touch simplicity of pen-based technology with the barcode data capture and wireless communication capabilities of a Telxon Portable Tele-Transaction Computer (PTC).

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Sign-On Systems Brings CIC’s Dynamic Signature Verification to Windows

CIC’s Handwriter(R) Dynamic Signature Verification technology uses both the image and the “dynamics” — the speed and acceleration of each stroke — to pick out the forgery between identical looking signatures.

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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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AST Certifies PenRight! for GRIDPAD 2390

The GRIDPAD 2390 now supports the 1000 plus applications developed in the PenRight! environment for such industries as health care, consumer goods, public safety, transportation, pharmaceutical and utility companies.

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Dauphin Licenses PenRight! for DTR-1

The DTR-1 has been officially certified by PenRight! and now has access to the largest base of mobile applications developed for pen computing in such industries as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, public safety and consumer goods.

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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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CIC Announces YPad for Pen Computing; A Lightning-Fast Electronic Yellow Pad for Windows Users

YPad acts like a yellow legal pad, allowing people to use pen computing for the most common task of all, taking notes.

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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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CompuServe to Provide Interface for GEOS-Based PDAs

Available in mid-May, the CompuServe for GEOS interface will allow CompuServe members who use GEOS-based personal digital assistants (PDAs) such as the CASIO Z-7000 to access selected areas of the service.

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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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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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Revolutionary Product Delivers New Solution for Handwriting Input with Mobile Computers

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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Geoworks Receives Patent for Consumer Computing Interface Technology

Geoworks announces that it has been awarded a U.S. patent for the technology in its flexible graphical user interface, which is designed specifically to support a variety of low-cost consumer computing devices such as hand-held computers and communicators.

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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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New Starcore Applications for Newton Extend Mobile Professionals’ Business and Personal Use of MessagePad

StarCore’s applications for the Newton MessagePad are designed to help ease the communications and information access problems most business professionals face when they are away from their offices.

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PenRight! Announces Casio, Compaq, Epson, Kalidor, Norand, and TelePad Support the PenRight! Operating Environment

Supporting the PenRight! environment enables these vendors access to the 1000+ PenRight! Pro applications designed specifically for vertical industries such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, public safety, transportation, utilities and consumer goods.

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Sony Software and PC Financial Network Announce Agreement to Develop On-line Trading System

The new system will provide the retail self-directed investor who is on-the-go with the ability to place trades, receive execution reports, real-time quotes, personal portfolio information and individually tailored news and portfolio alerts.

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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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Advanced Resources Partners Unveils Real Estate Software for the Sony Magic Link Personal Communicator

Mobile MLS is the first professional application for personal communicators using the Magic Cap software environment from General Magic.

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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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Official Airline Guides Partners with Sony Software to Provide Travel Information Services for the Magic Link Communicator

OAG’s strategic relationship with Sony will provide business travelers on the go with up-to-the-minute travel information through OAG lightLine.

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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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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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Norand Licenses CIC’S Handwriter Recognition Software

Norand is a leading worldwide supplier of industrial Handheld Wireless Mobile Data Communications Systems.

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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

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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ARDIS Announces Wireless Software Developer Program

The self-supporting program is designed to give software developers everything they need to create ARDIS-capable applications.

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CE Software Announces MobileVision

CE Software announces MobileVision, an application that provides QuickMail users wireless access to their mailboxes via the Marco, Motorola’s new Wireless Communicator.

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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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Motorola to Develop Wireless Software Technology for Lotus Messaging Platforms

Motorola’s Wireless Data Group (WDG) Mobile Software Products business unit, whose AirMobile software products became commercially available in December 1994, will develop and market the wireless technology as add-on products for cc:Mail and Notes.

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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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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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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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Metrowerks and General Magic Reach Agreement to Provide CodeWarrior as Development System for Magic Cap Applications Development

CodeWarrior Magic will be the first publicly available toolkit for the Magic Cap platform, and its availability will mark the opening of the Magic Cap developer platform to developers outside of General Magic’s current developer program.

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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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Microsoft Chooses Metrowerks to Co-Develop and Market Macintosh Version of SourceSafe

Metrowerks will provide both engineering resources for the stand-alone version of SourceSafe as well as an important engineering effort to implement SourceSafe support into Metrowerks’ new object-oriented version of the popular development environment, CodeWarrior.

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New Handwriting System from Lexicus Motorola Simplifies Interactive TV

Lexicus, a division of Motorola, demonstrates a simplified way for consumers to control tomorrow’s complex interactive TV systems with simple pen-driven handwriting recognition technology.

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Metrowerks Introduces CodeWarrior 6 at Apple Computer’s Worldwide Developers Conference — Support for Win32, Magic Cap and OpenDoc Development Introduced

The Developer Release CD includes development releases of CodeWarrior for Win32, Magic Cap and CFM68K development.

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Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior Magic/MPW, First Publicly Available Development System for Magic Cap Applications Development

The availability of CodeWarrior Magic/MPW, a Macintosh-hosted toolkit for Magic Cap applications development, marks the opening of the Magic Cap developer platform to developers outside of General Magic’s current developer program.

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Power Computing and Metrowerks announce CodeStation-PowerPC/Mac OS Programmer Workstation

CodeStation development systems will be built by Power Computing and sold by Metrowerks to software developers at special developer prices.

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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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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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Mobile MLS Application Available on Magic Cap Platform; New Solution for Realtors Puts Property Listings at their Fingertips

General Magic, Inc. announces the availability by Mobile Products of its Mobile MLS software in the Orange County, California area, with availability for additional areas nationwide expected later this year.

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Sony and Mobile Products Put Orange County Real Estate Agents on the Road to High Tech Home Sales

Local Multiple Listing Service first to adopt Sony Magic Link personal communicator for in field access to timely home sales information.

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Paragraph International Announces the Availability of its Recognition Technology; Apple Continues Licensing Technology on Non-Exclusive Basis

ParaGraph International announces that its handwriting recognition technology is commercially available to a wide range of potential licensees including other handheld computer manufacturers and other developer platforms.

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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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Sony New Technologies Unveils “MAGIC BAG” Game Pack for Personal Communicators

Developed by Sony New Technologies’ General Magic Development Team, MAGIC BAG Game Pack contains the most popular Magic Cap-based games.

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Intuit Announces Pocket Quicken Connect for Macintosh and Windows

Pocket Quicken Connect provides the only seamless link between Intuit’s best-selling Quicken and the new Quicken ExpensAble products on the desktop and Pocket Quicken on Newton, Magic Cap or HP Palmtop PC mobile devices.

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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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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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Codewarrior 7 Now Builds Windows 95 and Windows NT Application Binaries Intended for Use on X86-Based PCs

The CodeWarrior IDE is a versatile software development environment allowing programmers to write software in C, C++, and Object Pascal with options to target the Mac OS, Windows 95, Windows NT (x86) and Magic Cap computing platforms.

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Metrowerks Announces Launch of European Version of Codewarrior 7

Metrowerks Inc. announces the release of European editions of the CodeWarrior family of Mac OS-hosted development tools which have been localized in Franch, German and Spanish.

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Metrowerks Launches New CodeWarrior 7 at Apple Expo Paris

Metrowerks, Inc. launches the latest release of its flagship Mac-hosted CodeWarrior programming tools.

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Metrowerks Launches New Low-Priced Codewarrior Programming Starter Kit

The CodeWarrior Programming Starter Kit, which will retail for US$79, is intended for use by entry-level programmers who want to learn how to build applications running under the Macintosh operating system.

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Metrowerks to Enter Fast-Growing Asia Market With New Asian Edition of Codewarrior 7

Metrowerks Inc. announces the release of Asian editions of the CodeWarrior family of Mac OS-hosted development tools that have been localized in traditional and simplified Chinese, and Korean, in addition to the company’s existing Kanji edition sold exclusively in Japan since January, 1995.

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Metrowerks Licenses Microsoft Foundation Classes for CodeWarrior 7

The CodeWarrior IDE is a versatile software development environment allowing programmers to write software in C, C++, and Object Pascal with options to target the Mac OS, Windows 95, Windows NT (x86) and Magic Cap computing platforms without switching applications.

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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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France Telecom Licenses General Magic’s Telescript Technology

General Magic announces that France Telecom has licensed General Magic’s Telescript technology, enabling France Telecom to offer a commercial Telescript-based service in France.

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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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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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General Magic and Verity to Join Agent Technologies; Verity’s Topic Search Engine to be Integrated with Telescript Technology

The plans provide the basis for integrating the two companies’ agent technologies into tools for developers of communicating applications for the Internet and other networks.

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General Magic Launches Open Telescript Initiative; Documentation and Tools for Software Development Freely Available

General Magic launches its Open Telescript Initiative, making the Telescript Language reference manual and the first version of the Telescript development environment freely available to software developers.

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General Magic Ships New Release of Magic Cap Software

The Magic Cap platform release features enhanced performance and incorporates numerous user requested improvements based on customer and Magic Cap licensee feedback on General Magic’s first release of Magic Cap software.

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OAG FlightLine Travel Information Available on Sony’s Magic Link Communicator

From a personal communicator, an intelligent software agent communicates with OAG, searches the OAG database and finds the best flight and fare options to meet the individual customer’s personal perferences.

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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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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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Breakthrough in Chinese Handwriting Recognition Announced by Motorola’s Lexicus Division at COMDEX

An international team of young Palo Alto-based scientists has developed an algorithm which will make life easier for Chinese PC users.

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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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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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General Magic Announces Magic Cap for Windows; Offers Free Pre-Release Version on the Internet

Magic Cap for Windows integrates today’s popular modes of communication including electronic mail services, fax, paging, and telephones.

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General Magic and Oracle Show Magic Cap-Interoffice Connectivity; Allows Mobile Access to the Enterprise

The demonstration illustrates how a mobile user could use a portable device to access a corporate network, and featured electronic mail retrieval from a Sony Magic Link PIC-2000 communicator via a wireless ethernet connection to the InterOffice messaging system.

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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

Metrowerks Extends Leadership in 32-bit Macintosh Development Tools with Release of CodeWarrior 8

An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) allows applications to be written on the Macintosh and compiled for a variety of operating systems, including MC680X0 Macintosh, Power Macintosh, Windows 95, Windows NT, Magic Cap, and Be.

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Metrowerks Ships Source-Code Control Manager for Macintosh: Technology Licensed from Microsoft

Metrowerks’ CodeManager to provide Macintosh developers easy management of large software projects.

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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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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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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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General Magic Demonstrates Active Web Tools; Offers Free Pre-Release Version

General Magic announces the availability of a free pre-release version of its Telescript Active Web Tools, a tool kit for developing active, personalized services for the World Wide Web using agent technology.

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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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Metrowerks Applies for Nasdaq Listing

Metrowerks announces that the company has applied to the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) to list its stock for trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

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PTT Telecom BV Licenses General Magic’s Telescript; Second European Operator To License Telescript Technology

PTT Telecom joins AT&T, NTT, and France Telecom as telecommunications service providers with Telescript licenses.

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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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Visual Basic, C++ Recognition ToolKit Announced by Motorola, Lexicus Division

The SDK enables C++ or Visual Basic developers to build pen-based Windows 3.1 applications that incorporate Lexicus patented neural-network and dictionary-based cursive handwriting recognition software.

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Motorola Lexicus and Visteon Corporation Announced Breakthrough in Recognizing Physicians’ Handwriting

Using neural networks and dictionaries to recognize even messy handwriting, Lexicus and Visteon develop an application that does what many people have thought to be impossible: recognize physicians’ handwriting.

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Active Paper’s Presto!Mail Honored by mobilis: the mobile computing lifestyle magazine

Active Paper’s Presto!Mail, the first product to offer direct Internet e-mail access for personal communicators, receives a mobilis Magazine Reader’s Choice Award as the top PDA software for Magic Cap personal communicators.

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The Tech Museum Debuts Exhibit of Next-Generation ‘Handwriting Recognition’ Technology

The exhibit, using technology from Motorola, literally gives the visitor a “hands-on” experience: testing a computer’s ability to interpret and evaluate hand written responses to a series of trivia questions.

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Metrowerks Announces Record Revenues & Earnings

Metrowerks says net revenues increased 120 percent from US$ 1.1 million in fiscal Q2’95, to US$ 2.4 million in fiscal Q2’96.

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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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General Magic to Showcase Mobile Solutions for Magic Cap Communicators; Applications for Web Browsing, Corporate Lan Access, and Vertical Markets

Highlights of the demonstration include applications for Internet access (including access to the World Wide Web), corporate local area network connectivity, and specific vertical markets.

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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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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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Chase Manhattan Corp. Selects CIC’s Signature Verification and Pen Input Peripheral Products as Standards for Electronic Commerce Applications

CIC’s products will enable Chase Manhattan’s customers to embed computer-verified signatures in encrypted documents, adding an extra measure of security for electronic commerce transactions.

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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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General Magic Announces Mobile Internet Access Solutions

Web browser, Internet e-mail, and open standards connectivity for Sony’s Magic Link and Envoy communicator from Motorola designed to provide handheld, economical alternatives to laptop computers for mobile access to Internet and intranets.

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CIC Introduces Secure Electronic Forms Solution for Lotus cc:Mail 6.0

Working with Lotus’ cc:Mail development team, CIC has created an electronic forms solution which uses electronic signature capture and pen movement analysis to verify signatures and to enhance security.

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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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Metrowerks Ships New CodeWarrior-Based Family of Products; Includes Java Support

Metrowerks’ family of CodeWarrior-based products now satisfies the needs of both professional programmers with CodeWarrior Gold and beginners and hobbyists with CodeWarrior Academic and Discover Programming products.

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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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Metrowerks to Provide Software Tools for Motorola’s new PowerPC Embedded Microprocessors

Metrowerks to support embedded development for emerging consumer electronics market.

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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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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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Epson America and CIC Form Strategic Alliance — Handwriter Recognition Available on EHT-400 Handheld Computers

Epson America currently offers CIC’s PenDOS as well as Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) software version 4.0 for Windows 3.1, and will now offer CIC’s new HRS software version 5.0 for Windows 95.

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General Magic Announces Tabriz Agent-Based Software for the Web; Offers Free Product and Support Promotion for a Limited Time

General Magic, Inc. announces the availability of two agent-based products for the Internet: Tabriz AgentWare and Tabriz Agent Tools, based on the Telescript language.

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General Magic Ships Mobile Web Browser and Internet Email Solutions; Economical Alternative to Laptop Computers for Mobile Web Access

General Magic announces the commercial availability of its Presto!Links 1.5 and Presto!Mail 1.0 software solutions for mobile access to the World Wide Web, Internet e-mail, and corporate intranet connectivity via portable Magic Cap communicators.

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General Magic Unveils Softmodem; Software Modem Provides Functionality at a Fraction of Existing Hardware Solutions Costs

Unlike existing modems, which require a dedicated digital signal processor (DSP), SoftModem can share a single CPU with client applications.

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Metrowerks Ships MW CodeManager Version DR2; Metrowerks Enhances Source Code Management System for Macintosh

Based on and compatible with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 4.0a, MW CodeManager DR2 offers greater ease in managing complex software development projects.

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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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Motorola, Lexicus Division Licenses Chinese Handwriting Recognition

Motorola, Lexicus Division announces their agreement to license its award-winning Windows 95 Chinese handwriting recognition technology to YTG, a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of digitizing tablets and Chinese handwriting recognition software.

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Motorola, Lexicus Division Announces Speech Recognition on Advanced RISC Machines Processors

The ARM-based speech recognizer demonstrates 99.8% accuracy in quiet, office environments. Other tests show it to have an average recognition rate of 96% in high noise environments such as in a car with the stereo on and the windows open.

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General Magic Ships Internet Developer’s Kit for Magic Cap Platform; Industry-Leading Tools Ease Development of Internet Applications for Handheld Devices

General Magic ships Magic Internet Kit, software tools that enable developers to more quickly create Internet, intranet, and other communicating applications for handheld communicators such as the Sony Magic Link PIC-2000 or the Envoy 150 Wireless Communicator from Motorola.

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Advanced Recognition Technologies Announces Support for Microsoft Windows CE Platform

smARTwriter turns a Windows CE based device into a powerful handwriting enabled device. Full handwriting recognition input functionality is added out of the box.

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AllPen Software Announces Support and Product Development for the Microsoft Windows CE Platform

AllPen Software has been developing for this platform for some time and feels the Windows CE platform is ideally suited for mobile handheld computing in both the consumer (horizontal) space, as well as for industry specific (vertical) customer applications.

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CIC Announces Support for Microsoft’s Windows CE Platform

CIC’s planned offerings include next generation pen input technologies designed for the unique requirements of handheld devices which have minimal memory, modest processing power, and small surface areas.

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Dendrite and PenVision Announce Alliance to Develop Application for Mobile Workers to Support the New Microsoft Windows Platform for Hand-Held PCs

Dendrite International, Inc., the world’s largest supplier of enterprise-wide customer management solutions to the pharmaceutical industry, and PenVision Information Systems, Inc announce the formation of a business alliance to develop superportable applications to support the new Microsoft Windows CE platform.

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Integra Technology to Support Microsoft Windows CE platform for Handheld PCs

Integra is known for their mobile client server software and services based on Microsoft Office and BackOffice family of products.

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MicroBurst Announces Support for Microsoft Windows CE

MicroBurst, Inc. is actively developing Windows CE based applications for messaging, personal/corporate productivity, and entertainment uses.

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Microsoft Announces Windows CE

The newest member of the Windows family offers a compact, portable, and scalable platform suitable for a broad range of communications, entertainment and mobile computing devices.

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Puma Technology Endorses Microsoft Windows CE Platform for Handheld PCs

Puma’s support of the Microsoft platform paves the way for the company to incorporate its data synchronization software into future devices based on the Windows CE platform.

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River Run Software Group Announces Support for the Microsoft Windows CE Platform

River Run has been working with Microsoft and plans to develop a family of intelligent e-mail and database access products for Windows CE.

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Roving Announces Support for Microsoft Windows CE Platform; Developer of Software Agents Targets Mobile Professionals Using Handheld PCs

The company is planning development of a desktop companion application which retrieves information from Intranets and the Internet.

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Symantec Corporation Announces Support of the Microsoft Windows CE Platform for Handheld PCs

Software solutions compatible with this new platform are being developed by several of Symantec’s divisions, such as the Contact Management product group.

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WorldPages Announces Support for Microsoft Windows CE Platform

WorldPages, Inc., a publisher of state-of-the-art electronic directories for individuals and businesses, announces support for the Microsoft Windows CE operating system for handheld PCs.

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Wynd Communications to Support New Microsoft Windows CE Platform for Handheld PC

Wynd Communications’ planned product support for the new Microsoft platform will provide handheld PC users with the most advanced and dependable service for exchanging wireless messages while mobile.

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Motorola Announces Speech and Handwriting Recognition on OS-9 from Microware

Motorola’s Lexicus Division announces both its QuickPrint handwriting recognition software and CrystalTalk speech recognition software were ported to OS-9 Real-Time Operating System from Microware Systems Corporation.

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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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Metrowerks Launches New CodeWarrior 10 at Apple Expo Paris

CodeWarrior Gold provides support for software development in four different programming languages, for five different operating systems, and four different microprocessors, all from one intuitive development environment.

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Handwriting and Speech Recognition Announced for Memos Open Operating Environment

Lexicus will port both its QuickPrint handwriting recognition software and its CrystalTalk speech recognition software to the Memos operating environment.

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Software Resellers Embrace Magic Cap; General Magic’s Magic Cap for Windows 95 is Launched with Broad Retail Support

General Magic launches Magic Cap for Windows 95, a comprehensive communications tool, combining easy-to-use e-mail, faxing and Internet access with a simple personal organizer and address book.

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General Magic Unveils Magic Cap for Windows 95, Expanding Its Reach Into the Consumer Software Mass-Market With Easy-to-Use Software

Developed to meet the electronic communication needs of the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) user, Magic Cap for Windows 95 is an intuitive solution that integrates the most popular communications tools with a user-friendly desktop interface.

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Simplicity and Power Meet at Magic Cap, New Communications Software from General Magic; Communications Software That’s Easy to Use is Hard to Beat

The company introduces Magic Cap for Windows 95, an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use software program that handles your e-mail, fax and paging needs, and still has enough power left over to organize your life.

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General Magic Launches “SoHo SoFar” Web Site; Web Site Is Geared to the Needs of the Small Business User

SoHo SoFar is a directory of on-line resources for small business, a forum for stories from small business owners, and information about Magic Cap for Windows 95.

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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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Acer Sertek to Distribute Motorola’s Chinese Handwriting Recognition System

Motorola Lexicus Division announces that its award-winning Chinese Handwriting Recognition System, WisdomPen, will be available in Taiwan.

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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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Metrowerks Announces Four New CodeWarrior Products Hosted on Windows 95/NT

CodeWarrior Gold and CodeWarrior Academic Pro for Windows 95/NT follows Metrowerks’ traditional three-times-a-year release schedule, planned for November, March and July.

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Sales Force Automation Application Developers Support Microsoft Windows CE for Handheld PCs

Aurum Software Inc., Borealis Software Corp., Dendrite International Inc., Goldmine Software Corp., Symantec Corp. and The Vantive Corp. are developing Windows CE-based solutions that will streamline and improve the productivity of mobile professionals.

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Motorola, Microsoft Taiwan and Acer Sertek Announce Handwriting Recognition Software Promotion in Taiwan

The promotional offering will be available through Dec. 31 and includes a WisdomPen digitizing tablet, electronic pen and software, and Windows 95 upgrade package.

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Breakthrough in Continuous Chinese Speech Recognition Announced by Motorola, Lexicus Division

Running on an industry standard PC, the algorithm can recognize over 10,000 spoken Chinese words and an almost unlimited number of phrases and sentences.

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AllPen Software Announces AllPen Mobile Forms Database Product for Windows CE-Based Handheld Devices

AllPen Mobile Forms Database allows users to create their own customized forms; without the need for a desktop application. Custom forms are created on the Windows CE-based device to precisely fit the users database requirements.

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AllPen Software Teams with Philips Mobile Computing Group to Bundle of AllPen’s Windows CE Software Product

AllPen Software, Inc., a company specializing in custom handheld PC and PDA software development for Fortune 1000 firms, announces the bundling of their “AllPen Mobile Forms Database” product with the Philips Velo 1 handheld PC based on the Microsoft Windows CE platform.

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CIC Announces New Handwriting Recognition Software for Microsoft Windows CE Platform

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces Jot, a new handwriting recognition system optimized for the new Microsoft Windows CE operating system platform.

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Dendrite and PenVision Unveil Hospital Rep System for Windows CE, Microsoft’s Handheld PC Platform

The new pocket-based customer management system is designed specifically for pharmaceutical representatives who call on hospitals.

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River Run Software Group Announces Mail on the Run! for Microsoft Windows CE

The new version of River Run Software Group’s popular remote e-mail access software product developed specifically to integrate seamlessly into the new Microsoft Windows CE platform.

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Franklin To Develop PCMCIA Book Cards for Microsoft Windows CE Platform

The PCMCIA book cards will contain Franklin’s prime medical electronic books, including the Medical Letter “Handbook of Adverse Drug Interactions” (HADI).

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Information Agents Retrieve Web Content Automatically for Rapid Offline Browsing

The first personal electronic newspaper for handheld PCs was unveiled today by Roving Software Inc. in conjunction with the Comdex/Fall ’96 launch of the Microsoft Windows CE operating system.

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Integra Technology Delivers Enhanced Mobility for Windows CE

The new Integra MobileCHOICE applications extend wireless solutions to Windows CE and Microsoft Office 97.

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MicroBurst Announces Virtual Courier for Microsoft Windows CE

Virtual Courier allows users of Windows CE to access their LAN based Microsoft Mail, Microsoft Exchange Client, and cc:Mail based systems while they are away from their office.

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M-Systems Introduces TrueFFS for Microsoft Windows CE; M-Systems TrueFFS for Windows CE Enables Data Sharing Between Personal Computers and Consumer Electronics Devices

TrueFFS enables data transportability between portable consumer products, such as digital cameras and PDAs, and personal computers.

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Phoenix Technologies’ PICO Group Announces Phoenix PicoStor FLASH Software to Enhance Microsoft Windows CE

Phoenix PicoStor/CE, designed specifically for Microsoft Windows CE, provides FTL (FLASH Translation Layer) algorithms to enable Windows CE-based systems to use FLASH cards or on-board FLASH disks.

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PHYSIX Unveils PocketChart for Windows CE; Informatics Tool Empowers Health Care Professionals to Improve Patient Care

PocketChart for Windows CE is the only medical software application designed and optimized exclusively for the new CE operating system platform for handheld PCs from Microsoft Corp.

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RAM Mobile Data Makes Drivers Available to Support Microsoft Windows CE Platform

The drivers provide an interface between the communications service of RAM’s network, and the applications software.

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Wright Strategies Signs Agreement with Microsoft Canada; Microsoft Canada to Employ Handheld PC Technology for Data Collection at Retailers’ Stores

The agreement specifies that Wright Strategies will develop a custom software application for Microsoft to enable data collection from outlet stores using a Handheld PCs running Windows CE.

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Motorola Develops Chinese Handwriting Recognition System For Hong Kong

Motorola Lexicus Division announces that its WisdomPen Chinese Handwriting Recognition System will be distributed in Hong Kong by Tech Pacific (H.K.) Limited.

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Leading SFA Software Developer Adds Windows CE to Sales Portfolio Solution Offering

Thinque’s SFA software is currently used by CPG industry giants like Nestle, Keebler and Seven-Up, Thinque Systems is renown for being first to market with advanced mobile data processing solutions.

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Hitachi and Lernout & Hauspie Join Forces to Offer Integrated Speech Solution

The Lernout & Hauspie technology will be ported into the 32-bit SH-3 processor, which is the world’s top-selling RISC microprocessor.

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Nettech Systems Announced InstantRF Family of Wireless Connectivity Tools Support Microsoft Windows CE

Nettech’s InstantRF is wireless middleware that is ideal for software developers who require reliable and efficient connectivity tools for building “enterprise-strength” mobile applications.

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General Magic Reveals Next Generation Magic Cap Operating System

General Magic reveals the next generation of the Magic Cap operating system for communicating devices including personal Internet communicators (PICs), smart phones and personal computers.

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General Magic Offers Rich Mail Exchange Between Mobile Devices and PCs

General Magic announces immediate availability of a new version of its e-mail and Web browser software — Presto!Mail and Presto!Links 2.0 — for personal Internet communicators (PICs).

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General Magic Delivers Magic Cap Developer Tools for Communicating Devices; Enables the Creation of Web Applications That Look Like Magic Cap

General Magic announces the availability of a series of developer tools for the creation of next generation applications for Magic Cap-based communicating devices including personal Internet communicators (PICs), smart phones and personal computers.

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Motorola, Lexicus Division Wins COMDEX Award for Chinese Speech Recognition; BYTE Magazine Honors Motorola Scientists

The Lexicus Division of Motorola announced that its continuous Chinese speech recognition technology won BYTE Magazine’s award for Best Technology at COMDEX — the computer industry’s largest trade show.

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Metrowerks to Include Apple’s NewOS Tools in Regular CodeWarrior Subscriptions

Metrowerks expects to have Objective C compilers and Objective C runtime support in its C++ compilers hosted in CodeWarrior by the 1997 Apple WorldWide Developers Conference.

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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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Metrowerks and Apple Computer Sign Development Agreement for Porting CodeWarrior Tools to Rhapsody, Apple’s Next Generation OS

Upon completion, Metrowerks will provide Mac OS developers a full CodeWarrior solution comprising compilers, programming tools and debuggers for the development of applications for both Mac OS and Rhapsody.

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Metrowerks Launches CodeWarrior 11 Hosted on Mac OS

CodeWarrior 11 includes improved Java support and new CodeWarrior IDE, Version 2 Alpha.

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AllPen Software Announces AllPen Mobile Forms Database Product for Windows CE Handheld Devices

AllPen Mobile Forms Database allows users to create their own customized forms without the need for a desktop application.

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Motorola Participates in Intel’s MMX Technology Announcement

Motorola is the first major communications vendor to develop a software modem architecture which takes unique advantage of MMX technology.

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Microsoft Announces the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows CE; Ten Great Games in the Palm of Your Hand

Developed exclusively for the handheld PC, the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows CE lets users of the handheld PC put the challenge and fun of classic electronic games in the palm of their hand.

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WyndMail Wireless E-mail Now Provides “Message Header Preview” for Apple PowerBook and MessagePad

Message Header Preview, now available on version 1.5 for PowerBook and version 2.5 for MessagePad, is a fully intuitive way for users to determine the subject of the message before opening the e-mail and incurring any costs.

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Microsoft Goes Wireless With Canadian Software Developer; Wireless Access for Windows CE to Exchange Server Now Possible

Infowave’s innovative software lets Windows CE users send and receive corporate email, internet email, send faxes and receive web pages — all wirelessly.

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Nightingale Tracker Follows Student Nurses to Community Settings

The Nightingale Tracker project employs the Sony Magic Link PIC-2000, a hand-held device loaded with General Magic software that projects a screen that looks like a standard desktop with a telephone, rolodex, calendar, file drawer, in-and-out boxes and a web access icon.

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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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Far Eastern Markets Heat up for Leading Speech Recognition Software Company

Lernout & Hauspie’s text-to-speech (TTS) technology converts written text to natural sounding speech and will be used in PDA products, as well as applications that allow travellers to call their PCs and have their electronic mail read to them over any telephone.

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River Run Software Group Announces Mail on the Run! for Microsoft Windows CE for the New HP 300LX and 320LX Palmtop PCs

Mail on the Run! for Windows CE provides users of the HP 300LX/320LX palmtop PCs with direct and remote access to the world’s most popular LAN-based e-mail systems, including Microsoft Mail, Lotus cc:Mail, Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Notes Mail, and to the Internet via the mail system’s Internet gateway.

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Symantec Announces pcANYWHERE CE for Handheld PCs

pcANYWHERE CE allows users to quickly find and use information, run applications and transfer text to and from their desktop PC.

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ARM and Sun Team up to Offer Direct JavaOS Support for ARM RISC Architecture

The ARM version of JavaOS will be available directly from JavaSoft. JavaSoft will license JavaOS for the ARM architecture and provide technical support directly to licensees electing that platform.

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DEMO 97 Highlights Java-Based Advances and Windows CE Hand-Held PCs

The Demo 97 overview of Windows CE features two of the hottest new Windows CE hand-held PCs, the Hewlett-Packard 320LX Palmtop PC and the Velo 1 from Philips Electronics.

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Pocket on-Schedule for Windows CE Optimized for the New HP 300LX and 320LX Palmtop PCs

Pocket On-Schedule is a powerful and easy-to-use Contact and Information Manager for the Microsoft Windows CE platform.

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Motorola Ships Advanced Chinese Handwriting Recognition Technology

Tsinghua Wintone and Shenzhen Liming to distribute award-winning WisdomPen system throughout China.

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TwinBridge to Distribute Motorola’s WisdomPen; Award-Winning System Enables Natural Chinese Input

The product, named WisdomPen(TM) (“Huibi” in Chinese) system, will be distributed exclusively by TwinBridge Software Corp. in the United States and Canada.

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Microsoft Announces Free and Easy Way to Get Around Town; Latest Tool for Windows CE Available Free of Charge

Microsoft Corp. offers its new Microsoft Pocket Automap Streets travel series software free for download to anyone using the new Windows CE operating system.

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Socket Announces Immediate Availability of Wireless Developers Kit for Windows CE

Tool enables VARs and ISVs to add wireless communications to Handheld PC applications.

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Phoenix Technologies’ PICO Group Launches Comprehensive Software Foundations for Microsoft Windows CE

Phoenix Technologies’ PICO Group teams with Microsoft and silicon vendors to enable new platforms based on the Microsoft Windows CE operating system.

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Case Acquires Agricultural Software Maker Agri-Logic to Expand Technological Capability of Case’s Advanced Farming Systems Group

The company recently introduced the first mapping software for hand-held computers equipped with Microsoft’s new Windows CE operating system.

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IONA Technologies II0P Engine Establishes True Consumer Device Connectivity

Orbix IIOP Engine integrates mainstream consumer electronics, such as Windows CE, with CORBA server technology.

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Eclipse International Named Worldwide Distributor of Microsoft Windows CE Operating System

Eclipse can now offer OEM customers a powerful combination of Windows CE system solutions, technical support and training, as well as licenses for Windows CE production software and OEM Adaptation Kit (OAK).

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Microsoft Broadens Availability of Windows CE Operating System to Embedded Systems Manufacturers

For the first time, embedded systems manufacturers will be able to get a lightweight, portable operating system that supports a subset of the Microsoft(R) Win32(R) API, opening up their products to hundreds of thousands of developers already familiar with programming for Microsoft Windows.

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Professional Help Desk Announces PHD/CE

PHD/CE-equipped palmtop computers can access the unequaled problem solving power of Professional Help Desk for Windows host systems via the Internet or even via wireless PC card modem.

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Windows CE Operating System Ported to AMD’s ElanSC400 Microcontroller

The ElanSC400 microcontroller combines AMD’s proven 486 core with a comprehensive set of mobile application-specific peripherals into a single-chip PC/AT compatible microcontroller.

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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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Arthritis Foundation Commends CIC’s Handwriter, a Pen-based Ergonomic Editing Tool for Computers

The Arthritis Foundation awardes Communication Intelligence Corporation its prestigious “Ease-of-Use” Seal of Commendation to the Handwriter, an ergonomic editing tool that reduces the use of a computer keyboard and mouse by allowing users to edit computer documents with a pen.

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AMD Flash Card Products Supported by TrueFFS Software

TrueFFS, the leading implementation of the FTL (Flash Translation Layer) industry standard for flash file management, enables data transfer between personal computers and portable consumer products, such as digital cameras and personal digital assistants (PDAs).

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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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Microsoft Announces Visual C++ for Windows CE

Visual C++ for Windows CE is an add-on product to Visual C++ version 5.0 designed to allow developers to apply their existing knowledge of programming with Visual C++ and the Win32 API to the development of applications for Windows CE.

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Microsoft Plans to Develop Client and Server Software for Sub-$500 Windows Terminal to Go Head-To-Head with Network Computers

Adam Taylor, Group Product Manager with Microsoft’s Windows Product Marketing division, says “It might run Windows CE or some version of Windows, or maybe something else altogether. We just don’t know.”

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Puma Technology Enhances IntelliSync Software to Support Symantec’s ACT! Contact Management Application

IntelliSync’s content-aware synchronization capabilities provides seamless way to transfer data to and from PC companions.

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Puma Technology Extends IntelliSync Product Family Synchronization Support to Microsoft Outlook Desktop Information Manager

Outlook users can now sync data with various PC companions through “content aware” data synchronization package.

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Communication Intelligence Corp. and Philips Semiconductors Join Forces to Provide Pen Computing Solutions for Consumer Electronics Manufacturers

As a result of this collaboration between the two companies, it is expected that CIC’s products, Jot(TM) and QuickNotes(TM), will become part of the TwoChipPIC Plus reference design for Windows CE.

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Natural Handwriting Recognition for Windows CE-based Handheld PCs

ParaGraph International’s CalliGrapher 4.3 provides highly reliable handwritten input and spell checking capabilities for palmtop computers.

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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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General Magic and Starfish Software Announce Joint Technology Development Agreement

The two companies will work together to integrate Starfish’s fully scaleable, Java-based client/server technology into General Magic’s upcoming network-based communications service, code-named “Serengeti.”

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Starfish Software Furthers Commitment as Technology Provider to Connected Information Appliance Industry

Starfish Java-based technology gives General Magic a framework for delivering and handling personal information, and allows interaction with that information from multiple devices, including PalmPilot and Windows CE-based machines.

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Metrowerks Announces Development Tools Support for Microsoft Windows CE

Metrowerks intends to offer support for Windows CE within it’s line of CodeWarrior products for embedded and consumer electronics software development.

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Metrowerks Introduces CodeWarrior for PalmPilot, Application Development Tools Hosted on Windows 95/NT and Mac OS

CodeWarrior for PalmPilot features the CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment (“IDE”) and allows software developers to build applications for the new PalmPilot Professional and PalmPilot Personal Connected Organizers from U.S. Robotics.

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Metrowerks to Add Support for Windows CE to CodeWarrior for NEC Embedded Systems

Metrowerks will provide support for the development of Windows CE applications running on the NEC VR-Series embedded processors.

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Puma Technology Brings IntelliSync Synchronization Software to New Sharp Mobile Organizer

Puma’s IntelliSync enables direct synchronization of data between new Sharp Organizer and popular PC-Based personal information management applications.

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Modern Age Books Announces Availability of Microsoft Windows CE Engine

Modern Age Books, Inc., a leader in electronic book publishing, announces the availability of its electronic book engine for Windows CE, thus making it possible for customers to ship electronic documentation on CE devices.

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FormLogic Selected by Microsoft for Survey Application; Windows CE Solution to be Demonstrated at Networld+InterOp

Using its application platform, FormLogic, Wright Strategies has developed a custom software application for Microsoft that will be used to collect survey information from attendees at 40 scheduled presentations in Microsoft’s theater.

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Metrowerks Launches CodeWarrior Professional

New IDE Version 2.0 offers drastic improvements in productivity at the Apple WorldWide Developers Conference.

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Metrowerks to Add Support for Windows CE to CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems

Motorola and Metrowerks sign development agreement to support Windows CE running on Motorola’s PowerPC 821 embedded microprocessors.

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Microsoft and Citrix Sign Technology Cross-Licensing and Development Agreement

The Windows-based terminal completes the broad range of Windows family solutions, from handheld PCs running Windows CE to NetPCs to PCs to high-end Windows NT Workstation-based systems.

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MobileSoft Announces New Electronic Distribution Channel for Windows CE Software

The new MobileSoft channel features both an Internet offering at www.mobilesoft.com and a range of titles available via a CD-ROM.

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Seventeen ISV Partners Join MobileSoft’s New Electronic Software Distribution Channel

Productivity, communications and entertainment Windows CE titles now available via the web and CD-ROM.

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Annasoft Systems to Distribute CIC’s Pen Computing Products to the Embedded Systems Market

The agreement encompasses CIC’s handwriting recognition, notepad, and signature security products for DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows CE platforms.

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MobileSoft to Sell CIC’s Windows CE Products Through the Internet

MobileSoft is now selling CIC’s new software applications for the Windows CE platform via electronic distribution through the Internet

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Modern Age Books Announces Availability of Toolkit for Creation of Electronic Books

The Toolkit will include Windows CE export filters for customers who want to ship electronic documentation on CE devices.

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MobileWare Corporation Announces Unix Server Support

WebMirror Communications Server v5.0 offers full scalability and generic client architecture, with features including a Windows CE client and support for all major versions of Unix and Windows NT.

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Hitachi Includes ART’s Notepad Software Solution in its New Handheld PC

smARTscribble for Windows CE allows users of the new Hitachi HPW-10E Handheld PCs the ability to write freehand images directly on the screen and save them as files or use them in documents.

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ART’s Handwriting Recognition Software for Windows CE-based Handheld Computers will be Bundled and Sold on CompactFlash Memory Cards

ART’s software, which includes support for European character sets as well as English, brings handwriting recognition capabilities to any Windows CE application.

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Metrowerks Ships StarBase’s Windows-Hosted Version Control Software

CodeWarrior Professional includes free working version of StarBase Version 2.0.

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Puma Technology Presents IntelliSync Synchronization Software for New Sharp SE-500 Mobile Organizer at PC Expo

IntelliSync for Sharp Mobile Organizer provides a seamless method to automatically synchronize data between the new Sharp SE-500 Mobile Organizer and a multitude of PC-based Personal Information Management (PIM) and contact management and scheduling applications.

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SPRYNET Extends Internet Access Capability To The Microsoft Windows CE Operating System

SPRYNET for Windows CE, available this month, lets customers create an account, easily transfer it to a Windows CE-based device and automatically configure mail, preferences and Microsoft Pocket Internet Explorer in one control panel.

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Wright Strategies Introduces FormLogic 3.0

With FormLogic 3.0, organizations can automate paper-based business processes and implement real-world applications on low-cost, off-the-shelf Windows CE handheld computers and Newton OS handhelds

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NEC Bundles Communication Intelligence Corporation’s Software for Windows CE Handheld Computer Products

As part of the agreement NEC will also promote CIC’s Jot handwriting recognition software to its customers by including Jot sales and marketing literature in Mobile Pro packages.

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Metrowerks Ships New Version of CodeWarrior, Discover Programming Edition

CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition is a powerful set of learning tools designed for both the novice and the experienced programmer.

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OpenConnect Opens Up Mobile Computing Market with ‘WalkAbout’ Technology

‘WalkAbout’ is the first product of its kind allowing a secure, persistent 3270 connection from a Microsoft Windows CE-based device to business-critical information stored on the mainframe.

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Puma Technology offers IntelliSync synchronization software to be bundled with new NEC MobilePro 450

Puma’s IntelliSync for Windows CE enables automatic synchronization of data between new handheld NEC device, desktop systems and disparate applications.

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Puma Technology Wins Stellar Award from Windows Sources Magazine

Leading developer of mobile data exchange software recognized for its IntelliSync for Windows CE software.

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Socket Adds Newton Support to Wireless Software Developers Kit

PageSoft SDK now allows developers to create wireless messaging applications for MessagePads.

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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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Symantec Introduces ACT! for the Windows CE Platform

Best-selling contact manager offers Windows CE users an effective way to turn contacts into relationships and relationships into results from anywhere.

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Release Software and HP to Provide Sales Channel for Microsoft Windows CE Applications

Release Software’s SalesAgent wrapper electronic software distribution technology helps bundle Windows CE applications with HP 300 Series palmtops.

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Nettech Systems Announces New Release of InstantRF Wireless Connectivity Tools

Award-winning toolset adds support for Windows CE, Psion EPOC, Norcom Satellite, and other enhancements.

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Puma Technology Provides Electronic Data Migration Path Linking First Generation PDAs to Windows CE PC Companions

IntelliMigrate paves the way for users of first generation electronic organizers and handheld computers to seamlessly transport data from these devices to new generation devices, such as Windows CE handheld PCs.

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JetForm Brings Business Benefits of Electronic Forms to the Mobile Computing Market

New versions of JetForm software will now support Microsoft Windows CE-compatible HPCs.

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Casio Licenses Communication Intelligence Corporation’s QuickNotes Software for Windows CE Products

As part of the licensing agreement, Casio will also promote CIC’s Jot handwriting recognition software by including Jot sales literature in the Cassiopeia packaging.

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JetForm Brings Electronic Forms to Mobile Computing with Windows CE E-Forms for Handheld PCs

JetForm’s entry into the HPC market is the result of an agreement with Joey Technologies, a leading developer of forms technology for the personal digital assistant (PDA) sector based in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Monotype Typefaces Featured in Psion’s new Series 5 Palmtop Computer

UK based Psion recently launched their Series 5 palmtop computer featuring typefaces created by Monotype Typography Ltd.

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Xplore Technologies Licenses Communication Intelligence Corp.’s Handwriting Recognition Software

Xplore’s GeneSys pen-based computer is part of a comprehensive ruggedized, mobile system targeted primarily at the utility and public safety markets.

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Bellcore’s AirBoss Software and Four Lights’ Wireless Web Browser Bring GoAmerica’s Wireless Internet and Intranet Service to PalmPilot

Users of the PalmPilot gain access to wireless Internet and intranet services, as well as electronic mail and corporate databases, through GoAmerica Communications Corp., a leading nationwide wireless Internet and intranet service provider.

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ONYX Software Announces Immediate Availability of Microsoft Outlook Integration Solution

ONYX Connect enables remote users to download Customer Center information into their US Robotics PalmPilot and all Windows CE handheld devices for central, mobile access to critical customer information.

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Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 for Developing Palm OS Applications

CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 comes with the highly anticipated final update to the PalmPilot SDK (Software Development Kit), Version 2.

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Microcom Introduces Pocket Carbon Copy for Handheld PCs

Pocket Carbon Copy allows handheld PC users to access information from their desktop PC at any remote location.

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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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Communication Intelligence Corporation Announces Windows CE Products for HP 300 Series Palmtop PCs

CIC announces that their Windows CE software is to be included on Hewlett-Packard Company’s CD-ROM featuring new software for HP 300 series palmtop PCs.

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ART and Design Technology Form Strategic Partnership

Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) and Design Technology Inc., the world’s leading supplier of light pen technology, announce an agreement to deliver new products to market that incorporate handwriting recognition software and light pen hardware.

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Microsoft Launches New Version of Preferred Street-Finding Software

Pocket Expedia Streets, included on the Expedia Streets 98 CD-ROM, is the first mapping program that allows consumers to export and download accurate, customized maps to Handheld PCs running the Microsoft Windows CE operating system.

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Odyssey Computing Announces Pocket On-Schedule v2 for Windows CE

Odyssey Computing announces Pocket On-Schedule version 2 for Windows CE an intuitive, multi-featured contact manager for mobile professionals.

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Intrinsyc Announces Rainbow V2.0 for Windows CE

Intrinsyc Software Inc. announces that it is implementing significant new features for version 2.0 of its industry leading web server technology for Microsoft’s Windows CE.

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Hundreds of New Products Await Attendees at SD ’97 in D.C.

New tools available at Software Development ’97 (SD ’97) include MS Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0.

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JetForm Upgrades Market-Leading Electronic Forms Suite

JetForm Design 5.1, JetForm Filler/JetForm Filler Pro 5.1 brings new tools, features, and functionality for intelligent electronic forms.

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Intrinsyc Introduces Signal Processing Libraries for Windows CE & NT

These software components, called Intrinsyc SP Libraries, will ship with Intrinsyc’s Integration Expert embedded systems development tools.

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MHM Services Selects CogniMed for Handheld Point of Care Clinical Documentation and Billing

The CogniMed system, based upon the Microsoft Windows CE operating environment, offers many features not available on current laptop computer applications.

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Applian Technologies Introduces New Fully Customizable Applications Environment for Windows CE

Applian Technologies Inc. announces that it is introducing CoolCalc, a fully programmable business and scientific calculator for Windows CE handheld devices.

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ONYX Software Announces Wireless Integration With the PalmPilot Organizer

The ONYX solution will allow mobile employees wireless access to a company’s ONYX Customer Center database from the PalmPilot, enabled with the Unwired Planet UP.Browser and the Novatel Wireless Minstrel Wireless IP Modem.

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Health+Cast Wins Microsoft Healthcare Awards; New Internet Solution Updates Hospital Info Systems

New Technology Health+Cast systems are based on ActiveX, COM-compatible software “objects” that can run on Windows NT, Windows 95, Web browers like Microsoft Explorer, and new Windows CE handheld computers.

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MobileSoft Announces Tetris on Windows CE Platform for Handheld PCs

The Windows CE version of Tetris for the handheld PC can be downloaded via the Internet using MobileSoft’s electronic software distribution system (ESD).

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Web ’97 Chosen as Primary Locale for Range of Windows CE Tools and Java-Based Announcements

Affecting the Windows CE hand-held PC community, Microsoft Corporation is expected to introduce three new Windows CE Toolkits that will include remote debugging and desktop emulation.

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Marubun Corporation and Tokyo Electron Limited to Bundle Metrowerks CodeWarrior With Motorola MBX Board

The distribution agreements with Marubun and Tokyo Electron Limited are a direct result of Metrowerks’ strategy to offer CodeWarrior embedded development tools for the RTOS/Windows CE and other markets.

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Metrowerks and Microware to Ship Codewarrior for OS-9 in October 1997

CodeWarrior for OS-9 is a direct result of Metrowerks’ strategy to offer CodeWarrior embedded development tools for the RTOS/Windows CE market, proprietary OS market, and the embedded Java technology market.

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Metrowerks to Add Support for Hitachi’s SuperH Architectures to CodeWarrior; CodeWarrior Initially to Support SH-2, SH-3 and SH-4

Metrowerks will support both Windows CE executables format (Microsoft COFF) as well as the industry-standard ELF/DWARF executable formats.

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Metrowerks to Ship CodeWarrior for NEC VR/V8xx Microprocessors

Hosted on Windows 95/NT, CodeWarrior for NEC will provide Windows CE support, as well as, for application development running on the NEC VR Series embedded processors.

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Metrowerks to Support Arm Microprocessors; CodeWarrior to Support Architecture 3 and 4 of Advanced RISC Machines

The new compilers, linkers and assemblers, and debuggers, tuned for architecture 3 and 4, including the 7500E, the StrongARM, and THUMB-enhanced ARM architectures will be made available to customers in the second quarter of calendar 1998 for C/C++ and Java.

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Metrowerks to Support MIPS16 Architecture; Metrowerks and MIPS Technologies Sign Development Agreement

CodeWarrior support for MIPS16 compressed RISC instruction set is a direct result of Metrowerks’ strategy to offer CodeWarrior embedded development tools for the RTOS/Windows CE market, proprietary OS market, and the embedded Java technology market.

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Metrowerks to Support Windows CE 2.0 as an Authorized Microsoft Tools Provider; CodeWarrior for Windows CE on All Platforms

The initial release will support Windows CE 2.0 running on PowerPC, x86, and MIPS microprocessors. Support for Windows CE 2.0 running on Advanced RISC Machines ARM and Hitachi SuperH microprocessors will be included in the second release scheduled for shipment next summer.

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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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AllPen Software Announces AllPen Mobile Forms Database V2.0 for Windows CE 2.0

The AllPen Mobile Forms Database v2.0 product allows users to create their own customized forms without the need for a desktop application.

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Metrowerks Shipping CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 2

Software development learning environment updated with new Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

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Metrowerks Shipping CodeWarrior Professional 2, Software Development Tools for Windows 95, Windows NT, and Mac OS

Software includes new Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 2.1, C/C++ Tools, and Java 1.1 tools and APIs.

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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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Puma Technology Targets Corporate America with All-in-One IntelliSync Gold Synchronization Solution

IntelliSync Gold provides MIS departments a solution which will further organize life for the multiple employees within a corporation who have adopted the various handheld devices and applications now proliferating in today’s market.

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Geoworks, Telecom Finland Launch World’s First Wireless Data Backup Service for Smart Phones

The service provides an easy, one-button wireless restoration solution that transfers and updates critical information residing on mobile devices to a secure, remote-storage server.

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Metrowerks Demonstrates Codewarrior Products at COMDEX Las Vegas

Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ:MTWKF)(TSE/ME:MWK) will demonstrate the recently announced CodeWarrior Professional 2 programming tools, along with CodeWarrior toolsets for the PalmPilot hand-held device, the Sony PlayStation game console, the new Windows CE multi purpose OS, and more.

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Geoworks Partners With Zagat Survey to Deliver Premier Review Information to Mobile Devices

Geoworks will create a wireless data service featuring Zagat Survey’s comprehensive dining and lodging information, licensed to operators who will be able to offer the service to their wireless device customers.

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VIZITEL Unveils Beta Test Version of First Interactive Communications Software for H/PC’s

ScreenShare-CE enables interactive white boarding, shared application viewing and the transfer of live and still images from one PC, laptop or H/PC screen to another.

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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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Itronix Corporation Licenses Communication Intelligence Corporation’s Handwriting Recognition Software

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that Itronix Corporation is bundling CIC’s Handwriter Recognition System (HRS) with its X-C series compact field PCs.

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Metrowerks Announces First Quarter 1998 Revenues of US$ 6.2 Million

Revenues for Q1FYJuly98 totaled US$ 6.15 million, an increase of 65% over revenues of US$ 3.77 million for the corresponding Q1FYJuly97.

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ParaGraph Ships Award-Winning Recognition for Windows CE; ‘Best of COMDEX 97’ and ‘Best of Show, COMDEX 97’

Silicon Graphics, Inc. and its pen and Internet technology company, ParaGraph PI Technology, announce the availability of CalliGrapher 5.0 for Windows CE.

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Communications Intelligence Corporation Licenses QuickNotes and CE Speller Software to Compaq for Bundling with their New C-Series Windows CE 2.0 PC Companion

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that Compaq Corporations is bundling CIC’s QuickNotes, note-taking application, and CE Speller, spell checking utility, with its new C-Series PC Companion, which features the new Windows CE 2.0.

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Geoworks Licenses Operating System Platform to Mitsubishi for New Line of Smart Phones

Mitsubishi will integrate GEOS-SC into its new line of affordable mobile communications devices that combine voice and data services for the Japanese domestic market, the world’s fastest growing digital cellular market.

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Geoworks Releases Most Advanced, Graphical Operating System Created Specifically for Smart Phones

Geoworks announces the release of GEOS-SC, the world’s first graphical operating system designed exclusively to meet the needs of the rapidly emerging smart phone market.

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Nortel Licenses CIC’s Pen Input Technologies to Bundle With Next Generation Wireless Communications Product

Communication Intelligence Corp. announces that Nortel (Northern Telecom) has licensed CIC’s Jot and InkShrInk pen input technologies for bundling with an upcoming Nortel wireless communication product.

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Omnipoint and Nokia Launch First Smart Phone as Nokia 9000i Communicator, With Geoworks Operating System, Hits Market

With the release of the Nokia 9000i Communicator, which incorporates Geoworks’ GEOS operating system, Omnipoint Communications will be able to provide advanced data and voice functions on a single PCS handset.

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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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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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Puma Technology Releases Next Generation Synchronization Support for 3Com’s PalmPilot Organizer and the IBM WorkPad

IntelliSync for PalmPilot, which provides synchronization support for both the 3Com PalmPilot and IBM WorkPad, is available for $69.95 directly from Puma Technology and from major computer superstores nationwide.

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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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Metrowerks Announces Second Quarter 1998 Revenues of US$ 5.0 Million

Revenues for Q2FYJuly98 totaled US$ 5.01 million, an increase of 7 percent over revenues of US$ 4.68 million for the corresponding Q2FYJuly97.

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Texas Instruments Announces Application Program Interface (API) Software for Avigo Downloadable Free from the Avigo Website!

The Avigo API was designed specifically to provide forward-thinking software developers, designers and programmers the ability to write PC applications that move a wide range of information effortlessly from the Avigo to the PC and back again.

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Paragraph PI Technology Partners With Digital River for Online Sales of Handwriting Recognition Product.

ParaGraph’s CalliGrapher 5.0 for the Windows CE operating system offers natural handwriting recognition technology for all styles — cursive, print or mixed.

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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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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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Motorola, Lexicus Division to License Family of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Technologies

Motorola, Lexicus Division will license L&H’s complete family of automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS) and speech and music compression technologies (SMC) to supplement Lexicus’ existing collection of handwriting and speech technologies.

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Geoworks Operating System Provides the Foundation for Nokia’s Newest Communicator

Geoworks Corporation announces that its graphical, communications-centric GEOS(R) operating system provides the foundation for the new Nokia 9110 Communicator for GSM 900 markets.

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Metrowerks to Ship CodeWarrior Professional 3, the Latest Version of Software Development Tools for Windows 95, Windows NT, and Mac OS

Metrowerks begins shipping CodeWarrior Professional 3, the latest release of CodeWarrior software development tools that combines Windows-hosted and Mac-hosted desktop tools into a single unified package.

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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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Puma Technology’s Intellisync Wins Award From Lotus Notes & Domino Advisor

Puma Technology, Inc. receives the prestigious Editor’s Choice Silver award in the Personal Digital Assistant Tool category by the editors of Lotus Notes & Domino Advisor for its Intellisync products.

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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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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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Texas Instruments to Release Software Development Kit (SDK) for Award Winning Avigo

TI teams with Avocet Systems, a leading developer of quality embedded development tools, to create the SDK, which provides tools necessary for programmers to create custom applications that run on the Avigo.

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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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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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New Mapping Utility Aids Travelers Using the Texas Instruments Avigo

When installed on a PC, users can launch the Mapper for Avigo to retrieve maps for U.S. addresses by entering information about a specific location. The maps are downloaded from the Internet to their PCs, then transferred and stored on Avigo.

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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 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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Geoworks Enters Agreement With United Press International to License News Content for Wireless Information Service

Geoworks Corporation (Nasdaq: GWRX), a leading provider of smart phone software solutions, has entered into an agreement with United Press International to deliver headlines and news summaries from around the world to wireless 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 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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Metrowerks Records Revenues of $ 5.5 Million for the Third Quarter Ended April 30, 1998

Revenues for Q3FYJuly98 totaled US$ 5.5 million, a 52 percent increase over revenues of $ 3.6 million for the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year, and an increase of 10 percent over revenues of US$ 5.0 million for Q2FYJuly98.

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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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Geoworks Ports Operating System to ARM Chips, Providing Easy Java Technology-Based Solution for Smart Phone Manufacturers

Geoworks Corporation ports its GEOS-SC operating system that includes Sun Microsystems’ PersonalJava to chips designed by ARM.

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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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Motorola, Lexicus Division Licenses Chinese Speech Technology to Lernout & Hauspie

The agreement follows a March 12, 1998 licensing agreement in which Motorola, Lexicus Division obtained a license of L&H’s automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS), speech and music compression (SMC) technologies.

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Leading Application Vendors Turn to Puma Technology for Mobile Synchronization Solutions

QUALCOMM, SalesLogix and Time/system turn to Puma and its defacto Intellisync Synchronization standard for use with key software applications.

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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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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, 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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Metrowerks Shipping CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 3 for Windows, Featuring New Windows Resource Editor

CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 3 for Windows available nationwide at over 150 CompUSA computer retail stores.

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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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Communication Intelligence Corporation Begins Shipment of New Sign-It for MS Word ’97

Sign-it is an off-the-shelf document automation solution that enables electronic signature capture and binding within Word ’97 documents.

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Communication Intelligence Corp. Begins Shipping Jot Pro Upgrade Offering for the Windows CE Palm-Size PC Platform

Jot Pro allows P/PC users to write anywhere on the screen instead of being confined to the Soft Input Panel (SIP).

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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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Sharp Enhances the Mobilon HC-4600 Handheld PC with Inso’s Outside In File-Viewing Technology

Integrated with Microsoft Pocket Outlook, Outside In enables Mobilon users to instantly access popular word processor, spreadsheet, graphics, and database files.

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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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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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Geoworks Ports Graphical OS and Browser Utilizing Java to ITRON Kernel

Geoworks Corporation ports its wireless communications operating system, GEOS-SC, to ITRON, the de facto standard for embedded system specifications in Japan.

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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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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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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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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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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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Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior Professional 4 for Windows 95/98, Windows NT and Mac OS

Professional 4 is the latest release of CodeWarrior software development tools for the Windows and Macintosh platforms.

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Motorola Internet and Networking Group Created to Focus On Convergence And Personal Networking

Concentrating its Smart Access Technology development in a single group allows Motorola to lead in voice, data and video integration, not only in the more traditional network access space, but in personal devices, such as cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), PCs and pagers.

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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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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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Communication Intelligence Corporation Announces Support for a New Class of Devices Powered by Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition

The Jot Handwriting Recognition System, CIC Speller, and QuickNotes software solutions are currently available running Windows CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition.

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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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Geoworks Technology Enables NTT DoCoMo’s Newest Smart Phone

Dialo is the updated version of the popular GENIO PCV-100 Pocket Communicator, which premiered in Japan in July 1997. The GENIO also utilizes Geoworks’ operating system but works instead on the PHS (Personal Handyphone System) network.

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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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Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 4 for Macintosh

CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition 4 for Macintosh includes the same version of the award-winning CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that is featured in CodeWarrior Professional at the low price of US$79.

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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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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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Communication Intelligence Corporation Begins Shipping QuickNotes for Palm-Size PCs Running Windows CE

QuickNotes allows users to capture notes and drawings as electronic ink on their Palm-size PC.

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fonix Adds Handwriting Recognition with the Acquisition of Papyrus Companies

Papyrus develops and markets award-winning printing and cursive handwriting recognition software for PDAs, mobile phones and pen tablets.

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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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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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Geoworks Debuts its Enhanced Phone Technology with Mitsubishi’s Newest Entry to the Japanese Market

Geoworks’ technology gives Mitsubishi’s latest digital cellular phone enhanced features that go beyond voice-only transmission by adding email capabilities.

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Geoworks Unveils Revolutionary Enhanced Phone Software Solution, Broadening Design and Marketing Potential of Wireless Phones

Premion Interface+ turns voice-only handsets into enhanced phones by providing an application platform utilizing both the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) standard and the HTML Internet markup language, a flexible graphical user interface (GUI).

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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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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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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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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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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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Synergy and Motorola Announce DragonPen Software for 3Com Palm Connected Organizer

Synergy Technology Distribution Limited and Motorola, Lexicus Division announce the release of an innovative Chinese handwriting recognition software for the 3Com Palm Connected Organizers.

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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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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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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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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 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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Communication Intelligence Corporation Announces Sign-It for Adobe Acrobat 4.0 — the De Facto Standard for Final Form Electronic Documents

Sign-it for Acrobat 4.0 is a document automation solution that allows users to capture signatures electronically using a digitizer tablet and pen.

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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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Metrowerks Adds CodeWarrior Support for Three Processor Families

The NEC V850 family of microprocessors is designed for such products as low-power cellular phones, handheld PCs, and other portable and wireless communication devices.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Citrix to Showcase MetaFrame Server-Based Computing Software at Mobile and PDA Expo

At Mobile and PDA Expo, Citrix Systems, Inc. will demonstrate how users of the latest PDAs such as Sharp Mobilon, can access enterprise applications in a mobile computing environment with Citrix MetaFrame(tm) server-based computing software.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Mac OS will include support for email synchronization with an IMAP4 server.

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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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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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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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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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AnyDay.com Debuts the Internet’s Fastest Calendar Synchronization Functionality

AnyDay.com, creator of the Internet’s premier online DayPlanner, announces the availability to synchronize information from leading personal information managers (PIMs) and personal digital assistants (PDA) with it’s free online DayPlanner service.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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DataViz Lets You Take Your Attachments to Go

DataViz announces a FREE add-on to its Documents To Go product.

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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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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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Phone.com & Motorola Lexicus Bring Fast Text Entry to WAP Enabled Browsers on Mobile Phones

The Lexicus Division of Motorola, Inc. and Phone.com announce a collaborative effort to enhance the text entry capabilities of phones equipped with Phone.com’s UP.Browser(tm) micro browser.

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Interlink Electronics and CIC Partner to Bring an Integrated Electronic Signature Solution to Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Documents

Utilizing Interlink’s new ePad pen input device with CIC’s Sign-it signature software, this provides a means to capture electronic signatures within Acrobat 4.0 documents on networks, corporate Intranets, and over the Internet.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Citrix Expands ICA Support to Palm-Size PCs Running Windows CE

The new ICA release includes “Virtual Screen Control,” the first server-based computing feature that allows users of palm-size PCs to navigate application displays designed for larger desktop screens.

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CIC and MiddleSoft Partner to Bring Handwriting Recognition and Electronic Signatures to the Linux Platform

Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) announces an agreement with MiddleSoft Incorporated to license CIC’s Jot handwriting recognition system and e-signature software development kit, InkTools, for use on the Linux operating system.

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2000

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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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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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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CIC and QNX Software Systems Form Alliance to Bring Handwriting Recognition to the Wireless Web

Communication Intelligence Corporation announces that it is working on a joint development effort with QNX Software Systems Ltd. to extend CIC’s Jot handwriting recognition system to licensees of the QNX realtime operating system.

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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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CIC Partners With BioNetrix to Expand Its Electronic Signature Offering

CIC’s Dynamic Signature Verification solutions to support the BioSEC Open Platform Framework.

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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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Interlink Electronics Announces First Commercial Shipments of ePad Sign-It; the Electronic Signature Solution for Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Documents

ePad Sign-it, which pairs Interlink Electronics’ patented ePad signature pad with Communication Intelligence Corp.’s Sign-it software, is the second of two ePad versions to be shipped by Interlink within the past 60 days.

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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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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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Motorola’s Lexicus Announces Debut of Input Technologies Suite

The Lexicus Division of Motorola, Inc. announces the availability of their input technology suite — featuring iTAP (Intelligent Keypad Text Entry system), natural handwriting and speech recognition — on Symbian’s EPOC operating platform.

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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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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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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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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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NeoMedia Technologies Announces PaperClick ToGo for Palm OS

Market for hand-held devices expected to approach 12 million by 2003.

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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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CIC To Exhibit and Demonstrate Jot on National’s Geode WebPAD Running on the QNX Realtime Operating System at QNX 2000; QNX 2000

The Jot handwriting recognition system will be demonstrated on National Semiconductor’s Geode WebPAD running on the QNX realtime operating system.

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Intelliworxx Licenses CIC’s PenX for the VoiceTablet Mobile Computer

The CIC solution will be bundled on Intelliworxx’ VoiceTablet(TM), a ruggedized handheld computer that runs on advanced Intel Pentium processors and uses voice, touch and pen as convenient user interfaces.

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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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CIC to Exhibit Palm and Windows CE Products at Symbol Developers Conference

Communication Intelligence Corporation will demonstrate its developers tools, aftermarket offerings and recently released Inktools for Palm at the 2nd Annual Symbol Software Developers Conference.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Metrowerks Ships French Language Version of CodeWarrior Version 6.0 for Mac OS and Windows

Company targets French-speaking customers worldwide with native language versions of software development tools, documentation and online help.

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Metrowerks Releases New Tools for Palm OS Developers

Company plans to deliver Palm OS tools targeting enterprise application development, with new Palm OS programming course.

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2001

Metrowerks Releases New Tools for Palm OS Developers

CodeWarrior for Palm OS Platform, Version 7.0, is the newest version of the popular development tool set that was used to create the original Palm OS platform.

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Motorola and Webhelp Create Application to Simplify and Personalize Wireless Internet Searches

The two companies agree to co-develop and market an application for personal digital assistants (PDAs) that gives consumers the ability to request and receive personalized Internet search results directly on their mobile devices.

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Metrowerks to Provide Comprehensive Development Tools for the Symbian Platform

Symbian enables rapid wireless device, application and services development through partnership with Metrowerks.

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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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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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Motorola Releases iSKETCH, Allowing Users to Send Handwritten Items via their Wireless Mobile Devices

iSKETCH is a digital ink compression and encryption technology that allows users to create and transmit small handwritten notes, sketches and signatures between mobile devices, or between a mobile device and a desktop via email.

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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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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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Motorola and Webhelp Deliver Access to the Entire Web via Media-Rich Messages Sent to Palm OS Handheld Devices

Motorola, a global leader in integrated communications solutions, has teamed up with Webhelp, a developer of technology and service offerings for online communication solutions, to offer individuals access to all information on the Web.

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Metrowerks Ships Next Generation of CodeWarrior Development Tools for Palm OS Platform

Metrowerks begins shipping CodeWarrior for Palm OS platform, Version 8.0, development tools, the industry-leading commercial applications toolset for Palm OS platform and Springboard module developers.

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Pleco Software Announces Oxford Concise English & Chinese Dictionary For Palm Powered Handhelds

First major Chinese-English dictionary for Palm OS platform includes Motorola handwriting recognition.

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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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Metrowerks Announces CodeWarrior Tools With PersonalJava Technology Provide Commercial Advantage for Developers Creating Applications for Symbian OS Mobile Phones

Complete toolset for Symbian OS phones speeds developers’ time to market.

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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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CodeWarrior Toolset Now Available for Developers Targeting Symbian OS Based Nokia Phones

The company releases a new CodeWarrior toolset for Symbian OS targeting the Nokia 9200 Communicator Series.

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Metrowerks Ships the First Development Tools for Symbian OS V7.0

CodeWarrior Tools support system software and application development for the next generation of mobile phones based on Symbian OS.

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Sony Ericsson to Deliver Tools and Services to Wireless Developers with Metrowerks

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications is working together with Ericsson Mobility World and Metrowerks to support developers creating applications and content for Sony Ericsson mobile phones.

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Metrowerks Tools to Support Next Generation Palm OS 5 Devices Based On ARM Core Technology

CodeWarrior Development Studio for Palm OS Platform, Version 9, enables developers to take full advantage of ARMlet code development.

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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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Metrowerks Provides Advanced Java Tools for PDAs; CodeWarrior Wireless Studio, PDA Edition, Includes on-Device Debugging Support

Mobile Java application developers are empowered to create professional applications for PDAs with Metrowerks’ CodeWarrior Wireless Studio 7, PDA Edition.

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Metrowerks Makes Transition to Palm OS 5 Platform Easy for Developers

New CodeWarrior toolset for Palm OS platform with ARM Core Compiler enables faster creation of Palm OS 5 ARMlet application.

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2003

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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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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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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2006

Hypercom and Communications Intelligence Corp. Team to Combat Fraud and Identity Theft

Under the terms of the agreement, CIC will license its complete SignatureOne suite of biometric and electronic signature products to Hypercom.

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