Extended Systems announced that the company is collaborating with Reply Wireless, a UK based wireless data subscription services company, to deliver quick, secure and cost-competitive corporate email through managed, subscription sales of Extended Systems’ OneBridge Mobile Groupware. With OneBridge Mobile Groupware, Reply Mail supports a variety of wireless devices (PDAs, Smartphones, Symbian, SyncML, WAP phones or laptops) and leading groupware applications (Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes).

Nokia is looking for additional partners among resellers and integrators as part of a three-pronged approach to market with Nokia One software-based services. According to Computing, UK, Nokia One allows users to check voicemail, access calendars and corporate directories and send and receive email from any device remotely. Users can preview subject headers, then call in and listen to their email and reply via SMS.

MicroMain Corporation announced the launch of xmMOBILE, its first Microsoft ..NET-connected application. This new software module allows maintenance personnel to streamline operations by using Pocket PCs to convey data related to maintenance tasks and inspections. Features in xmMOBILE include updating asset meter readings and using labor or activity cost and charge information when assigning labor to work order activities. With this module, the same labor or the same part can be assigned multiple times to the same work order. Users can also download lookup table data to the Pocket PC for field pick lists, which offer many filtering options including limiting assets by property building or limiting parts by class.

AT&T Wireless and palmOne announced the immediate availability of the Treo 600 smartphone, an integrated wireless smartphone that runs over AT&T Wireless Next Generation GSM/GPRS network. The Treo 600 smartphone provides a POP3 email solution and comes preconfigured with settings for several popular ISPs, or users can set up the Treo 600 smartphone to access their own POP3 accounts. In addition, through agreements with Good Technology and Visto Corporation, AT&T Wireless is now offering corporate email solutions that provide businesses with access to Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes email behind their corporate firewalls.

Actel Corporation announced that X-traFun has selected Actel’s eX field-programmable gate array (FPGA) device to perform control, interface and security functions in the X-traFun Bluetooth Wireless PDA Cartridge for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance handheld game console. The eX FPGA’s high-performance will allow users to enjoy next- generation interactive gaming and wireless Web, email and chat applications on any Game Boy Advance handheld game console.

dotPhoto announced the availability of Webshots photo sharing services to carriers offering BREW or JAVA-enabled platforms. dotPhoto will develop the Webshots photo sharing application with Pictavision. Wireless customers will have the ability to view and share personal photos stored in their Webshots online albums directly from their phones, and the ability to download their Webshots online photos as mobile wallpaper.

Motorola introduced Mobile PhoneTools 2.0, a software solution that links a Motorola mobile phone and PC. Motorola’s Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 is compatible with the newly announced Motorola V300, and will be compatible with most future Motorola mobile phone models. Motorola’s Mobile PhoneTools 2.0 is equipped with 16 international languages and comes with pre-configured data network settings for many wireless data operators and supports Outlook 97/98/2000/2002, Outlook Express and Lotus Notes.

Infowave Software announced that its new version of Symmetry Pro supports four new mobile device platforms. Support for Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003, Pocket PC 2003, Symbian Series 60 and Symbian 7.0 UIQ devices have all been added to this application. Infowave Symmetry Pro 2.5 is a wireless email solution that works with Microsoft Exchange a wireless network and mobile device powered by Pocket PC, Windows Mobile Smartphone, Palm and Symbian mobile platforms.

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In his keynote speech at Comdex, PalmSource Inc. CEO David Nagel argued that many of the obstacles to ubiquitous wirelessly connected handheld devices have been resolved, paving the way for “a new era in computing.” Computerworld reports that ehile acknowledging that security and bandwidth issues remain a problem, particularly for IT managers, he said the next release of Palm OS Version 6, code-named Sahara, specifically addresses shortcomings in handheld security.