
Palm announced the establishment of a wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, Palm Computing K.K., to provide sales, marketing and support for handheld computing customers in Japan. Palm Computing K.K also announced the launch of the Palm IIIc and Palm Vx handheld computers in Japan. Both new products are equipped with the latest Japanese version of Palm OS software and are expected to be available in Japan on April 15. The suggested retail price of the Palm IIIc handheld computer will be 49,800 yen and of the Palm Vx handheld computer will be 41,800 yen.