Saunders Manufacturing, maker of RhinoSkin cases for mobile technology products, announced the release of its new Aluminum HardCase for the Dell Axim X30.

MercuryMD announced that it will begin beta testing ActivOrders, the initial product in its Mobile Physician Order Entry (MPOE) initiative first announced at HIMSS 2004. MercuryMD’s complete ActivOrders product will include functionality allowing physicians to place high yield lab orders, co-sign preliminary orders, view status of all orders, and handheld-based e-signature of transcribed reports, all from their handheld device.

Mobile messaging provider Good Technology announced its compatibility with Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating system. The company’s GoodLink software provides mobile enterprise workers with a cradle-free synchronized wireless connection to Microsoft Exchange Service-based data so they can access corporate e-mail, contacts, calendar, notes and tasks while mobile.

Lexar Media will manufacture and distribute a full range of KODAK branded memory cards and will work with Kodak to provide consumers with a wide variety of reliable, high quality, mass-market memory cards worldwide.

sfr GmbH, based in Cologne, Germany, is pleased to present their newest product, visKeeper. visKeeper is a data safe for storage of confidential data such as passwords, addresses, credit card and bank account information, with all data being encrypted and protected by the well-proven and patented visual Key technology. visKeeper is available for Palm OS, Pocket PC and Windows PC platforms.

Proporta is pleased to announce the release of their FlipStand Case for the iPOD. The iPod FlipStand, made from polycarbonate, allows access to the scroll wheel and control buttons, and comes with a removable belt clip and a custom iPod docking cradle.

CushySoft announced an update to their popular AgendaVU software to support the palmOne Zire 72. The Zire 72 comes with a limited, built-in facility to display a single background photo in Calendar’s Agenda view, but AgendaVU greatly extends this feature.

Today Dell introduces three new Axim handheld computers with the latest handheld Intel processors, Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software for Pocket PC and Bluetooth wireless technology. Two of the three Axim X30 configurations feature a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi 802.11b wireless technology. The Dell Axim X30 is powered by Intel’s PXA270 processors, which provides excellent multimedia performance and power management features that help extend battery life. When configuring their Axim X30, customers choose between two processor speeds: 312MHz or 624MHz, the fastest processor speed available for handheld devices. All three configurations include built-in Secure Digital I/O slot, a 3.5-inch transflective TFT color display with 240×320 (QVGA) resolution, headphone jack and improved recorder capability, and scroll dial. All come with Dell’s One Year Advanced Exchange Service.

LITEON IT announce the implementation of double-layer burning for their ATAPI/E-IDE 8X DVD drives with the launch of their versatile, easy to use SOHW-832S Dual Drive DVD/CD, Player/Recorder.

Apple is seeking a patent on a method for rendering translucent-appearing windows, technology that appears similar to features Microsoft has been previewing for its next major Windows release.