NS BASIC announced the winners of its 2005 Programming Contest. This year, there were a wide variety of entries from developers all over the world. NS Basic allows developers who program with tools such as Visual Basic to use their experience to develop applications for handheld devices. NS Basic is a complete, powerful environment enabling the development of applications for the enterprise, business, personal productivity and education. It includes features such as databases, net, serial and IR communications, signature capture and more.